Why do burrs appear and how to properly remove them yourself?

Most women are forced to do a trimmed manicure to get rid of growing cuticles and hangnails. If you don’t do this, your hands will look unkempt and even decorative nail polish won’t save the situation.

Now there is an alternative to edged manicure - European. This is a more gentle hygienic manicure, where nippers are not used, and excess skin is removed using a machine.

There are more and more opponents of regular manicure, as it is traumatic and there is a risk of infection in the body.

But is it possible to completely get rid of hangnails and refuse the service of a trimmed manicure?

Yes, this option is possible. Most likely, it will not work for everyone. Because there are people who will not be helped by the recommendations below for many reasons.

But it's still worth a try. No need for trimmed manicure means saving time and money.

Can burrs appear after an untrimmed manicure?

After an untrimmed manicure, there is also a possibility of burrs appearing. This can only happen if you do not adhere to all the requirements provided for this type of manicure. So, before you completely switch to it, you need to constantly nourish the cuticle with special oils. If you start doing it without oils, the skin may be too damaged.

In addition, most women polish their nails with a special file in the shape of a parallelepiped. If you are one of them too, then perform this procedure very carefully and at a slow pace. If you do it too quickly, the file can injure the skin around the nails.

Experts also recommend using only wooden sticks for bending cuticles.

They do this job carefully and do not injure the skin. But the sticks must be of high quality so as not to infect yourself with a splinter. These sticks are made from orange wood, so they have a hardness identical to a nail.

Diagnostics

Vivid symptoms do not raise doubts about the diagnosis. Particularly noteworthy are cases where hangnails, with proper care and the absence of provoking factors, form again and again. In this case, additional research is needed:

• blood chemistry
• spectral analysis of hair for microelements
• possibly a test for vitamin levels in the blood
• stool examination for dysbacteriosis

Vitamin deficiency may also cause cracks in the corners of the mouth. If complications arise, when the finger breaks, a bacterial culture of the purulent contents is carried out to determine the etiological pathogen and sensitivity to drugs.

Treatment methods for hangnails

You can go to a salon to perform therapeutic procedures, or you can do treatment at home.

The simplest remedy is baking soda. Add salt or soda to warm water (1 tablespoon per 0.5 liter), hold your fingers for 5-10 minutes. Dry your hands and apply cream. When the skin scraps become soft, they should be removed.

Before you begin the removal procedure, prepare your tools. These can be nail scissors or tweezers. Wipe them with hydrogen peroxide or any alcohol-based product.

How to remove unsightly skin:

1. It is better to cut off long pieces of skin with scissors, and bite off small pieces with tweezers, pressing them closer to your finger.
2. Next, treat fresh sections with peroxide, and move the cuticle to the base of the nail using an orange stylus.
3. Cut the cuticle with forceps, moving from left to center, then to the center on the other side.
4. To remove the cuticle, you can buy a special gel, then you can definitely avoid injury to your finger.

Important! Try not to tear or pull the skin, so as not to cause yourself big problems.

If the problem remains, then treatment must be continued. How to treat? An excellent remedy is masks made from plants, for example, Kalanchoe and aloe. By using this mask you will get rid of this phenomenon forever:

1. Cut off the leaves, wash and dry with a towel.
2. Pass in a blender.
3. Apply to problem areas and wrap with cling film.
4. Leave for 4-5 hours, or overnight.
5. Repeat until it disappears completely.

Sea buckthorn oil (5 ml) mixed with 2 drops of geranium or rosemary oil will help heal any wounds. Lubricate your fingertips twice a day, then put on cotton gloves and walk around in them for 30-35 minutes.

Vitamins A and E in ampoules are an excellent remedy. Every day, twice a day, apply a vitamin mixture to hangnails, rub it in until completely absorbed. To quickly get rid of the problem, instead of regular hand cream, apply the mixture at night, wearing gloves.

Olive oil will help heal wounds. Heat a little oil, drop a couple of drops of tea tree and jojoba ether into it, dip your fingers in it, hold for 10 minutes. Let the mixture soak in.

Apply calendula ointment at night. In the morning, you just need to cut off the soft skin and apply cream to your hands.

Cold paraffin therapy

Especially for those who are too lazy to melt paraffin in a bath, a cold paraffin cream has been developed. This product has a rich natural composition, thanks to which:

• nourishes and moisturizes the skin;
• tone it up, increases elasticity;
• helps maintain youth;
• strengthens nails;
• relieves inflammation;
• has a calming effect;
• heals cracks;
• solves the problem of burrs;
• stimulates blood microcirculation and cell nutrition;
• increases skin resistance to aggressive influences and diseases.

