Hand Care Your Second Face Hand Care Encyclopedia

In winter, the weather is dry and beauties all know that they need to take good care of their skin, including moisturizing, antifreeze and anti-allergy. After protecting their face, don’t forget to protect the skin on their hands as well. The winter is very cold. If you don’t protect your hands well, you will suffer from hangnails, peeling, and frostbite. How should you protect your hands in winter?

Barb

Why do hangnails appear?

Hangnails are usually not related to vitamin deficiency. Regarding hangnails on the hands, many people believe that it is due to a lack of nutrients such as vitamins, zinc, and calcium. Therefore, some people will supplement vitamins or take calcium tablets in large quantities to prevent hangnails. In fact, the main cause of hangnails is dry skin.

The scientific name for hangnails on fingers is "periungual hangnails". The formation of periungual hangnails is mainly due to the separation of the stratum corneum due to excessive dryness. If you have participated in labor, ball sports, or laundry recently, it may cause periungual hangnails.

What should I do if I have hangnails?

Never pull out hangnails. Pulling out hangnails can easily cause infection. Mild cases may require medication and infusions, while severe infections may require surgical treatment.

The correct way is:

Prepare warm water, soak the hand with the barb in the water for 5 minutes, and use nail clippers to carefully trim the barb from the root to make it smooth and round.

If you are worried about infection during the process, you can use alcohol to disinfect your fingers and nail clippers;

Finally, apply a layer of hand cream on your hands for better results.