Like cauterise your oral fissure or getting a paper cut , agnail are the type of petty trauma that can still ruin your mood ( or your whole day ) . Here ’s everything you need to know about how they go on , why they hurt so much , and what you could do to prevent them .
What Is a Hangnail, and Why Does It Happen?
Despite what its name suggests , a agnail is n’t part of a ripped nail still tenuously attached to the stem . It ’s a splinter of cutis that hang off your digit on either side of your nail . Though it often seems like they drink down up out of nowhere , they happen when the skin around your nail gets weak and brittle to the point of cracking .
“ They can result from a variety show of matter , like biting your nail , a risky manicure , dry skin , using harsh soap and detergents , cold temperatures , and ‘ waterlogged ’ hand , ’ ” dermatologist Dr. James CollyertoldGQ .
spend a day in the pool or scrub your bathroom with a chemical solution can definitely make you more susceptible . And unless you live in a place that stays balmy year - round , you probably have more trouble with hangnails during the winter .
Why Do Hangnails Hurt So Much?
Thereasonhangnails get a surprising amount of pain for such a small wound is because of all the nerve endings and blood vessel in your fingertips . The more inflamed your hangnail gets , the more it pushes on those nerves .
How to Prevent Hangnails
You ca n’t exactly avoid winter or wash your hands — but you may routinely expend software to keep them moisturized . If you ’re cleaning with chemical or doing wad of dishes , don a pair of safety gloves first . And when you ’re snip off your nails , trynot to cut the cuticles . Some people trim cuticles intentionally because it lay down nail look especially groovy and well - manicured , but it can alsoweakenyour nail beds against bacterium . If you get hangnails because you burn your nails , here are sometipsfor breaking the habit .
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