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Tips for taking care of your cuticles
A roadside groom trims finger nails of a lady in Lagos. The cuticles and skin surrounding the nails play a special role of protecting your nails. The nails are appendages of the skin and protect the finger tips. PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
- It prevents bacteria and yeast from getting into the soft tissues around the nail. When the cuticle is damaged, your nail bed might get infected. This is a condition known as paronychia.
- Avoid poor manicure practices such as digging into the nail edges. Always ensure that manicure tools are sanitised before use.
The cuticles and skin surrounding the nails play a special role of protecting your nails. The nails are appendages of the skin and protect the finger tips. The cuticle is a specialised form of keratin joining the skin of the back nail fold to the nail plate.
It prevents bacteria and yeast from getting into the soft tissues around the nail. When the cuticle is damaged, your nail bed might get infected. This is a condition known as paronychia. To preserve your cuticles:
