What Is It, Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Overview

What is a nail infection (paronychia)?

Paronychia is nail inflammation that may result from trauma, irritation or infection. It can affect fingernails or toenails.

Paronychia can develop when bacteria enter broken skin near the cuticle and nail fold, causing an infection. The cuticle is the skin at the base of the nail. The nail fold is where the skin and nail come together.

Healthcare providers treat paronychia with antibiotics to kill the infection. Providers may also drain pus (thick, infectious fluid that builds up around a wound). They may also culture the fluid to see what specific bacteria might be causing the infection.

Sometimes, the infection comes back or symptoms last for weeks (chronic paronychia). Chronic paronychia is more commonly caused by irritation from occupational or environmental exposures. Less often, it may be caused by a chronic bacterial or fungal infection.

How common is paronychia?

Paronychia is a common nail condition. Anyone can get a bacterial nail infection, but it’s more common among people who:

• Are exposed to irritants: Detergents and other chemicals can irritate the skin and lead to a nail bed infection. People who work with chemicals and don’t wear protective gloves have a higher risk.
• Bite their nails or cuticles: Nail biting or picking at the cuticles can create tiny cracks in the nails or cuts in the skin. Bacteria may enter the skin through these small cuts.
• Have certain skin conditions: People who have underlying skin conditions may be more likely develop nail infections.
• Work with water: Bartenders, dishwashers and other people with jobs that require their hands to be wet have a higher risk of developing paronychia.

Symptoms and Causes

What are the symptoms of a nail infection (paronychia)?

Symptoms of paronychia usually develop over several hours or days. Sometimes they take longer to develop. Symptoms appear where the nail meets the skin (the nail fold and cuticle). The sides of the nail can also be affected.

Paronychia symptoms include:

• Pain, swelling and tenderness around the nail.
• Skin that is red and warm to the touch.
• Pus that builds up under the skin. A white to yellow, pus-filled abscess may form. If an abscess forms, it may require antibiotics and/or drainage.

Untreated, the nail can start to grow abnormally and may have ridges or waves. It may look yellow or green, and it can be dry and brittle. The nail can detach from the nail bed and fall off.

What causes paronychia?

Most commonly, infectious paronychia results from a staph infection. Staphylococcus aureus bacteria cause staph infections. Other bacteria (such as Streptococcus pyogenes) can also cause the infection. Bacteria get into the skin through:

• Cuts, broken skin or hangnails.
• Ingrown nails (this happens most often with ingrown toenails).
• Irritation from water or chemicals.

• Trauma to the nailbed or cuticle area. Trauma can result from accidents, nail biting or frequent manicures or pedicures.

  Some medications can also cause paronychia. Some of these medications include retinoids, anti-cancer medications, HIV medications and some antibiotics.

What are the types of paronychia?

There are two types of paronychia. Both types have similar signs and symptoms:

• Acute paronychia: Symptoms of acute paronychia appear over hours or a few days. The infection is only in the nail fold and doesn’t extend deeper inside the finger or toe. Symptoms go away with treatment and last less than six weeks.
• Chronic paronychia: Symptoms develop more slowly than acute paronychia, and they usually last six weeks or longer. Several fingers or toes can be infected at once. A nail fungus (usually from a type of fungus called candida) may occur along with the bacterial infection. Candida is one of several types of fungi that cause toenail fungal infections.

Diagnosis and Tests

How is paronychia diagnosed?

Your provider will ask about your symptoms and do a physical exam. Healthcare providers usually don’t need to order tests to diagnose a nail infection. Occasionally, providers may take a sample of the tissue and send it to a lab to test for specific infectious causes such as bacteria or fungi. Rarely, if the infection is severe, imaging (such as an X-ray) may be ordered to check for involvement of the underlying bone.

Management and Treatment

Can I treat paronychia at home?

You may be able to treat mild cases of paronychia at home. Soak the infected area in warm water for about 15 minutes a few times a day. Be sure to dry the area thoroughly. Soaking the cuticle and nailbed helps pus drain from under the skin.

