Ellie Chase 7 in 1 Nail Strengthener, Growth, Hardener, Repair Treatment Polish 0.5 OZ/Peptides/Vitamin E/Violet Extract/Oils/Amino Acid/Extra Hydration/Strength/Smoothing/Hardening/Protection/Shine

I read another reviewer that was a person like me that actually "works" with her hands. Based on that review, I took a chance and bought it. Boy am I happy that I did!To give a little background, I am a rough and tumble country girl and a busy crafter. I'm not one of these modern prissy girls that has her nails done and then is afraid to wipe her butt because she might break a nail.I use my hands constantly. I dig in the dirt, tinker with machinery and equipment, use a hammer, wire wrap jewelry, quilt, work on furniture, do masonry work, wash dishes by hand, and a huge number of other things that are really tough on hands and especially the nails. Chipped and broken nails are just part of a normal day.My problem was that one of my thumbnails received damage that causes the edge to flake and be really weak. This is a major problem when I wire wrap, because it would flake back and rip into the quick and cause pain. I thought the damaged ridge would grow out, but it's been a couple years this way.I tried this product, 7-in-1 Nail Treatment, and it is wonderful.I follow the following routine:Day 1 - clean nails with acetone-free remover, put 2 coats on (drying between coats)Day 2 - nothingDay 3 - apply another coatDay 4 - clean off and start overI think you'd get as good of results by just applying a single coat 3 days in a row and then starting over on the 4th day. But I'm pretty busy and really like to not worry about it that day. I've skipped 2 days in a row, but it starts wearing off, so that didn't work well for me.The first thing you'll notice is that it's not a hard. You can actually take your nail and mark the coating. When I have 3 coats on, I've actually had some of it scuff and scrape up. I just smoothed it back down. It was a bit rough looking, but it's clear to milky white, so it really isn't that noticeable.Now the great news. I couldn't find any garden gloves and my old ones were completely worn out. So I weeded without gloves, thinking, "oh great, there goes the nail repair process." This stuff really protected them! I was digging in a particularly stubborn flower bed and it should have destroyed them, but the only issue I had was some rough edges where the nails hit some rocks. I filed the edges smooth and the nails still looked great.The second thing was that I reached for the light and cracked my nail against the metal headboard of my bed. My nails were pretty long by this time and it hurt like a mofo. The nail "should" have broke, but it didn't. The coating was badly dinged but I smoothed it back down a bit and the nail survived without even a chip.The third major incident was when I was picking up a heavy box with my husband and he dropped his end. My nail bent backwards and boy did it hurt! Normally, it would have torn and I'd have to rip the dang thing off back into the quick and trim it up best I could, but this time the nail didn't rip. I just smoothed out the roughed up coating and continued with my work.Now, I did have one nail break along the edge. I'm not sure what did that one, because I didn't remember hitting it off anything and it wasn't any of the nails that were involved in the incidents. With me, it's just par for the course. 1 break out of a possible 4 is wonderful when you're as rough on them as I am.The last thing is that the flaking thumbnail is no longer flaking. It is longer that it's been in several years, and the damaged ridge looks like it may actually finally grow out!Update: the damaged ridge in my thumbnail grew out and I no longer have flaking. I often leave my nails naked like I prefer, and occasionally use the fixer when I notice an increase in breakage. Love this product, even bought an extra bottle so that I'd have it when I used up the 1st.

This product really WORKS! I have been having a hard time growing my fingernails. I was wearing fake nails, but that only made things worse... so I decided to try a nail strengthening solution. When I used others, I did not see any change. But once I tried this one, my nails are not just growing but they are strong! I am very impressed.

I damaged my nail beds with the viral Sally’s beauty nail glue and my nails have always been fast growing and super healthy! But I damaged them and bought this to try! It goes on nice and pretty and dries quickly! The color is like a milky see through and it makes your nails look so pretty!!! Protects very well! This rescued my nails so I didn’t have to constantly cut them for the damaged part to grow out!!

Okay honestly this is the BEST NAIL PRODUCT I've ever bought. NEVER in my life have I been able to grow strong, healthy nails. They were thin, brittle and short because of this I never let them grow out and would keep them cut to the skin and eventually when I became an adult I always got a full set. A year or so ago, during the pandemic, I had a lot of time on my hands so I started looking at healthy nail videos and I ended up on Amazon looking at products. I gave many a try and then I came across this one. IT WORKS! I only use this and now my nails are strong, thick and long.I use it maybe 2 times a week. 2 coats, and when my nail grows out a tad after a few days (literally like 4-5 days) I add another 2 coats and keep going in that same pattern. I don't remove it till it starts to turn colors. At that point I remove and reapply. Oh and idk if this truly helped or not but I stopped cutting my cuticles cause one of those YouTube videos on nails I was watching said it was actually bad for the nail, so now I only push them back, but I know that didn't contribute to overall growth and thickness, I just know it's probably helped nudge it along a tad.My nails are even strong enough now that on the rare occasion I want a set done (cause I won't put gems and stuff on my natural nail cause I don't want to damage them) I am able to remove tips and my nails are not damaged (if I remove them correctly and don't tear them off like a lunatic). Then I go back to my normal 2 coats every few days.I will never stop using this product! The price is awesome and the bottle lasts cause it's a very sheer product, doesn't take a lot to apply.

While using the product it seemed to have made my nails stronger not sure about any other benefits as I haven't used it long enough. The VERY disappointing issue is that once you put this on your nails and then try to put nail polish on top of it the nail polish will not adhere to the nail. I thought that maybe I just needed to wait for it to dry longer so I painted another nail with it and let it dry that night and overnight and tried to use nail polish on that nail and the same thing! It would not adhere. if you are planning to use this product alone without using nail polish on top of it it may be a good product, but if you are planning to use it as a base (as it says that is what it is) then do not waste your money!! Let me also mention that it is not a returnable item which means their own company will not stand behind their own product.