How to take care of hangnails on fingers

If you have hangnails on your hands, do not tear them off with your hands. Instead, use nail clippers to cut them off. Hangnails are mainly caused by dry skin and lack of care. As long as you pay more attention to hand care, the injured hangnails will become less and less. Applying hand cream regularly and eating more vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables are very helpful for hangnails.

Many people like to pull out hangnails on their hands directly, but after pulling out the hangnails, redness, swelling and pain will occur. This is actually the early reaction of infection. If your immunity is poor, it may aggravate the symptoms of infection. But if you don't pull them out, they will be greatly affected. Here I will share a method of hand care and teach you how to get rid of hangnails.

The small pieces of skin on the sides and bottom of the fingernails are raised due to dryness and cracking. They are shaped like thorns and hurt when touched. This is the barb. Hangnails are a small but difficult annoyance to ignore. Many people choose to pull out their hangnails directly, but this is a big mistake. You should know that after removing the hangnails, redness, swelling and pain will occur. This is actually the early reaction of infection. If you are a person with poor immunity, it will aggravate the symptoms of infection. Severe cases may cause paronychia. So how should you take care of hangnails?

What are the causes of hangnails on hands?

1. The climate is dry and the skin lacks moisture.

2. Lack of vitamins A, B, C, E and trace elements such as zinc.

3. Excessive keratinization of the skin causes cracks on the skin.

4. Like to bite nails.

How to take care of hangnails on your hands

1. Wash your hands with warm water. Clean your hands thoroughly with antibacterial hand sanitizer or soap.

2. Soak the edges of your toenails in warm olive oil for about 10 minutes to soften the hangnails.

3. Use alcohol to wipe the area where your dead skin appears, find out where the hangnail is and solve it.

4. After being cleaned, use a bandage with anti-inflammatory and antibiotic properties to protect the edge of the finger to prevent secondary infection.

Things you should pay attention to if you don't want to grow barbs anymore

1. Don’t bite your nails with your mouth.

2. Drink more water and avoid dryness!

3. Exfoliate your hands every night.

4. Always keep a bottle of hand cream with you.