What Are Hangnails?

posted in Health & Fitness on 3/15/2014

A hangnail is a torn bit of skin around the side or base of the nail. They are caused by the skin drying out, so the easiest way to prevent them is to keep your hands well moisturised.

Nail biting can also irritate the skin around the nail so cut that out! Constantly using nail polish remover dries out the skin so make sure you moisturise after using it, as well as after washing your hands and more often in dry, winter months. Be careful removing hangnails as they can get infected