Thanks to the active ingredients including castor oil, your nails will be reliably protected from the environmental negative effects. Also, they will get a sufficient amount of nutrients to grow healthy and shiny.
The product has a quite runny texture.
The Nail Magic Hardener is a unique 2-in-1 treatment that strengthens and conditions your nails all at once. Just one bottle will help you forget about weak, thin and damaged nails. The polish is very simple and convenient to use - it is easily distributed and dries quickly.
Strengthener and Conditioner
Stand-alone treatment, Base coat, Top coat or Clear coat
A unique blend of ingredients including castor seed oil
Formaldehyde-free
7.4 ml (2 pack)
The product contains calcium and wheat protein, which contributes to the intensive strengthening of the nail bed by forming a thin protective layer. As a result, it rids you of fragility and dullness.
It requires considerable time to dry out.
The OPI Nail Strengthener provides intensive nail care, enhances the elasticity of your nails and increases their resistance to damage. It can also be used as a therapeutic measure (applied as a base coat). The OPI Nail Envy is available in nude colours to hide small imperfections.
Strengthener
Stand-alone treatment, base coat
Hydrolyzed wheat protein, calcium
Formaldehyde-free
15 ml
Keratin proteins along with moisturising Jojoba and Almond oils can reduce flaking and yellowing of nails. Eventually, they build in some layers of protection and shield your nails against colour staining.
The formula contains oils that can stain clothes.
The CND Rescue Keratin Treatment brings clinically proven results after just a week of regular use, making your nails stronger and less prone to peeling. The oil is easy to apply and has a pleasant aroma. In addition to delivering a strengthening effect, it can soften the skin around the nails.
Strengthener and Keratin treatment
Stand-alone treatment
Keratin Protein, Jojoba oil, Sweet Almond oil
SSL- and paraben-free
15 ml
The product is enriched with PRO Keratin and pistachio resin crystals, which contribute to the renewal of keratin fibres and stronger bonding of the three main layers in the nail plate.
You should avoid touching cuticles and skin around your nails.
If you want to grow long and beautiful nails, the Mavala Scientifique K Plus Nail Hardener is what you need. It strengthens the tip of the nail plate that is prone to flaking or splitting the most. Within a few weeks, you'll notice significant improvement.
Strengthener
Stand-alone treatment, base coat
PRO Keratin, crystal resin tears extracted from the pistachio mastic tree
Formaldehyde-free
5 ml
The brush is made of 100% natural bristles which are very flexible and distribute the varnish evenly. As for the hardener itself, it's made of 75% naturally-derived ingredients.
Though it's a natural product, it still has a strong smell.
The Sally Hansen Nail Hardener is a real find for eco-conscious customers. Being completely vegan and safe, it'll make your nails tougher and reduce the appearance of ridges. It has a quite hard texture, so one coat will be enough.
Strengthener
Top coat
A unique blend of ingredients, including pistacia lentiscus gum oil, avocado fruit extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract
Formaldehyde-free, Toluene-free, Xylene-free, Acetone-free, Phthalates-free, Parabens-free, Sulfate-free, Cruelty-free, Vegan
11 ml
Works Like Magic
If you've already tried numerous strengthening products but none of them has worked for you, it's time to switch to something more serious and professional like the Nail Magic Nail 2-in-1 solution. It really works miracles and can repair even extremely split and broken nails relatively quickly.
As the name suggests, this nail product can bring a double benefit to your nails. Not only does it make your nails harder but also it deeply conditions them to bring back their beauty. Made with a unique blend of ingredients, it enriches your nails with a generous amount of nutrients, making them grow healthy and shiny. And owing to the addition of the castor oil, the product creates a protective barrier for that nourishment. That is to say, it shields nails from negative environmental effects. Castor oil is also known for its anti-viral, anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial properties. Hence, you can have peace of mind knowing that no fungi or bacteria will lurk in your weak nails.
This powerful nail conditioner should be used once a week after the initial treatment. It goes on well and gives a slight sheen to the nails. It can act as a standalone treatment as well as a base coat or a top coat.
In all, if you have terribly flakey nails and want to grow them strong and healthy, we would recommend going with the Nail Magic Nail. It works its magic where others fail.
Make Them Envy Your Nails
For those who would like to repair the nails after long years of wearing gel nail polish, the OPI Nail Envy Treatment can come to rescue. It's a super-powerful treatment that can help restore even extremely weak and damaged nails in a short while.
Formulated with hydrolyzed wheat protein and calcium, this nail strengthening product provides the maximum hardness to your nails. When it comes to maintaining the strength and structure of nails, these ingredients are known to be the best at keeping the tissues of the nail bed healthy. So, they will help you grow strong and long nails that will be less prone to dryness. And what is notable, after the very first use, you'll notice an immediate improvement.
This bombproof miracle polish can be used as a standalone treatment or as a base coat. We would like to stress that this strengthener is available in various colours, unlike many other similar products. To specify, you can get such nude shades as Samoan Sand, Hawaiian Orchid, and Bubble Bath. Though the polish is almost sheer with one coat, two or three coats do the trick.