If symptoms don’t get better after a day or two of home remedies, see your provider. You may need other treatments, such as antibiotics, to clear up the infection and help you heal. You may also need minor procedures such as drainage if an abscess has formed.

What is the treatment for nail infections (paronychia)?

Most bacterial nail infections go away with antibiotics. These medications kill bacteria that cause infections. Be sure to follow your provider’s instructions and finish the entire course of antibiotics so the infection doesn’t return.

If pus has built up around the nail bed and isn’t draining on its own, your provider may drain the pus. After cleaning the area, your provider makes a small cut so the pus can drain. Your provider places a bandage over the cut. You should keep the area clean and replace the bandage when necessary.

Prevention

Can I prevent nail infections (paronychia)?

To prevent a nail infection, you should:

• Avoid biting or chewing on your nails or hangnails. Don’t pick at your cuticles.
• Be careful not to cut your nails too short. When trimming cuticles, avoid cutting too close to the nail fold.
• Maintain good hygiene by washing your hands and keeping your nails clean. Use gentle soaps that are not irritating to your skin.
• Use lotion on your nail fold and cuticles if your skin is dry. Excessive dryness can cause the skin to crack.
• Wear waterproof gloves if you work with chemicals or your hands will be wet for a long period.

Outlook / Prognosis

What is the outlook for people with paronychia?

Paronychia usually clears up with treatment. Some people get more than one infection, or the infection comes back after treatment (chronic paronychia). Untreated, the infection can cause damage to the nail.

Rarely, untreated paronychia can go deeper into the finger or toe and lead to a serious infection. The infection may progress to involve the underlying bone. In severe cases, providers need to remove a finger or toe to make sure the infection doesn’t spread to the rest of the body. Severe, chronic paronychia most often affects people who have diabetes or conditions that cause problems with blood circulation.

Living With

When should I see my healthcare provider about paronychia?

If you have diabetes or another condition that affects your circulation, or are immunosuppressed, call your provider as soon as you notice signs of infection. You should seek immediate care if you have a condition that affects your body’s ability to fight infection.

See your provider if symptoms are severe or don’t go away after a few days. If symptoms return after treatment, call your provider for an evaluation.

A note from Cleveland Clinic

Nail infections can be painful, but they don’t usually cause serious health problems. If your job requires you to work with chemicals or detergents, or if your hands are frequently wet, talk to your provider. You can protect your hands and avoid an infection by wearing waterproof gloves that do not irritate the skin. Seek treatment right away if you have diabetes or difficulty fighting infections. Also, see your provider if paronychia comes back after treatment, or if your symptoms worsen or don’t go away.

What Is It, Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Overview

What is a nail infection (paronychia)?

Paronychia is nail inflammation that may result from trauma, irritation or infection. It can affect fingernails or toenails.

Paronychia can develop when bacteria enter broken skin near the cuticle and nail fold, causing an infection. The cuticle is the skin at the base of the nail. The nail fold is where the skin and nail come together.

Healthcare providers treat paronychia with antibiotics to kill the infection. Providers may also drain pus (thick, infectious fluid that builds up around a wound). They may also culture the fluid to see what specific bacteria might be causing the infection.

Sometimes, the infection comes back or symptoms last for weeks (chronic paronychia). Chronic paronychia is more commonly caused by irritation from occupational or environmental exposures. Less often, it may be caused by a chronic bacterial or fungal infection.

How common is paronychia?

Paronychia is a common nail condition. Anyone can get a bacterial nail infection, but it’s more common among people who:

• Are exposed to irritants: Detergents and other chemicals can irritate the skin and lead to a nail bed infection. People who work with chemicals and don’t wear protective gloves have a higher risk.
• Bite their nails or cuticles: Nail biting or picking at the cuticles can create tiny cracks in the nails or cuts in the skin. Bacteria may enter the skin through these small cuts.
• Have certain skin conditions: People who have underlying skin conditions may be more likely develop nail infections.
• Work with water: Bartenders, dishwashers and other people with jobs that require their hands to be wet have a higher risk of developing paronychia.

Symptoms and Causes

What are the symptoms of a nail infection (paronychia)?

