The dry winter weather can be incredibly hard on your nails. Even if you’re on a diligent regimen of hand cream and cuticle oil and don’t step foot outside without gloves, you may experience splitting and cracking. Festive holiday manicures and nail art don’t help much, either — unless, of course, you’re using a treatment nail polish.
These good-for-your-nails lacquers are infused with natural oils for moisture, strengthening ingredients and vitamins to boost your own keratin production. They improve your nail quality, come in a range of colors and look just as sleek as regular formulas. This is one beauty swap you should definitely make this time of year.
Treatment Polishes That Will Save Your Nails This Winter
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Superfood Polish
Kale is high in vitamins A, C and E, which makes it good for your body and it's equally healthy for your nails. This polish is infused with kale extract, which increases your natural keratin production — and nails are primarily made of keratin. The result is significantly stronger nails.
Nails inc NailKale Superfood Base Coat, $15 at Sephora
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Botanical Infusion
A botanical blend makes this nail polish both hydrating and strengthening. It also provides great coverage and a manicure that easily lasts a week.
Lakur Enhanced Colour by Londontown, $16 at DermStore
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Strengthener
If your nails are thin and weak, this is the polish for you. It's designed to reinforce and thicken your nails while you wear it and you'll find that your nails are stronger when you remove it.
Perfect Formula Nail Polish, $15 at Perfect Formulas
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Tinted Moisturizer
This polish offers a natural hint of color as well as antioxidants and moisturizers. What makes it even more special, however, is a technology that allows the hydrating ingredients to be released over time for however many days you wear it.
butter LONDON Sheer Wisdom Nail Tinted Moisturizer, $18 at butter LONDON
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Argan Hydration
The same way argan oil is great for your skin and your hair, it's equally nourishing to the nails. This polish is packed with the stuff yet the color payoff is still impressive. The only difference is your nails look healthier when you wear it.
Sally Hansen Color Therapy Nail Polish, $6.99 at Target
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Peptide Power
Thanks to a peptide derived from New Zealand sheep's wool, this nail polish is able to prevent peeling and splitting and provide an impressively shiny manicure. It also dries fast, which is always a bonus.
Dermelect ME Nail Polish, $14 at DermStore
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Color Corrector
If your nails are slightly yellow or discolored, this sheer nail polish will solve your problems. It immediately makes nails look brighter and lighter and it helps brighten discolorations over time.
Zoya Naked Manicure Perfector in Pink, $10 at LovelySkin
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Breathable Finish
This polish is porous so oxygen and moisture can get through to the surface of your nails. (The technology is similar to the kind used in contact lenses.) It's also infused with oils and vitamins for additional moisturizing benefits.
ORLY Breathable Treatment + Color, $9.99 at JCPenney
