Nail Nourishing Ingredients for Hand and Foot Cream

Regarding the issue of dry, peeling, and easily broken nails from frequent nail polish application and removal, you can use these ingredients to help nourish and strengthen your nails in a hand and foot cream formula:

• Biotin (also known as Vitamin H or Vitamin B7) is beneficial for nourishing nails to be strong and healthy. It is suitable for use in hand cream formulas. There are several forms available, such as:
  • Pure-Biotin™ is a high-purity (>99%) Biotin powder that needs to be dispersed in the formula before use.
  • ActiveRelease™ Biotin is an encapsulated form of Biotin that is more easily soluble in water than regular Biotin and helps Biotin penetrate the nail/skin better.
  • Biotin Express™ (which you were interested in) is a liquid form of Biotin (10% concentration) that is easy to use and can be directly mixed into the formula.
• Urea Adding Urea to a cream formula containing Biotin at approximately 3-7% (5% recommended) can help transport Biotin into the nail/skin more effectively.

Regarding standard nail polish removers containing Acetone, it is true that they can easily cause nails to become dry and damaged. Creating a gentle nail polish remover without Acetone for use with standard nail polish is difficult because each type of nail polish is designed to be compatible with its specific solvent. If you truly want to use a gentle remover, you might need to consider using nail polish that is specifically designed to be easily removed with milder solvents than Acetone.