Acrylic Nail Cracked In The Middle

A nail injury occurs when any part of your nail becomes injured.

Acrylic nail cracked in the middle. If the acrylic around the crack has lifted file the lifted product away as well. If the nail plate is broken keep the nail trimmed short until the crack grows off. Some people call cracked nails split nails.

In order to cover a crack in your nail youll need a material to seal it up. The when it has grown out cut it off. These days nail repair kits are widely available in drugstores and beauty shops.

If the crack extends more than halfway across the nail all the product should be removed and a new nail applied. Once its off you can assess the nail better see what damage there is. Fungal infection most commonly affects toenails but the fingernails also risk being infected.

Typically nails that crack are thinner than usual. A tea bag is the perfect at-home material to get the job done. One of the most common medical causes of cracked nails is fungal infections.

If nail products are the reason your nails are cracked you may also have. Get a super sharp file and get it filed off. I had a client who snapped her thumb nail bed right accross it bled under the acrylic but there was no lifting at all.

A crack near the stress area of an acrylic nail can be repaired without removing all the product if the crack runs less than halfway across the nail says Vicki Peters NAILS Magazine Show manager and veteran nail technician. Buff lightly with a nail file. You could also try gluing it together.