Nails are often forgotten and only remembered when we choose the fashionable color to paint a salon. But here I invite you to observe that to see if you are giving clues about his health. And I give you some tips so that you can take care and wear them beautiful and healthy.
Nails are hard and tough, but not so invincible. Think how many things you do with them: from peeling an orange, to scratch the skin. If you look, you realize that they are indispensable to have beautiful hands and feet. It is not for nothing that we women always so worried about having them repaired and painted fashion.
But more than a color to wear, I invite you to look carefully at your fingernails to see if they are healthy. The brittle nails and show marks or discoloration may indicate health problems that you have not considered.
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So with sharp eyes, answers these questions:
- Do you have a change in color, or have some spots dark spot?
- You see they have changed and have become more curves?
- Have you noticed that have weakened or become thicker?
- Are your nails separated from the surrounding skin?
- Have bleeding around nails?
- Have your nails red or swollen?
- Are you hurt?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should consult your dermatologist. Healthy nails are smooth, and have no subsidence. They have a uniform color and have no stains. Sometimes you may see white stripes or white spots due to a stroke, but as the nail grows, they disappear.
It is essential that you keep clean and dry to prevent mold and other microorganisms grow in them. I advise that when you go to wash dishes, wear gloves to avoid contact of your nails with certain chemicals that can weaken them.
Furthermore, to have healthy nails, filing them is good and regularly cut. The best way is for straight cuts and then the limes to round the ends. Having them too short is better than long, for so easily broken. Use a moisturizer on nails and cuticle help keep them strong.
What can you do to protect your nails? It is best that you avoid abusing them.
- Do not use them as tools.
- No bite or take off the cuticles because you can open the door to enter the bacteria, fungi and infections .
- Do not pick at hangnails or bits of skin that come off the sides of the nails because you can tear the tissue and cause injury and infection.Remove carefully with scissors or clippers.
- Do not ignore the warning signs about the health of your nails. Remember that they too are the mirror of the health of your body and any change that does not improve with time you should consult your physician or dermatologist, which is the skin specialist.
- If you do manicure and pedicure at a beauty salon, remember to check that meets essential health and hygiene to prevent the spread of infections.
Do not forget your nails. to take care of them and they are healthy and therefore pretty. If in doubt, consult with a dermatologist.