Symptoms of paronychia usually develop over several hours or days. Sometimes they take longer to develop. Symptoms appear where the nail meets the skin (the nail fold and cuticle). The sides of the nail can also be affected.

Paronychia symptoms include:

• Pain, swelling and tenderness around the nail.
• Skin that is red and warm to the touch.
• Pus that builds up under the skin. A white to yellow, pus-filled abscess may form. If an abscess forms, it may require antibiotics and/or drainage.

Untreated, the nail can start to grow abnormally and may have ridges or waves. It may look yellow or green, and it can be dry and brittle. The nail can detach from the nail bed and fall off.

What causes paronychia?

Most commonly, infectious paronychia results from a staph infection. Staphylococcus aureus bacteria cause staph infections. Other bacteria (such as Streptococcus pyogenes) can also cause the infection. Bacteria get into the skin through:

• Cuts, broken skin or hangnails.
• Ingrown nails (this happens most often with ingrown toenails).
• Irritation from water or chemicals.

• Trauma to the nailbed or cuticle area. Trauma can result from accidents, nail biting or frequent manicures or pedicures.

  Some medications can also cause paronychia. Some of these medications include retinoids, anti-cancer medications, HIV medications and some antibiotics.

What are the types of paronychia?

There are two types of paronychia. Both types have similar signs and symptoms:

• Acute paronychia: Symptoms of acute paronychia appear over hours or a few days. The infection is only in the nail fold and doesn’t extend deeper inside the finger or toe. Symptoms go away with treatment and last less than six weeks.
• Chronic paronychia: Symptoms develop more slowly than acute paronychia, and they usually last six weeks or longer. Several fingers or toes can be infected at once. A nail fungus (usually from a type of fungus called candida) may occur along with the bacterial infection. Candida is one of several types of fungi that cause toenail fungal infections.

Diagnosis and Tests

How is paronychia diagnosed?

Your provider will ask about your symptoms and do a physical exam. Healthcare providers usually don’t need to order tests to diagnose a nail infection. Occasionally, providers may take a sample of the tissue and send it to a lab to test for specific infectious causes such as bacteria or fungi. Rarely, if the infection is severe, imaging (such as an X-ray) may be ordered to check for involvement of the underlying bone.

Management and Treatment

Can I treat paronychia at home?

You may be able to treat mild cases of paronychia at home. Soak the infected area in warm water for about 15 minutes a few times a day. Be sure to dry the area thoroughly. Soaking the cuticle and nailbed helps pus drain from under the skin.

If symptoms don’t get better after a day or two of home remedies, see your provider. You may need other treatments, such as antibiotics, to clear up the infection and help you heal. You may also need minor procedures such as drainage if an abscess has formed.

What is the treatment for nail infections (paronychia)?

Most bacterial nail infections go away with antibiotics. These medications kill bacteria that cause infections. Be sure to follow your provider’s instructions and finish the entire course of antibiotics so the infection doesn’t return.

If pus has built up around the nail bed and isn’t draining on its own, your provider may drain the pus. After cleaning the area, your provider makes a small cut so the pus can drain. Your provider places a bandage over the cut. You should keep the area clean and replace the bandage when necessary.

Prevention

Can I prevent nail infections (paronychia)?

To prevent a nail infection, you should:

• Avoid biting or chewing on your nails or hangnails. Don’t pick at your cuticles.
• Be careful not to cut your nails too short. When trimming cuticles, avoid cutting too close to the nail fold.
• Maintain good hygiene by washing your hands and keeping your nails clean. Use gentle soaps that are not irritating to your skin.
• Use lotion on your nail fold and cuticles if your skin is dry. Excessive dryness can cause the skin to crack.
• Wear waterproof gloves if you work with chemicals or your hands will be wet for a long period.

Outlook / Prognosis

What is the outlook for people with paronychia?

Paronychia usually clears up with treatment. Some people get more than one infection, or the infection comes back after treatment (chronic paronychia). Untreated, the infection can cause damage to the nail.

