I'm a trans woman so I missed out on those vital tutorials from my mum when I was young. I've tried applying nail polish and it seems to destroy my nails which, after a few weeks, go really flaky and weak and then take about 5 months to recover. I don't know if it's the polish or the remover (I used acetone and acetone-free). This must happen to others, I would think, so what are the solutions? I've read that toothpaste is a way to remove nail polish - does that work? Do some polishes attack the nails?