Cream paraffin is applied in a thick layer to clean hands, pre-treated with a scrub and nourishing cream or oil. Hands with paraffin cream applied to them are placed in plastic gloves and wrapped in cosmetic mittens or a warm towel. The procedure lasts 20 minutes and is carried out at intervals from 1 time (for prevention) to 2-3 times a week (for medicinal purposes). After the session, the gloves are removed, excess paraffin is removed with a napkin, and cream is applied to the hands.

What to do and how to treat inflammation after a manicure

At the initial stages of inflammation, experts advise taking warm baths with a solution of potassium permanganate. 5-7 minutes a day is enough for the sore finger to get its natural color, and for the abscess and swelling to go away. In order to record the medical effect of potassium permanganate, you should blot your finger with a napkin after the bath. You will need to apply dioscidine ointment to the bandage and fix the finger.

The healing process of abscess and inflammation using an ordinary honey cake is an excellent method of coping with the disease. Since the medicinal qualities of this folk method draw out pus, remove redness and have a wound healing effect. In order to proceed to this procedure, the damaged area should be disinfected. Mix one teaspoon of honey and a little flour, create a small cake from the mixture and place it on the affected finger. Since the process takes approximately 12 hours, it is necessary to secure the honey cake with a plaster or bandage.

Plantain, sorrel or St. John's wort can also help in the fight against abscess. You will need fresh sorrel leaves, crush and grind the plantain leaves, and put the purchased mixture on the site of the abscess. Then secure with a band-aid and leave for a couple of hours. St. John's wort is best used in the form of medicinal baths of 200 grams of boiling water and herbs. After infusing the decoction, it is necessary to moisten a cotton swab in it and adjust it to the desired place.

In order to simplify this procedure, you can simply dip your sore finger into the warm infusion and hold it in the warm medicine for 10-15 minutes. Then wipe carefully with a napkin or simply allow the moisture to be completely absorbed. It is more correct to do this procedure a couple of times a day until complete healing.

Sharp tools - high speed

The new tool makes an even cut, leaving no burrs and the skin on the back roller after the manicure is smooth and even. But if the blades begin to pull the skin and do not cut it off the first time, if you have to press hard on the blades, it means they have become dull and it’s time to take the nippers to a workshop to sharpen them.

To extend the life of the cutters, ensure that they are soaked in a disinfectant solution for a limited time. You should not keep them in it for longer than the time specified according to the instructions. The same principle applies to calcination in a sterilizer. This ruins the blades, and they have to be sharpened more often. It will take more time to do a manicure, since you won’t be able to quickly trim the cuticle with clippers. After working with dull blades, cuts are more likely to occur, burrs remain on the roller, and the cut itself will be uneven.

Rules for applying gel polish without streaks

1. We remove cuticles without hangnails: using a continuous cut during a classic manicure or smoothing out all protruding areas of the skin with a ball-shaped cutter.
2. Thoroughly clean the space under the cuticle from pterygium and dust.
3. We lift and slightly pull back the cuticle when applying gel polish.
4. If the gel polish is liquid, apply it in a very thin layer.
5. We do not get as close to the cuticle as possible with the first layer - this is done in the second stage.
6. Don’t forget about the correct placement of the brush (I wrote above).

How long does it take for the cuticle to grow?

The rate of cell division in this zone depends on the type of cuticle and the correct choice of manicure technique. At the moment it can be done in several ways:

• Classical. The fingers are soaked and the cuticle and pterygium are pushed back with a pusher, with further removal using scissors or tweezers. This option was used before, but now few masters practice this method due to the fact that you have to wait about 15 minutes for the skin to become soft.
• Combined. The most popular technique, which involves removing small flaky scales using a machine and cutters. After lifting the skin, it is cut using scissors, tweeters or nippers.
• Hardware manicure is carried out using a router with a different set of cutters. In this case, the cuticle is lifted using a bullet or flame cutter, and then removed using a ball or pear. This technique is ideal for dry hands that are prone to flaking. This method is also suitable for treatment after allergic reactions.

On average, the cuticle grows in 14 days. But with the wrong technique, an untidy appearance is possible after just a few days.

Who is to blame: why do burrs appear?

Hangnails in a child are normal. There he rummaged in the sandbox, here he tinkered with plasticine, and secretly sucked his finger and chewed his nails. All this dries out the skin, reduces its elasticity, leads to the formation of cracks and tears - and, as a result, to the appearance of hangnails. But why do hangnails appear in adults who take care of the beauty of their nails without sparing their wallets?

Household attack

Although modern apartments are packed with turnkey appliances, you have to deal with everyday life, and the result of the interaction on your hands can be the most disastrous. Housework with chemicals (cleaning powders, dishwashing gels and even delicate balms for washing lace underwear) without gloves dries out the skin, and dry skin is fertile ground for hangnails.

Vitamin deficiency

“Fringe” around the nails may be a consequence of a deficiency of vitamins - mainly A and E. And the reason sometimes does not lie in a meager menu. Absorption of nutrients is affected by problems with the gastrointestinal tract. Even if you eat caviar with spoons, not a single vitamin will be absorbed.