Rarely, untreated paronychia can go deeper into the finger or toe and lead to a serious infection. The infection may progress to involve the underlying bone. In severe cases, providers need to remove a finger or toe to make sure the infection doesn’t spread to the rest of the body. Severe, chronic paronychia most often affects people who have diabetes or conditions that cause problems with blood circulation.

Living With

When should I see my healthcare provider about paronychia?

If you have diabetes or another condition that affects your circulation, or are immunosuppressed, call your provider as soon as you notice signs of infection. You should seek immediate care if you have a condition that affects your body’s ability to fight infection.

See your provider if symptoms are severe or don’t go away after a few days. If symptoms return after treatment, call your provider for an evaluation.

A note from Cleveland Clinic

Nail infections can be painful, but they don’t usually cause serious health problems. If your job requires you to work with chemicals or detergents, or if your hands are frequently wet, talk to your provider. You can protect your hands and avoid an infection by wearing waterproof gloves that do not irritate the skin. Seek treatment right away if you have diabetes or difficulty fighting infections. Also, see your provider if paronychia comes back after treatment, or if your symptoms worsen or don’t go away.

7 Gross Things That Happen When You Bite Your Nails

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If you’d rather not send the people around you a message of “Hey, I’ve got issues!” then you might want to kick your nail-biting habit. Turns out nail-biting can be a sign of emotional imbalance, according to study review in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJODO).

While it’s super common, nail-biting—or onychophagia, as experts refer to it—is a kind of “tell” that you’re freaked out or frazzled, and one that can spur other mouth-related stress behaviors like chewing pencils, biting your lips, or smoking. (Discover the 5 best foods for your brain and other cutting-edge natural tips in Prevention’s Ageless Brain.)

That same review identifies a four-stage sequence common to anxious nail-biters: After raising the hand to the face or mouth and holding it there for a few seconds, the fingers are quickly tapped against the front teeth, the study authors say. Next, a series of quick spasmodic bitings occur, followed by visual inspection or feeling the newly bitten nails with your other fingers.

If that sequence sounds familiar, your habit may be an easy way to assess when you’re stressed out. While that’s sort of helpful—symptoms of stress can be silent or hard to identify—biting your nails can also lead to some truly gross or harmful health issues, says Adam Friedman, MD, associate professor of dermatology at George Washington University. 

If you needed 7 more reasons to quit biting your nails, this list has you covered. 

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Nasty infections

If you bite off too big a piece, you can expose the delicate skin beneath your nail, leaving it exposed to any bacteria or pathogens in your mouth—and there are plenty of them. “All our mouths are full of bacteria, so you can easily infect yourself,” Friedman says. 

One of the most common forms of infection is called paronychia, and it can cause swelling, redness, pain, and pus-filled lumps. That infection can stick around for weeks at a time, shows a study in the journal American Family Physician. 

Friedman says biting your cuticles—the narrow crescents of skin that rim the bottom of your nail—is the most common cause of paronychia.

MORE: 6 Natural Ways To Deal With Nail Fungus​ 

Inflammation

Your saliva’s chemical composition allows it to break down fats and other food molecules, Friedman says. While that aids your digestion, it can also damage and inflame the skin of your fingertips if you’re constantly jamming them in your mouth, he says. For the same reason, licking your lips can cause them to become chapped; your saliva is actually corroding the skin, Friedman says. (Dealing with weak nails? Here are 8 reasons why your nails keep breaking.) 

Illness

While exposing your fingers to the bacteria in your mouth is bad news, giving all the nasty microorganisms on your fingers access to your mouth is probably worse. “Our hands come into contact with all kinds of debris and pathogens, and stuff tends to get stuck under our nails,” Friedman says. Put those germ-encrusted nails in your mouth, and there’s no limit to the bad stuff that could result—from common colds to a serious stomach virus. 

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Ingrown nails

Your fingernails contain a generative layer called the “matrix,” which is sort of like the bed from which all your nail cells flower, Friedman explains. Biting or biting-related infections can damage that matrix, which could lead to chronic ingrown nails or nail deformities, he says.

