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Peeling nails during pregnancy
During pregnancy, nails undergo a number of changes: the nail plate exfoliates and becomes thinner. Proper nail care during this period will make them beautiful and help you recover faster after childbirth.
Why do nails lose attractiveness during pregnancy?
During pregnancy, the hormonal background of a woman is unstable, which leads to problems with the nails. Remember that all troubles will go away after childbirth, when hormones return to prenatal state.
Take care of your nails during pregnancy especially carefully.
During pregnancy, nails begin to deteriorate from a lack of vitamins and minerals, most of which are spent on the development and formation of the fetal skeleton. That is why doctors recommend pregnant women to take a complex of vitamins and minerals.
Artificial nails during the period of bearing a child significantly worsen the condition of the nail plate. In addition, the material that is usually used for building up is harmful to the health of the baby.
What to do if nails exfoliate during pregnancy?
When a woman is in an interesting position, she must properly care for her nails:
- strengthen with vegetable oils;
- maintain the humidity level;
- do hand and finger massage;
- wearing a short manicure;
- wear gloves when in contact with household chemicals;
- cover with a protective varnish;
- stick to a healthy diet.
Vegetable oils will help to eliminate dryness and strengthen nails: olive, almond, grape seed, macadamia. They are used as applications that can be combined with hand massage.
The nail polish that the expectant mother uses should not contain harmful substances: toluene, camphor, formaldehyde. They cause headaches, increased blood pressure and can lead to abnormalities in the development of the fetus. It is better to purchase special cosmetics for pregnant women and a nail polish remover without acetone.
A short manicure, paraffin therapy, baths with sea salt and beeswax will help to maintain the beauty of the hands and facilitate nail care.
A healthy diet during pregnancy improves the condition of the nail plate and prevents delamination. The diet of the expectant mother should include seaweed, sprouted wheat grains, spinach, liver, cottage cheese and cheese.
Proper nail care while waiting for a child is the key to their health in the future. By adhering to simple recommendations, the expectant mother will be able to avoid many problems.