Reddit mentions of Pro FX Quick Dry Top Coat

I inherited my dry, peeling, thin-as-paper nails from my mother and I live in a very arid climate which doesn't help.

I've gone through hundreds of nail products over the past decade or so and the only thing that works is Nailtiques Formula 2 Plus in conjunction with a lot of moisturization (hand cream, cuticle oil, and all the water you can drink). When I get lazy and stop using nailtiques and moisturizing my nails go right back to peeling at the quick and refusing any growth.

Some other tips:

• Get a cheap angle brush for cleanup (like what you'd use for eyebrows or eyeliner - I picked up one from my local arts & crafts store in the paint section). After painting my nails I pour a small amount of acetone into a tiny ceramic or glass pot, grab my angle brush and a paper towel, and get to work cleaning up the edges. This is especially helpful on my dominant hand because that one can get a bit messy!
  
• Use a hand cream with AHAs at night to help exfoliate your cuticles.
  
  
• When needed, a gel cuticle remover in conjunction with an orangewood stick is a very effective way to push back your cuticles and get rid of extra skin around the nail, pre-manicure. After you've pushed back the cuticle skin, rinse it off and use cuticle nippers to cut off any hanging or dead skin (don't cut your cuticles off!).
  
  
• A crystal or glass nail file is great to keep around, especially for nails like ours! They're more gentle on the nail and they last forever which mitigates the price in my opinion.
  
  
• Always try to file in one direction, not back-and-forth. This helps prevent more fraying, peeling, cracking, and other general damage. I've found it also helps with tip chipping.
  
  
• Clean your nails well before starting any coats of treatment or polish. I use OPI's Chip Skip, but swiping an acetone-soaked cotton ball over each nail should work well too. The idea is to get rid of any oils or other unwanted particles that get trapped under the nail polish and eventually lead to chips and bubbling.
  
  
• When painting the nail, bring the polish over the edge of the nail (and a bit underneath if possible). Do the same with the topcoat. This should also help with chipping.
  
  
• Seche Vite top coat gets recommended frequently - I used it for quite a few years until I realized it was the reason my nail polish was peeling off and shrinking off my tips. It dries very quickly but it has the tendency to pull the polish underneath right off the nail. I've had full nails of polish peel off with that stuff. For a quick drying top coat that works like a charm - and is way cheaper - try ProFX's Quick Dry High Gloss Top Coat - just FYI the only place I've been able to find it in-store is Walmart.
  
  Good luck!