Step 1 softens the hard top layer of your nail. Step 2 sends a full-strength antifungal underneath, where the fungus actually lives. Most creams and pens skip Step 1. That's why they don't work.
Week 0 → Week 9 · Denise M., 64 · Verified by Dr. M. Caruso, D.P.M.
Why 40,000+ women stopped using Kerasal, Kerassentials, and $800 prescription pens.

Step 1 is a softener. It's made with urea, lactic acid, and propylene glycol. Doctors use these same three ingredients at their office to thin thick nails. Put it on every night for 14 days. It softens your nail so Step 2 can reach the fungus underneath. Kerasal, Kerassentials, and Jublia skip this step. That's why they stall.
"I could feel the difference in week one. My nail went from rock-hard and thick to pliable — like a normal nail."

Step 2 has 25% undecylenic acid. That's the strongest strength you can buy without a prescription. It also has four plant oils: tea tree, oregano, manuka, and clove bud. They hit the fungus from four different angles, so it can't get used to the medicine. No Lamisil pills. No monthly blood tests. No $800 prescription pen.
"My doctor wanted to put me on Lamisil and monitor my liver every 30 days. This kit works, and I'm not poisoning myself to use it."

Kerassentials wants you to put it on 4 times a day. Kerasal says twice a day plus filing. Most women quit by month three. Not because the product doesn't work — because the routine is too much. NailScience is 10 seconds in the morning, 10 seconds at night. That's it. The #1 reason people quit these treatments is how hard they are to stick to. We built ours around what women will actually do.
"I brush my teeth, I apply Step 2. Done. Eleven weeks in, my pinkie toe is already 40% clear."

This kit wasn't built for first-timers. 83% of our buyers already tried 3 or more other products first. Kerasal. Kerassentials. Jublia. Some even tried Lamisil pills. We built the 2-step kit for the women those one-step products left behind. If nothing else has worked for you, that's actually why this one will.
"I added up what I'd spent on Kerasal, two Kerassentials, and a prescription: $612. The NailScience 3-kit was $179 — and I actually have results."

Try the full kit for 60 days. If you don't see a clear nail growing in at the base, send the empty bottles back. We'll refund every dollar. No extra fees. No long phone calls. Kerasal only gives refunds for 30 days. Kerassentials gives you 14 days — and more than 31% of buyers return it. Our guarantee is longer because our records show 94% of women see clear new nail by week 9.
"I bought it half-expecting to return it — I've been burned so many times. Instead, I reordered. My big toe is clearer than it's been in a decade."
"The strongest over-the-counter nail kit I've seen in 20 years."— Dr. M. Caruso, D.P.M., Board-Certified Podiatrist

Step 1 Nail Softener (30ml) + Step 2 Plant Antifungal (15ml)
Urea (40%), Lactic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Aloe Vera Leaf Juice, Panthenol, Distilled Water.
Undecylenic Acid (25%) — the active ingredient. Plus Tea Tree Oil, Oregano Oil, Manuka Oil, Clove Bud Oil, Vitamin E, Jojoba Oil, Lavender Oil.
Wash and dry your feet. Put 1 to 2 drops of Step 1 on the bad nail and around it. Wait about 10 seconds for it to soak in. Go to bed.
Put 1 drop of Step 2 on top of the nail and under the edge. Let it dry for 15 to 20 seconds before socks or shoes.
At least 12 weeks. A whole new nail takes 9 to 18 months to grow in. That's how long a toenail takes to grow — no product on your skin can speed that up.
Real buyers, ages 52 to 71 · not edited, not paid
"I tried Kerasal for 11 straight months. Two bottles of Kerassentials after that. Then a prescription pen that cost me $420. I spent over $600 and had nothing to show for it. Just a thumbnail that looked like driftwood. Six weeks on the NailScience 2-step and there's clear, healthy nail growing in at the base. My husband noticed before I did. I cried in the bathroom."
"The honest truth is that Kerassentials didn't fail me — I failed it. Four applications a day for six months is not a routine, it's a second job. I lasted eight weeks before I gave up. NailScience fits into the life of a woman who already has a life. I put it on when I brush my teeth. Morning and night, 20 seconds total. Eleven weeks in and my pinkie toe is almost 40% clear. It's the first antifungal I've ever stuck to long enough to actually see results, and the reason is the routine — not just the formula."
"I am 67 years old. I have had this problem since my 40s. I have tried every single drugstore product you can name and a few that don't even exist anymore. I bought the NailScience kit fully expecting to return it on day 59 like every other disappointing thing I've bought in the last decade. Instead I just reordered for the second time. My big toe is clearer than it has been since the mid-1990s. I am not hiding my feet this summer and that sentence alone is worth the price of the 3-kit."








Try the 2-step kit for two full months. If you don't see a clearer nail growing in at the base — or you just don't like using it — send the empty bottles back. We'll refund every dollar you paid.
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Most women feel the nail getting softer in 7 to 10 days. That's Step 1 doing its job. Clear new nail usually starts growing in at the base between week 6 and week 10. A whole new nail takes 9 to 18 months to fully grow in. That's just how long a toenail takes to grow. No product on your skin can speed that up.
Kerasal is a one-step softener. It has no antifungal. Kerassentials is a one-step oil blend. It has no softener, so it can't get through the nail. NailScience is the only kit that splits the two jobs into Step 1 and Step 2 — the way doctors do it at the office.
Fair question. The difference is the 2 steps — and the 25% undecylenic acid (the strongest you can buy without a prescription). If it doesn't work for you in 60 days, you get every dollar back. So there's no real downside. 83% of our buyers already tried 3 or more other products before this one worked.
Yes. NailScience goes on your skin, not in your body. So it won't mess with any pills you take. But if you have diabetes or blood-flow problems in your feet, please check with your doctor first. That's a good rule for any foot product, not just this one.
Send the empty bottles back within 60 days. We'll refund every dollar. No extra fees. No long phone calls. This is the longest guarantee you'll find. Our records show 94% of women see clear new nail by week 9. We'd rather refund the 6% than oversell.
Yes. The 2-step kit works on any nail — fingers and toes. Fingernails clear faster. They take about 4 to 6 months to fully grow in, versus 9 to 18 months for toenails. That's because they grow about twice as fast.
NailScience · The 2-step nail kit for women over 50.
Results can vary from person to person. NailScience is a beauty product. The FDA has not reviewed it to treat, cure, or stop any disease. Always talk to your doctor before trying a new nail product — especially if you have diabetes, a weak immune system, or if you're pregnant.
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