‌Even though hangnails are small injuries, they can cause pain and irritation, making it hard for you to do daily tasks. When you have a hangnail, it can be tempting to rip it or bite it off. That’s a ...

Experiencing pain around your fingernails is usually a sign of irritation or infection. But if you have swelling and redness around your fingernail, you may have an infected hangnail. A hangnail is a ...

It can seem ridiculous that a little piece of skin near your nail can hurt like hell and annoy you all day. But as anyone who's had a hangnail can attest, they're all that and more. They're painful, ...

La cuticle and hangnail care it passes above all from the constant hydration Applying a specific cuticle oil or nourishing cream daily helps keep them soft and supple. It's also helpful to protect ...

Maybe you’ve been slacking on moisturizing recently, and now your cuticles are dry and cracked. Or you’ve had a nail-biting type of week, and you’ve got the jagged hangnails to show for it. At first, ...

The first thing to know about hangnail treatment is also the hardest: Don't pick! I would know, because I seem to always have a hangnail. And even though I am armed with the know-how and the products ...

These pesky skin tears can be a huge pain. Here’s what to do if you get one, and how to prevent hangnails in the first place. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Caroline ...

You may be able to safely remove a hangnail using nail clippers or cuticle scissors. Softening the area first and keeping it clean before and after removing the hangnail can reduce your risk of injury ...

A hangnail infection is a type of skin infection (paronychia) that happens when a hangnail—flaps of pulled or damaged skin at the base of the nail—becomes infected. This infection occurs when certain ...

Discovering a hangnail is akin to finding a pesky pimple: You curse at first sight of the little bastard, knowing that you’re in for a probably painful removal and a too-long recovery period. And ...

It can seem ridiculous that a little piece of skin near your nail can hurt like hell and annoy you all day. But as anyone who's had a hangnail can attest, they're all that and more. They're painful, ...

A hangnail is a small piece of jagged or torn skin that appears at the very edge of the fingernail. Various treatments can help with an infected hangnail on the finger. In this article, we look at ...