Pushing, Picking and Biting Pushing and trimming your cuticles and stress-induced biting and picking can affect your nail growth.
Using Harsh Soaps and Cleaners Harsh soaps, cleaning products and solvents pull the natural oils from your nails and damage the nail keratin protein.
Gel Polish and Acrylic Nails Getting your nails done is a nice way to treat yourself, but things like gel polish, shellac and acrylic nails can do serious harm to your nails.
Vitamin Deficiency A lack of vitamins and minerals can slow down nail growth and lead to brittle nails. If you notice your nails aren’t growing it could be a sign you’re lacking in iron, zinc, vitamin A and E or protein. It’s important to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet for nail growth.