Road to Recovery

Since about May, my nails have taken a downhill spiral.  I've been working a lot and under a lot of stress.  I'm not sure why but I resorted back to biting off all my nails.  Doing this has left my nails short, dry, and red.

Today I'm going to share with you some of the products I will be using to bring my nails back to the condition that they need to be in before I attempt to write any sort of blogs about them!

Day Routine:

Biotin 10,000 mcg Amazon.com $6.44

Biotin helps promote hair and nail growth.  Many bloggers have had great success with this vitamin before so I thought this time around I would try it.  The only downside to biotin is that it takes 3-6 months to see any results. And I am horrible at taking medicine but I'm really going to try to remember to take it!

Moisturizer: Really any type of moisturizer will do for me.  I've got two sitting on my desk right now.  I want to start using it religiously so that my cuticles and around my nails get softer and less chapped.  

Sally Hansen Nail Nutrition Green Tea + Soy Cuticle Oil:  I will mainly be using this at my computer when I am writing papers or studying for test.  This oil reminds me of vegetable oil because it is very runny but I have heard fantastic reviews about it.  

Sally Hansen Nail Nutrition $18 on amazon-- much cheaper at Sally's or ULTA

Night Routine:

Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Creme: I absolutely love this stuff!  First of all it smells so good.  Second of all it is so simple to do right before I go to bed and It really does work! I've been using this for years and I love it!

Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Creme Amazon: $1.75

Aveeno Active Naturals Intense Relief Overnight Cream:  I also really like this cream.  Its very thick and goes on smooth but stays on all night.  It really helps my hands feel like they're getting moisturized every time I put it on (unlike some moisturizers that just feel watery).  This does feel a little greasy so thats why I only use it RIGHT before I'm going to bed.  

Aveeno Intense Relief Overnight Cream Amazon: $25 (I bought mine at Target and there is NO way I paid $25 but I can't remember the price)

I hope within a few days I have some results and I can post some pictures of my nails.  

In other news, as I'm writing this post I'm looking outside and the maintenance men for my campus are putting up the Christmas lights which makes me ridiculously excited for Christmas and mostly for this semester to be over.  

Tomorrow I have a big presentation on Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (health care reform! look it up!) so I best be getting moving on the final edits! 

What do you use to moisturize and take care of your nails?

Are you interested in Health Care Reform? Or PCORI?