Daily Keratin Treatment
Do you have dry, brittle or splitting nails that are prone to break, tear and flake? If so, we recommend trying the CND Rescue Daily Keratin Treatment. It's a highly effective product formulated with Keratin proteins that can penetrate into your nails, strengthening the plates and restoring moisture balance. Keratin proteins also gradually build in some layers of protection and shield your nails against colour staining or damage from polishes. Also, they're able to reduce white marks and prevent yellowing, thus, making your nails look much more beautiful. The additional components, Jojoba oil and Sweet Almond oil, in their turn, condition the nail plate and nourish surrounding skin, delivering a softening effect.
For the best results, this CND product should be used directly on the bare nails with no polish or Shellac, otherwise, it'll give only partial penetration. The oil should be massaged into the entire nail, nail edge and cuticle twice daily. It's recommended to apply it for a two-week period for optimal results; however, those with particularly weak nails may want to extend this period up to four weeks. In general, according to many users, nails become noticeably stronger and stop peeling already after a week of use.
If you'd like to repeat the treatment course after a while, you'll be pleased to find out that there are metal balls inside the bottle to agitate the solution and keep it from settling, which means it won't get tough and lose its effectiveness. Overall, each bottle lasts for over six months with regular use (twice a day). So, it's a very cost-effective Keratin-infused product that bonds to natural proteins in your nails to reduce peeling and white spots for healthier, stronger, and more beautiful nails.
Acts on the Natural Keratinization of Your Nail Plate
If you're in search for an effective rebuilding and hardening serum that will quickly seal your nail plate and protect it against all kinds of damage, you should take a closer look at the Mavala Scientifique K Plus Nail Hardener. It's a perfect solution for soft nails that tend to split and break.
Infused with PRO Keratin, the serum works along with the nail keratinization process. It gets deep into the nail plate and makes it grow harder. In other words, it's a unique nail treatment that remarkably improves the adherence of keratinized nail cells forming nail disks.
Like the majority of other similar products, the Mavala Scientifique K+ is not an instant nail hardener. It gradually enriches your nails with nutrients and makes them grow harder in a few weeks. For the best results, you should apply it to clean nails 2-3 times a week. Move the brush from the centre to end and avoid cuticles and skin around your nails. The serum soaks quickly into your nails, allowing you to put a polish on top. The bottle contains only 5 ml; however, a little goes a long way, so it will last you nearly a couple of months.
All things considered, the Mavala Scientifique K+ is a great nail care product that boosts natural keratinization process of your nails. It offers quick help for fragile tips and flaking nails.
Completely Natural
The Sally Hansen nail hardener is a real boon for all eco-conscious customers in the UK. It's completely safe, cruelty-free, and vegan.
With 100% vegan formulation, the hardener uses no animal-derived products and nasty chemicals such as acetone, phthalates, parabens and other nail toxic ingredients. It's plant-based and contains such naturally-derived ingredients as potato, wheat, corn, and sugar cane. Still, it's quite effective at toughening the nails up.
Just like the nail polish, the brush is produced from 100% plant-based ingredients. To specify, the bristles are made of castor bean oil and can help you achieve a perfect application.
This hardener is a completely clear varnish that can be worn alone, as a base coat under a coloured polish, or as a top coat over it. It dries fairly quickly and leaves a nice shine on your nail that doesn’t go dull after a few days. Also, it doesn't chip even with lots of layers. However, we believe you'll need only one coat as it has quite a hard texture. For the same reason, it also significantly improves the appearance of ridges even when applied alone.
All in all, if you want to achieve radiant, healthy-looking nails in the most ecological way possible, this product is for you. This is a good natural hardener that will appeal to most people searching for ethical beauty products.
What Is a Nail Strenghtener?
Unfortunately, as a study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School reveals, 27% of women have brittle, weak nails (also known as onychoschizia). This can be caused by some health conditions or external factors. So, if you do a lot of gardening, decorating, washing, and other housework, more likely than not, your nails need rescue. And a good nail strengthener can fit that bill perfectly.
A nail hardener is actually a clear polish that brings a double benefit to your nails - it leaves them glossier and stronger. This type of treatment makes fragile nails much tougher and tackles such issues as splitting, peeling, and chipping. It also hides small imperfections and deeply hydrates your nails.
A nail hardener treatment is usually enriched with proteins or keratins to encourage healthy nail growth. These elements react with the natural protein found in your nails, thus creating stronger chemical bonds. With that, nail strengtheners don't require a lamp to "set" in. They come with a brush in the cap and can be applied quickly and easily. Depending on your needs, you can use a nail hardener as a top coat, base, or a standalone product.
To enhance the effect of a nail strengthener, we recommend you to use it in combination with cuticle oils. These can deeply moisturise not only your cuticles but nails as well. And since hydration is the key, you'll be able to grow healthy nails quicker.