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Sometimes your nails may grow different or become deformed. It is possible due to an Iron deficiency which will cause your nails to become spoon shaped. Your nails may become clubbed, swelling around the ends of your fingers and sometimes your toes if you have a respiratory or heart problem. If you have psoriasis your nails may become pitted. Vertical ridges occur to  your nails becuase as you get older  mal absorption of Vitamins A, B complex and C, and also calcium, magnesium, zinc and other essential fatty acids.

Quick Tip:
Your real nails get very tender if you expose them to water and strong household detergents. To protect your cracked nail tips, you need to cut the cracked nail tips and file gently to shape them. Apply a coat of top coat over your nails to help strengthen it. This will protect the tips from splitting or cracking again. Keep this up for several days until the crack disappear.