Cuticle Care: How to Keep Your Routine Gentle
What cuticles do, why cutting them is discouraged, and a gentle routine of softening, easing back and moisturizing.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read
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Posts tagged "Nail Health"
Nails are made of keratin and grow slowly, so damage takes months to grow out. The articles under this tag explain the everyday causes of weak, splitting or ridged nails, such as water, detergents and rough filing, and the habits that protect them. They also describe changes in color, shape or thickness that are not cosmetic, and that should be shown to a doctor or dermatologist for a diagnosis.
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Nail Discoloration: Causes and When to Get Help
What yellow, white, green, brown and dark nails can mean, which changes are harmless and which should be checked by a doctor.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read
How to File and Shape Your Nails
How to choose a nail shape that suits your hands and file it correctly without causing splits, with a guide to file grits.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read
Nail Ridges: What They Can Mean
The difference between harmless vertical ridges and horizontal ridges that follow illness or injury, and the nail lines that need checking.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read
Peeling Nails: Causes and How to Care for Them
Why nail tips split into thin layers, how to stop the damage from spreading and how to care for nails while the peeling grows out.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read