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    Advice for deep and persistent hangnails?

    I’ve always had a few of these but lately it seems like all my nails are peeling down the sides. It is winter where I am but it’s never been this bad before. I use jojoba oil or cuticle balm about once a day and lots of hand cream. Any ideas/tips?? 🙏🏽

    by goldenfluff23

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    1. Brave_Tangerine5102 on

      I have one of these in my thumbnail- have had it for years atp. They’re really frustrating

    2. BeanstheRogue on

      c̷̛̬̉h̷̥̫̋͆e̷̤̊̎͜ẃ̵̤̝ ̴̩̄̓ọ̵̓͠ͅn̷̮̺̅͊ ̶̢͊̽t̶̰̑ḫ̸̰̊ẽ̵͓̅m̷͔̱̈̀

      No, but seriously, I think this winter’s just been vicious and you’re doing everything right. If it hurts I think it’s derm time

    3. Zealousideal-Sky746 on

      I have them too. I can’t help but chew on them 😅 I do oil occasionally but even if I did that every day I can’t see how it would help.

    4. hacelepues on

      I get these. I clip off the hanging bit with nippers whenever I notice them. I’m using some creams with urea in addition to oiling but it’s never seemed to make much of a difference on these.

    5. lizzylou365 on

      I’ve had to major increase my nail oil this winter because of this! Like instead of once a day when I remember with my home cuticle oil, I bought a roller ball of cuticle oil to keep in my purse.

      I’m up to around 3-4 times a day with oiling and that’s helped me a lot over the winter.

      That and always moisturizing after I wash my hands. My hand washing way increases this time of year which I know doesn’t help the dryness.

    6. uranustinky on

      I’ve been trying to oil/moisturize and growing them out to no luck. I just try not to touch them unless they become bothersome, then I cut them away with nippers

    7. GetSetBAKE on

      I’ve seen folks have success with kerasal-the foot one specifically. I got it but ngl I forget to use it a lot. Whoops.

    8. Yoongi_SB_Shop on

      I get these ALL THE TIME. I’ve carried nail clippers with me ever since I was a teenager. I cut them off whenever I get them.

    9. sweet_pea2909 on

      I’m not sure because I’d have to see your nails without the polish, but it might be cause you’re filing/nipping too much of your sidewalls. Sometimes even a tiny tear on the sidewall can develop into a hangnail.

    10. breeeeze_girl on

      I’ve noticed a decrease in these since using a nano glass file (not the usual glass/crystal file with the frosted look). It files the nail edge so smoothly that it can help prevent them from splitting off the nail. It probably won’t help with the ones already there but might help prevent new ones from forming.

    11. Nice-Meat-6020 on

      I trim them carefully with cuticle nippers then gently file them, them oil right after. It’s dry af where I am and if I don’t stay on top of carefully filing when they get rough I get wicked hangnails.

    12. No-Feesh on

      Literally nothing has made these go away for me lmao. My nail health has proved an absurd amount from daily use of jojoba yet these continue to happen. Filing my nails properly and no longer touching my lower parallels didn’t fix it either. I just trim them off

    13. sunday_smile_ on

      Whatever you do don’t pull it off, I ended up detaching the whole side of my nailbed and it’s been 3 months and it’s not attached yet.

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