Office work

What does “clean” office work have to do with hangnails? Direct. Frequent contact with paper causes the skin of your hands to dry out. Paper, like a sponge, absorbs fat and moisture.

Manicure

Hangnails after manicure –

how can this be? Easily. If we are talking about a trimmed manicure, there is a high risk of injuring the skin near the nail; with an untrimmed manicure, there is a high risk of pushing the cuticle too deep or drying it out with an alkaline solvent.

Air conditioning, heating, insufficient fluid intake - these are a number of other reasons why the delicate skin around the nail plate dries out and tears. We know why. We'll find out what to do.

Salon treatments

Salon procedures are more preventative than therapeutic. They help moisturize the skin and cope with minor hangnails at an early stage.

Among salon procedures, the most effective against the development of hangnails are:

• hot manicure. Procedure using heated to 35°-40°C. lotion. Thanks to the carefully balanced composition of the product used and its creamy consistency, the skin of the hands is saturated with moisture and beneficial substances. Depending on the brand of lotion, these may include vitamins A and E, oils, and medicinal plant extracts. For example, Domix's hot manicure includes coconut oil, vitamin E, and olive and cocoa bean extracts;
  Hot manicure - how to do it, what products are needed

• paraffin therapy .
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• peeling. This is a way to remove dead cells, give the skin access to air and start the regeneration process. For peeling, you can use ready-made products, for example, fruit from Sagitta. It contains acids as well as delicate scrubbing particles. When using peeling, make sure that the hangnails are not inflamed - this may worsen their condition.

Any of the presented salon procedures can be done at home, but to combat hangnails, it is better to entrust your hands to a professional. The specialist will help you choose the appropriate method, and also give advice on caring for your hand skin and preventing the appearance of hangnails.

How to prevent hangnails

The best means of prevention is to protect your hands from anything that dries your skin, as well as regular use of moisturizing cosmetics. Therefore, it is advisable to do all housework with rubber gloves and apply cream to your hands as needed, and not just before bed.

Make sure your diet includes foods rich in fats and vitamins: fish, vegetable oils, nuts, vegetables, fruits and herbs.

Get a hygienic manicure regularly, preferably unedged. Instead of cutting the cuticle, rub special oil into it and gently push it with an orange stick to the base of the nail. If you can’t completely avoid trimmed manicures, do them as rarely as possible so that the skin has time to recover.

Don't bite your nails. This not only leads to the formation of hangnails, but also increases the risk of infection of the wound by bacteria living in the oral cavity. And getting bacteria into your mouth from your hands can have very unpleasant consequences.

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Give preference to nail polish remover without acetone. Products with ethyl acetate, isopropyl alcohol and propylene carbonate do not dry the skin as much. It would be nice if the liquid contained glycerin or oil extracts.

Do not overuse quick-drying nail polishes, as they not only quickly harden themselves, but also instantly dry out the skin around the nail.

Complications

If you think that hangnails are a harmless phenomenon, then you are mistaken.

Like any damage to the skin, hangnails can become a gateway for infectious agents of bacterial (streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and fungal (dermatophytes, candida) infections.

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Are hangnails scary?

Most women don't even think about why they get hangnails. They continue to do manicures without adhering to all the requirements, without paying due attention to them. But pain due to hangnails is not the worst thing. They can lead to various complications. Infections and inflammation may appear. It is especially dangerous to have a manicure done by a manicurist who uses his own set of tools in the process. After all, no one knows whose nails he decorated before you. Therefore, it is better to purchase everything you need to perform a manicure yourself to be sure that only you use it. Various fungal infections can be transmitted through hangnails.

Of course, you can't leave them on their own. But you shouldn’t cut them off, as many do. This can cause severe pain, and the likelihood of infection increases even more. Therefore, if you have hangnails, they need to be disinfected 2-3 times a day to avoid infection. To do this, it is better to use hydrogen peroxide, which dries the skin less than alcohol.

If after a manicure you begin to develop hangnails, then you need to think about it. This means that his technique does not meet all established requirements. If the procedure is performed by a master, it is recommended to find another one. If you do your own manicure, then study again exactly how to do it.

When to see a doctor

In some cases, applying aloe masks and doing a hot manicure every other day is useless, since the reason lies in a malfunction of the body:

• a lot of hangnails appeared on my hands . If all fingers are affected and there is a tear on each roller, consult a therapist to determine the cause of such high skin trauma;
• The inflammation does not go away within 3-5 days . Ideally, the inflammation should disappear without a trace within 2-3 days. If after 5 days the swelling persists and the redness of the cushion decreases, go to the doctor;
• the periungual ridges began to break out, and pus was formed and discharged.

Do not self-medicate if there is no improvement within a few days. Contact your doctor so that he can order tests and recommend ointments for quick healing based on your picture of the disease.

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