You can be a very careful person, but you still won’t be able to avoid minor troubles with your fingers. Here's a quick guide to the most common finger problems.
This is a sharp and completely foreign element that often gets under the skin of the finger . Regardless of what the splinter is “made” of (wood, metal or plastic), it carries many harmful microbes that immediately cause redness and inflammation. A splinter may be small and unnoticeable, but that doesn't make it any more enjoyable to own.
It is imperative to remove the splinter, and it’s better to do it quickly. The classic method of removing splinters has not changed at all since the invention of the sewing needle . You pry the skin with a needle and try to pull out the splinter. Remember the rules of asepsis (this is minor surgery). First treat the skin on your finger with alcohol, and the needle too. After removing the splinter, lubricate the wound with iodine.
15-20 minutes after applying a rag or smearing with tar, the end of the splinter will appear outward enough that you can grab it with tweezers and pull out the entire splinter, no matter how big it is.
Hands need care, because anything can dry out the skin of your fingers, particularly around the nails - washing powders, detergents, just frequent contact with water, and the habit of biting your nails.
Inflammation of the nail fold , which is caused by Staphylococcus aureus, occurs 4-5 times more often in women (after a bad manicure, an injection with a needle, a bone, or with severe hangnails).
Still, dull kitchen knives have their own charm. You only crumble bread with them and you’ll be exhausted with peeling potatoes, but it’s very difficult to cut them like that. Meanwhile, even a small cut on the finger - a very unpleasant thing - stings and regularly reminds itself.
With enviable consistency, we continue to pick up hot lids and pans, injuring our fingers. Instead of grabbing your earlobe with a burnt finger (popular wisdom says that the pain will go away quickly), you need to take several urgent measures.
If you burn your finger, immediately run it under a stream of cold water until the burning stops (do not rush, this may take 15-20 minutes). Lubricate the burn area with oil, greasy cream or Vaseline. Apply a dry bandage to the burn site and do not touch it for at least a day . After this, you can lubricate the burn site with aloe, panthenol cream or dermazin ointment.
Actions that should not :
Not this. The nail has a habit of breaking at the most inopportune times.
If an edge breaks off, it can be filed down. As a temporary measure (before a visit to the manicure salon), to prevent the nail from lifting, you can cover it with two layers of colorless varnish . If cutting all your nails is a shame, try going to a beauty salon and see a manicurist. A specialist will seal the crack and apply invisible patches made of silk and special glue that strengthen the nail. This will allow you to wait for the nail to grow back without cutting your nails. If the nail is broken very short, the salon trims the entire free edge and extends the nail using acrylic.
Before you buy a ring, you need to try it on. Well, what if it looks wonderful on your hand, but you can’t take it off?
First of all, don't panic.
Human hands are exposed to adverse influences many times during the day - hard water, detergents, sudden changes in temperature. As a result, the skin on your hands, even regardless of the degree of care, can become dry, begin to peel, and in some cases crack, even to the point of bleeding.
However, the reasons for such manifestations may be not only external, but also internal factors.
External reasons that affect the deterioration of the skin of the fingers, up to their cracking, are as follows:
Internal causes are health problems that cause the skin on the fingers to crack, sometimes so deeply that blood comes out. Among these diseases are:
Cracks in the skin of the fingers can often be treated with traditional methods. However, as with any disease, it is advisable to contact specialists - doctors. A doctor’s advice is necessary, even in the case of a categorical decision to be treated using traditional medicine. First you need to decide what is happening to the skin on your fingers. After all, even a dermatologist most often first sends the patient for tests, and then only prescribes medications to treat the disease.
However, if the cause of the phenomenon lies in diseases of the internal organs, its elimination using traditional medicine without knowledge of the original source is hardly possible. In this case, only systemic treatment can lead to complete recovery. But there is no need to give up unconventional means. They help treat cracks by reducing the severity of inflammation and reducing the appearance of irritation. Traditional medicine has the greatest effect when curing manifestations that are caused by external causes.
Glycerin, cedar nut oil and even fresh cucumber can help in recovery.
This manifestation is possible in cases where the entire skin on the hands dries, peels, and then completely cracks. Naturally, such processes also affect the periungual area. However, such a manifestation may exclusively affect one part near the nail plate. The most common causes of dry skin on the fingers near the nails are:
Peeling dry skin on fingers.
The fungal infection is subsequently manifested by peeling, redness of the skin of the periungual area due to inflammation, as well as emerging itching. In this case, you need to contact a dermatologist without delay.
Women who often use cheap or low-quality cosmetics, such as hand cream and nail polishes, are most susceptible to dry skin near their nails. Constant use of such nail care products can also cause such negative consequences. After a certain period of time, the next stage begins - the skin around the nails peels off, and then cracks may appear.
If the problem with the periungual space is associated with simultaneous cracks in the fingers, then this phenomenon is described above. If the manifestation turns out to be independent, then first of all it is necessary to abandon the cosmetics currently used. Nails need to be given a week or two rest from any varnishes. To moisturize your hands, use only special cream and soap.
Traditional medicine methods will help restore the condition of the skin around the nails:
Along with alternative methods of treatment, it is advisable to take vitamins in the form of complexes. For example, “Complivit”. They are also necessary because dry skin can be caused by a lack of amino acids (involved in the reproduction of epidermal cells) or vitamins and minerals in the body.
A balanced and proper diet including wholemeal bread, vegetables and fruits, milk and meat, as well as fish, nuts, rice and eggs will help in faster restoration of skin condition.
If the skin under the nails cracks due to a fungal disease, you should urgently visit a doctor. With such an infection, any crack of this type can lead to more active penetration of the pathogenic microorganism into the human blood. In this case, recovery from the disease will take longer with the use of a large number of medications. To prevent this option, a specialist will prescribe removal of the nail plate.
In other cases, when deep cracks appear that extend under the nail plate, it is necessary to use ointments that have disinfecting and wound-healing properties. At the same time, avoid the use of moisturizing creams until such a crack can be eliminated.
If cracks appear on the fingers, then this phenomenon requires mandatory treatment. It doesn’t matter how it happens - with the help of traditional or traditional medicine. The most important thing is that emerging wounds should be healed, and not remain open, waiting for the entire body to become infected.
It is most often impossible to determine the disease that causes peeling and cracking of the skin without special skills and education. It is necessary to contact specialists.