Trind - Sally Hansen

Good Deal vs. Real Deal: Sally Hansen Natural Shine and Trind

Help for damaged nails: the best and next best.

Real Deal: Trind Natural Nail Repair $19

It’s the only product I found that could restore my nails after 20 years of wearing acrylics and so it is one of the picks on my Top Ten Cosmetics List.

Trind explains how its formula is superior.

"The nail is made out of three layers of protein molecules, connected to each other by natural moisturizers. These moisturizers make the nail supple.

Most nail hardeners glue the nail layers together, leaving no space for any of the natural nail moisture that is needed, resulting in brittle nails that break easily.

Trind Natural Nail Repair tightens the protein-molecules while leaving space for the natural moisturizers, leaving nails stronger and healthier."

Good Deal: Sally Hansen Natural Shine Instant Nail Finish $8

It dries in seconds like Trind and gives more of a polished finish - somewhere between Trind (which mostly soaks in and leaves a slight sheen) and regular nail polish.

The container is a tube rather than a small bottle so you need to hold it while you apply unlike nail polish that you set on a flat surface and dip into.

Sally Hansen Natural Shine adds in several antioxidants and vitamins to protect and nourish: Safflower Seed Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B-5).