Finger has long barb, is it lack of vitamins?

If you think there is no so-called empathy in this world, it is probably because

You haven’t seen these pictures yet

Some pain, even across the cell phone screen, you can really feel it

For example, the following figure 

For example, the pain of kicking your little toe into the corner of the wall

For example

Tear barb off with pain

Barb has some trouble

A small barb contains great energy. It doesn’t look like a problem at ordinary times, but when you put your hand into your pocket, the barb may suddenly have a “back somersault”

It hurts. Finally, I pulled it off with a cruel heart. As a result, it didn’t take a few days

Keep pulling, and you will understand the pain of connecting fingers to heart

I can’t stand it! We are determined to fundamentally solve the problem of long barbs

So he sacrificed his left and right index fingers

The first thing to be clear is:

Where does the long barb come from?

Look closely at the barb and you will find that there is a corresponding lack of skin on the long barb finger

This is because barbs never come out of thin air. In fact, they are always there, which has to start with the structure of our skin

Our thin skin surface is composed of many layers actually:

In the skin renewal cycle of about 28 days, the basal layer cells at the bottom will move upward slowly in the process of aging, and finally die and become keratinocytes on the surface

This thin cuticle can block harmful substances, resist ultraviolet rays and prevent water loss

But when the stratum corneum breaks away, it becomes what we often call “dead skin” 

Whether it’s a barb on your finger

Or peeling dandruff

Skin on lips

In fact, they are all exfoliated cuticle. Barbs are just exfoliated cuticle around nails

But why does the barb not grow on the back of the hand and finger pulp, but around the nail?

Why do the barbs around the nails grow all the time?

Many people think that long barbs are due to lack of vitamins, but you will find that no matter how hard you try to supplement vitamins, the long barbs will still grow

Because long barbs are not caused by lack of vitamins, but by dryness!

There is actually a layer of sebum on the surface of the stratum corneum

Don’t underestimate these humble sebum. They can keep the stratum corneum moist, so that the stratum corneum and the skin below closely fit together

But the problem is that the skin around the nail is very special

If you don’t believe it, take a closer look at the back of your hand, are there any small hairs on it below these hairs

It’s actually the sebaceous glands of our skin

Normally, the sebaceous glands secrete some sebum, which is the natural “moisturizer” of our skin. Next, observe your finger abdomen

Although there is no hair here, I like to sweat from time to time. Although there are no rich sebaceous glands, the sweat glands are developed, and sweat can also provide moisturizing effect.

But the skin around the nails is the most special part of the whole hand. There are no sebaceous glands or sweat glands here, so it has become the hardest hit area of barb.

For this reason, the scientific name of barb is “nail week barb”

Wash hands frequently

Do housework

It’s easy for people to do barbs

The solution is also very simple, just two words – moisturizing 

It’s like this without hand cream

It’s like this with hand cream

So

It’s better to save money to buy Hand Cream than crazy vitamin supplements

Finally, emphasize one thing:

Don’t tear the barb, it will become unfortunate

It takes only a second to tear off a barb, but the heart piercing pain can last for a day. But seriously, I don’t suggest you tear the barb. In the process of tearing barbs, skin traction is easy to cause new damage.

Don’t look at that small wound. The pain takes you off guard

Severe may also lead to paronychia or perinail abscess

The correct solution is:

Soak your hands in warm water, wait for the barbs to get soften, and cut them off with a sharp nail clipper

But remember to use a sharp nail clipper, or it’s easy to tear off a whole nail

In a word: don’t tear the barb, it will become unfortunate

Finally, I hope everyone’s hands

It won’t be cold this winter

No nasty barbs!