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How to properly care for hands and feet
They open, scratch, tap and ping: Our nails are used up day after day and are one of our biggest figureheads. How to properly care for them to stay healthy, read here.
At first , we offer our hands to new people, and in summer , we like to present our nape toes in sandals. Our nails are often the focus, but unfortunately are also very vulnerable - after all, they are constantly exposed to new environmental influences. A team of scientists has now figured out what the best manicure and pedicure should look like - and that's a bit different than we thought.
According to the study, published in the journal Physical Biology, individual nail areas repeatedly loosen and attach to the nail bed to grow. However, this process is greatly influenced by the shortening of the nails. Above all, daily cutting can change the growth, because the nail usually can not compensate for it with its natural detachment and attachment process - unsightly changes are the result.
According to the scientists, the best are not rounded nails, but a straight form; that prevents the ingrowth of the nails . Anyone who does not want to give up the half-moon, filing the nails off only at the edges, instead of following the natural form. The big toe, we should apparently treat with special care, because his large nail surface is very prone to change.
If you do not want to give your ingrown hands and feet a chance, you better not strain your nails too much. When it comes to nail care, less is more ...
