Do your nails often crack and split? Do they appear "dull" and brittle? You might even feel embarrassed about their appearance or worry that they are brittle due to an underlying health condition.
Nails may also become thinner and change in texture, weakening enough to cause splitting and cracking. Nail growth slows with age, meaning broken or peeling nails may take longer to repair themselves.
Acrylic nails, he says, can also cause destruction of the nail plate ... leaving them brittle and prone to splitting. Damage to the nail bed and improper sanitisation of instruments may also ...