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Consultant Dermatologist & Cosmetologist | Dr. Dixit Cosmetic Dermatology Clinic, Bengaluru
When we have peeling of the cuticles or the area of the skin that joins the nails this can be a very painful and irritating condition because it gets in the way of your daily chores like washing dishes or cutting vegetables or even when you are eating, there could be a problem of skin irritation when the cuticles are separated from nails usually this is a sign of a lot of water work especially if you keep washing your hands with hand wash or you use a sanitizer often or even if you have a job that makes you wash your hands often like a dentist a doctor like a dermatologist, we end to have more dry skin around your cuticles and some people also have a habit of picking our skin which is there around our nails so first we need to examine if there is a problem what our job or the vocation that makes you wash your hands frequently. If that is the cause then changing to using gloves when you do these jobs could reduce the peeling or the dryness of the skin around the cuticles, but what you should do to care your cuticles is always use a very gentle hand was or a very gentle hand soap and use lot of moisturizer immediately after washing and completely drying your hands. using Vaseline or olive oil to seal your hands is probably a good idea. Having biotin and iron rich and calcium rich supplements which can be prescribed by your dermatologist is also a good idea to take care of your cuticles, there are also a lot of cuticle creams that are available in the market , but just a plain Vaseline will just do, but if you have a problem of dry cuticles and the cuticle is separating from the nail, this is a common nidus for bacterial and fungal infection. So it is important that you should take good care of your nails and if you do feel if it is not healing or you are having swelling in that area, please do visit a dermatologist, do not neglect these condition for long.
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