Maintenance for Healthy Nails. This formula is a unique blend of balance ingredients which protects and maintains healthy nails, preventing them from becoming hard. Everyone's goal is to graduate to this formula. Once nails have stopped peeling, spliting and have strengthened, Formula #1 is the proper formula for regular use. Application: Without color polish, apply one coat, three times per week . With color polish, apply Formula #1 as a base coat and apply polish. Formula #1 may be applied once or twice during the week as a top coat.