If you have a vitamin or mineral deficiency, it can show up as dry, cracked, brittle, and irregularly shaped nails. Here’s some important information that will help you maintain your fingernail health and remedy dry, brittle nails:
- A deficiency in B-complex vitamins, especially biotin, will produce ridges along the nail bed.
- A diet lacking in calcium contributes to dry, brittle nails.
- A lack of folic acid and Vitamin C can lead to hangnails.
- Insufficient dietary essential oils, like omega-3, cause cracking.
February 17, 2008 1:28:00 PM