Hello everyone!
Do
you have short nail beds or long nail beds? What’s the difference anyway?
The
size and shape of the nail should be in proportion to the size and shape of the
nail bed. When your nails are within proportion, they are at their
strongest and most attractive.
I recently noticed
that my nail beds are a lot shorter than they used to be. How did this happen?
I thought about it and I realised that I am constantly scooping under my nails every time I wash my hands (and that's like a gazillion times a day!). Now that I am aware of this “bad habit” I am
trying my best to stop doing it. I hope
that if I stop “scooping”, my nail beds can grow back to the length they used to
be.
I read somewhere that once you
damage your nail bed it cannot grow back.
On the other hand, my mum used to bite her nails and she used to have
short nail beds. Now four years after
she stopped biting her nails, her nail beds are much, much longer.
Here is what I’m doing at the moment:
- Not “scooping” under my nails when washing my hands.
- Using a nail brush to clean under my nails.
- I push back my cuticles and moisture my hands and nail (at least once a day).
- Keeping nails at a shorter length to prevent breakage.
- Not clipping my nails all the way down.
- Using only a gentle nail file to shape my nails.
- Keeping nails painted so that I am less likely to see anything under the nails and try to clean it out.
I really hope this works. If you have any suggestions, leave a comment
below!
XOXO
Euphrasie85
Picture from here.
