Nails start in the nail root, hidden under the cuticle. When cells at the root of the nail grow, the new nail cells push out the old nail cells. Keratin, a protein made by these cells, cause these old cells to flatten and harden. Our nails play an important function. It keeps the tips of your fingers and toes safe by protecting the soft tissue beneath them.

Generally, nails grow faster in the summer than in the winter. Also, as a person ages, the slower the nails grow.

The condition ‘Loose nails’ (onycholysis) is a finger- and toenail condition where the nail becomes detached from the nail bed. It is not only unsightly and not always fungal infected, but can also hide or be the forerunner of fungal infection. There are 80 reasons for nails becoming loose of which fungal infection is only one.

It usually starts from minor trauma e.g injury to a nail; or from jogging; nail-biting; or aggressive manicuring; and also from contact with irritants or excessive exposure to water, etc.

Both loose nails and fungal infection of the nail cause severe damage to the nail if not addressed timeously. Only your body can restore such nails and it does so by regrowth of the nail.

Loose nails do not always require medical attention. Fix-4-Nails® is a safe cosmetic solution that is applied directly to the nail bed to promote nail regrowth and discourage fungal infection.

Where treatment with Fix-4-Nails does not visibly aid the re-growth of damaged or loose nails, it may indicate a possible more serious underlying condition that requires medical attention.