soft nails
Flexible, fragile keratin
Soft nails are fingernails or toenails that bend, peel, or break easily rather than maintaining firm structure.
The condition often results from nutritional deficiencies, excessive moisture exposure, or certain health conditions: My nails have been so soft lately—they tear if I just bump them.
Nail hardeners and biotin supplements are common remedies.
- brittleLiable to shatter
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- peelingComing off in strips
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- weakLacking power or force
weak spots · bendable · flimsy · thin · splitting · calcium · keratin · biotin · manicure · polish · base coat · cuticle · filing · buffing · growth · strengthener · hardener · ridges
- nailsfingernails, toenails, brad, sinker, fingernail