The burrs on the fingers are small chapped pieces of skin near the nail plate, which spoil the appearance of the hands, and can also bring a lot of inconvenience. They cling to different objects, interfere with the usual affairs. Probably, each person faced with such a problem as burrs on the fingers.
The reason they appear is the loss of skin elasticity around the nail.
This may be due to a lack of vitamins in the body associated with the change of season, or after a disease. For lovers of nail biting, such a problem exists constantly.
Also, burrs on the fingers appear after prolonged contact with detergents (during general cleaning, washing a large amount of dishes, etc.). If they hurt and dig, it is worth looking for a problem in the esophagus.
Finger deburring should only be done at home. Before you hold your fingers in warm water, it will help soften and steam out the skin of the hands. Deburring is best done with special tweezers or wire cutters. They should be very sharp and close to the surface of the finger. In this case, you should not delay the skin, otherwise several new painful skin fragments may appear on this site. For the same reason, it is advisable to abandon the use of scissors. After the removal procedure, you should use oil or a moisturizer.
If the burrs on the fingers appeared during the working day, it is better to stick them with adhesive tape and treat them at home. An open wound should be treated with hydrogen peroxide, brilliant green or iodine, which disinfect the inflamed area of the skin.
To get rid of the burrs, it is first necessary to determine the reason why they appear. It is worth changing your diet: give up junk food, giving preference to vegetables and fruits, because they contain a lot of vitamins.
In order not to encounter such a hand problem in the future, you need to regularly care for them:
- Every day you need to use a cream that nourishes and softens the skin;
- soap should be used moisturizing (liquid can) or baby - it will not dry the surface of the hands;
- during cleaning or washing, rubber gloves should be worn , since they can protect the skin from the effects of detergents, as well as protect existing burrs on the fingers from further inflammation and the appearance of painful sensations;
- washed hands must be wiped dry with a towel so that they do not leave excess moisture;
- during the day it is worth drinking a lot of liquid, since its lack leads to cracking of the skin near the nail plate;
- as a preventive measure, you need to do hand baths with the addition of olive or any essential oil in the water, you can also put sea salt;
- twice a month, you need to do a manicure.
Provided that the burrs appear very often, it is better to contact a beauty salon. If it is more customary to do a manicure at home, then you should abandon the cuticle removers (they cause significant damage to the skin) and quick-drying varnishes, which can also cause burrs.