As we all know, too long nails are easy to breed germs, which is not conducive to health. Therefore, many people are used to cutting their nails short, thinking that they can maintain their health. Unexpectedly, this will not only fail to protect their fingers, but will even help them.
too short nails have many disadvantages.
First of all, it is easy to breed bacteria if the nails are too long. The cracks between the nails are easy to breed bacteria, especially the long nails are difficult to clean. Second, long nails are easy to break, which will not only make the nails appear white marks, but also bring pain to the fingers. Once again, nails that are too long are easy to scratch the skin and cause harm to yourself or others.
It can be seen that there are many disadvantages of long nails, so will it be beneficial to keep short nails? In fact, it is not good to leave it short.
1 cause soft tissue damage
I believe many people have such experience that if the nails are too short, the flesh under them will be exposed, and it will hurt a little when touched. In fact, it is the soft tissue under the nails. If the soft tissue is exposed too much, it will be damaged in some daily behaviors.
2 induce paronychia
If the nail is cut too short, it is easy to separate from the nail bed during the process of taking things, working and doing housework. The soft tissue in the front of the finger is not covered by the nail, and the tip of the nail will grow inward. In serious cases, it will induce paronychia and be vulnerable to fungus.
Since nails are too long and too short, how long are they suitable?
how long is the nail suitable?
From the perspective of health, nails should not be too long or too short. They should completely cover the soft tissue under the nail and exceed a little at the same time. How often to cut it can be measured according to the growth rate of people’s fingernails. Generally speaking, fingernails grow at an average speed of about 0.7 mm per week. It is recommended to cut them twice a week, while toenails grow at a relatively slow speed and can be cut 1-2 times a month.
In addition, when cutting nails, you should first cut the middle and then trim both ends, so that it is easy to control the length of the trimming, avoid cutting the edges and corners too deep, and prevent the newly grown nails from easily embedding into the soft tissue, damaging the skin around the nails, causing purulent infection of the subcutaneous tissue and triggering other inflammation. In addition, when cutting nails, you should cut them flat. Don’t force the nail knife into the nail cracks and cut them. If your nails have sharp corners, be sure to round them. In addition, it is also necessary to deal with the thorns on the side of the nail in time. It is not allowed to pull them out directly by hand, so as not to damage the surrounding skin tissue. Carefully cut the thorns with a nail knife.
Small nails hide great health knowledge, which must be carefully cared for at ordinary times.
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