BARIELLETravel Size Nail Stregthener Cream, 0.5-Ounces Tub

Travel size is perfect for most of us, because you only need the teeniest bit. And this stuff works. I've used it for at least thirty years. If I use it, my nail doesn't split. If I stop, it starts splitting again. Period. You do have to use it nightly for months at first as the damaged nail grows out. But for maintenance thereafter, a few times a week is enough for me. I buy these little tubes because the stuff in a jar dries out very quickly. Even a tube lasts me a couple of years. There's no funky smell, no perfume, and it's not greasy.

I’ve been using Barrielle Nail Strengthener cream for 6 weeks, and waited to write a review until I could reasonably assess its effectiveness. I have weak nails that split into layers with everyday household chores. I have working hands, involved with kids, dogs, horses, dishes, laundry, bathroom cleaning products and gardening. Although I wear rubber gloves for household chores, the nails on my thumbs, index fingers and middle fingers on both hands take the brunt of the work, and break easily. But if they don’t break, they split into layers, and the layers peel off, leaving very thin nail bases. The thin nail bases are very tender and hurt, but I still have to do all my regular activities, so my nails don’t get better. I’ve tried nail strengthening polishes that are applied everyday week after week. However, I haven’t found a polish that actually prevents the damage on my nails and using nail polish remover once a week to remove the polish severely exacerbates the weaknesses of my nails. The only upside is that my nails naturally grow quickly. Although my nails were quite damaged when I began using this, twice a day, everyday for 6 weeks, the first thing I noticed was that almost immediately the split layers of my nails seemed to seal together. They have stayed together and my nails did not continue to split as my damaged nails grew out. Although the new growth still seems to break easily, I expect it may take a full 3 months for the base to entirely grow out from the time I started using this cream. If my nails are substantially stronger with less breakage and no splitting after 3 months, I will update this review with those results. Bottom line - this is working the best of any product I have tried so far.

Not as good as original Barielle but still worked on dry cuticles

I first knew of this product in the 70's when I worked in a fine department store and it was sold in the cosmetics department and had a cult following. As a very young person I thought it was kind of absurd that people paid that much for something to rub on their nails and completely dismissed it. After exhausting everything from paint on nail strengtheners to oils to biotin and iron supplements I ordered the little tube and within a week was seeing improvement. For at least a year I had scrambled with peeling and perpendicular splitting. The splitting was maddening because it would get caught on fabrics causing pain. I would have to use a press on nail to keep from tearing my nail off the bed. Anyway, after about 6 weeks I have healthy growth and strong nails. I keep a tube at my desk and one by the bed. I use it two to three times a day. Will never be without this product.

The item arrived on time. However, it seems like it’s 3/4 full because I had to squeeze it halfway to get the cream to come out. I feel like for the size of the tube, it should’ve been full. It’s .5 oz which is really very little when you see this.I haven’t tried the cream yet so I might update this later.

Just 2 weeks into using this cream for split and chipped nails I am very pleased. I now have healthy and strong nails. I’ve never done a review on anything but this cream was worthy. I just placed another order, it really does work well.

Great price. Packed well.

Very small amount of product for the price, and the tube came broken! So much of it squeezed out of the tube before I even got to use it.