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6. Get regular manicures.
Whether you’re getting regular manicures at the salon or DIYing your manicure at home, Nguyen emphasizes the importance of keeping up with this routine. She does, however, recommend skipping color once in a while.

“We are so used to wearing nail polish or nail enhancements because they make our nails look so pretty and put together. But it is important to take breaks in between so that the nail surface has time to recover from stains or trauma such as drilling or excessive filing,” she says.

7. Don’t use your nails as tools.
Natural nails, no matter how strong, are still quite thin and delicate, notes Richens. “One of the fastest ways to weaken them is to use them as tools—e.g., to pick labels, open cans and packages, or tap buttons and keyboards,” she says. “Treating your nails this way creat