The dangers of picking nails

Many people will do various little movements when they are bored. Due to different personal habits, everyone's little movements are also different. Some people like to pick their nails frequently, which has almost become a subconscious action. However, if you observe carefully, picking your nails can cause great harm to your nails. So, what are the dangers of picking your nails?

Many people say that they are very happy when they pick their nails. They pick them when they are bored, and then pick them again when they see a piece missing. In the end, you will find that your nails are already horrible!

Nails! Really! Can’t! Pick!

Why can't I cut it?

There are two types of people who pick their nails. One type does not have a manicure, but their nails are soft and thin, and small gaps often appear on them, so they pick their nails out of compulsive disorder. Another type is girls who love to do manicures. When the nail polish on the nail surface peels off and there are gaps, they can't help but pick it off with their hands.

But whether you have a manicure or not, picking your nails can cause serious damage to them.

Why?

Nails are easily damaged if you pick them directly with your hands

Nails are made up of multiple layers of cuticle. We will polish our nails before manicure, and the polished nail surface has exposed a part of the keratin layer, which will adhere very tightly to the nail polish. If you pick it off by yourself, it will damage the connective tissue on the surface of the nails, which will cause the nails to be brittle and thin in the long run.

Moreover, many girls have strong fingers. Once they use too much force, it is easy to scratch and bleed, and even cause inflammation, infection, permanent damage to the nails, or hurt the skin of the fingers!

If you scratch your nails directly with your hands, there will be fracture lines on your nails.

What are fault lines?

These are the white irregular horizontal lines that appear on the nail surface, especially on the fingertips, after you peel off the nail polish.

The appearance of such lines is of course very ugly, and secondly it means that you have damaged your nails.

If fracture lines appear, you can go to a nail salon to care for and treat your nails, or use phototherapy gel to strengthen the nails and protect them.

Even if a nail salon can repair your nails, they can only save "minorly injured" nails. If the nails are severely damaged to the deep layer, it will have a bad impact on the permanent growth of the nails, such as the nail bed shrinking and shortening, which will greatly affect the appearance.

More serious cases may cause diseases such as blackening and hollowing of the nails, and it will be too late to regret then. So, don’t pick your nails anymore!

Can I cut it myself?

Some people will definitely think that after their nails grow long, even if they don’t pick them, they can always cut them short themselves!

Can't!

That’s right, it’s still not possible.

No edging, prone to cracking and infection

Do you remember? When doing manicure, in addition to brushing color on the nail surface, the manicurist will often apply nail polish to the edge of the nail, which is called edging.

The main purpose of edging is to make the nail art more durable and prevent it from cracking. If you cut it off, the edge will be gone, and your nails will be more likely to crack and curl!

The edging can form a completely enclosed space between the nail polish and the nail surface, preventing external dirt from being embedded in.

If you cut your nails yourself, there will be no edges. Dirty water from doing housework, soup from eating... will enter the gaps between the nails and nail polish. The surface of the nails will be in a complex and humid environment, which is very easy to get infected.

What should be done?

Be sure to go to the nail salon to remove your nails!

If problems such as curling or nail polish peeling occur, you should go to a nail salon to find a professional nail technician to remedy the problem. You cannot handle it yourself. This is the way to be responsible for your nails!

By the way, you can’t keep your nail polish on just because it’s so long-lasting!

Try not to exceed 35 days, and remember to go to a regular nail salon to remove your nails in time~