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Started by biannne, April 10, 2017, 02:10:51 AM

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biannne

Ever since I started taking hormones, my nails are growing very fast but now they are also beginning to peel.
Does anyone else have this condition and how do to prevent them from peeling?
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sarah1972

I do have the same issue but I am not sure if it is related to hormones or me just working too much with my hands.

Apparently pre-natal vitamins are supposed to help. I just don't take them regular enough to see a difference. I just try to keep them in good shape while they are shorter than I really want to.

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Dee Marshall

I have the same problem. My doctor prescribed biotin and acrylic nails polish (no lie!). It's helped but not completely cured the situation.
April 22, 2015, the day of my first face to face pass in gender neutral clothes and no makeup. It may be months to the next one, but I'm good with that!

Being transgender is just a phase. It hardly ever starts before conception and always ends promptly at death.

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biannne

I thought about nail polish but I thought there was some other deficiency in my body making my nails peel.
Thanks for the advice Dee
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Dee Marshall

After a year and a half of this I suspect that the nails growing faster is making them thinner and maybe making it difficult for the layers to bind.
April 22, 2015, the day of my first face to face pass in gender neutral clothes and no makeup. It may be months to the next one, but I'm good with that!

Being transgender is just a phase. It hardly ever starts before conception and always ends promptly at death.

They say the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train. I say, climb aboard!
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Shy

I just rub argon oil into mine every night before I go to bed. I suspect you have dry nails, that will help some. Coconut oil is another one people often recommend.
Also never buff your nails, they'll peel and split like crazy if you do that.
Wear gloves for doing the dishes, nails hate hot water.
A polish can help, but use an acetone free remover and instantly re-oil them when you're done.
I worry about biotin because of beard growth. Apparently it's very good for beards.
Just get a routine going and be patient. I think most women have this issue. My mum's just rescued hers with an oil regime.
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Dee Marshall

I think I'll give that a try as well. I've been complaining a bit about my beard lately.
April 22, 2015, the day of my first face to face pass in gender neutral clothes and no makeup. It may be months to the next one, but I'm good with that!

Being transgender is just a phase. It hardly ever starts before conception and always ends promptly at death.

They say the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train. I say, climb aboard!
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biannne

After reading some of the comments I finally figured out why my nails are peeling. I work as engineering tech inside a FAB. This is a clean room and you have to hear "bunny" suite and latex gloves. I think wearing these latex gloves for 12 hours a day with drying my nails.
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Jin

Long ago and far away in another lifetime, I worked in a plywood manufacturing plant. Many of us had skin issues from latex gloves. And many more from the talc that comes inside the gloves to keep them from sticking. Rinsing the talc helped some of us, liner gloves helped others. Escaping from that slavery helped me.
I yam what I yam, and that's all what I yam.
-- Popeye

A wise person can learn more from fools than a fool can learn from a wise person.
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Susan

Extra virgin coconut oil would be a better choice than Argan oil for strengthening nails
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