Facial warts

Pick at a wart, and its contagious material can get onto or under your nails. Touch your face or mouth with those contaminated nails, and you could end up with warts on your face or neck, Friedman says. (Get rid of warts once and for all with these remedies.) 

Hand herpes

Well, that’s not what it’s called, but that’s the idea. The actual condition is called “herpetic whitlow.” If you have oral herpes—and roughly 40% of adults do—you can infect your fingers with the virus. That could result in fever, but usually the first symptoms are painful burning and tingling in your infected fingertips. After a week or two, you could also develop liquid- or blood-filled sores that will hang around (along with the pain) for another two weeks.

MORE: Is This The End Of Cold Sores?

Tooth problems

The sockets that hold the roots of your teeth can be deformed or destroyed by chronic nail-biting, causing your teeth to become crooked. Nail-biting can also cause fractures in the teeth you use to do the nibbling, and can trigger the gum disease gingivitis, per another AJODO study. (Teeth are pretty low maintenance, but here are the 7 things you need to know about your teeth as you age.)

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Markham Heid is an experienced health reporter and writer, has contributed to outlets like TIME, Men’s Health, and Everyday Health, and has received reporting awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Maryland, Delaware, and D.C.

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Man’s nail-biting habit leads to severe infection, emergency surgery

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A lifelong nail-biter learned to stop the habit the hard way after he developed a serious infection that nearly cost him his finger. 

Steven MacDonald, from Scotland, told South West News Service (SWNS), a British news agency, that he required emergency surgery after developing a green, pus-filled infection in his left index finger that was tied to “nibbling away” at his fingernails.

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Steven MacDonald after his finger was treated.
(SWNS)

MacDonald first noticed the infection when his finger became “red and itchy.” Soon after, he experienced swelling, puss, and underlying green color. The 48-year-old’s fiance, Karen Peat, encouraged him to go to a local pharmacy to seek treatment. A pharmacist reportedly recommended the man try magnesium sulfate to clear the infection, but MacDonald said he didn’t have any luck.

A few days later, MacDonald woke to a “rash all up on [his] arm.” The infection was beginning to spread, he said.

The man’s infected nail.
(SWNS)

Peat then rushed MacDonald to a nearby emergency room. After they arrived, the man said everything was a “blur.” He was diagnosed with a severe case of paronychia, or the infection of the skin around the nail, and was told he required emergency surgery to remove the affected flesh.

”I could tell Karen was really anxious but I wanted to stay positive,” he said. “Looking back now, I didn’t realize how serious it was.”

Steven MacDonald, 48, was rushed to hospital just days after noticing his left index finger had become infected.
(SWNS)

MacDonald was immediately taken into surgery and doctors worked for two hours to remove the infected skin on his finger. They also removed his nail, which MacDonald claims may never grow back. He remained in the hospital for a few days following surgery.

”This ordeal has taught me a huge lesson. To any nail biters out there, please just pull your finger away from your teeth,” he said. ”I’ve been tempted to bite a few times since, as it’s been a habit of mine for so long, over 50 years, but I’ve told myself not to.”

“To any nail biters out there, please just pull your finger away from your teeth,” MacDonald said.
(SWNS)

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”At first, we weren’t that worried as he’d had little swellings before where he’d been nail-biting, but when it kept getting worse and he showed me the rash, I really started to panic,” recalled Peat.

”It was horrible to hear, I was so scared,” she continued. ”I’ve told him he’s never biting his nails again, it’s just not worth it.”

Scottish man nearly dies after nail biting leads to serious infection

Steven MacDonald, 48, was rushed to hospital just days after noticing his left index finger had become infected. It swelled up and turned green with puss – after he’d been nibbling his nails.

The former postman – who has been a nailbiter all his life – was initially given magnesium sulphate by a pharmacist in order to cure it.

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But his finger continued to balloon and just four days later his fiance, Karen Peat, 47, noticed a rash on her partner – running from his finger up his forearm.

Steven MacDonald was rushed to hospital just days after noticing his left index finger had become infected. Picture: SWNS

Karen rushed Steven to University Hospital Monklands, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, where the couple found he had a severe case of paronychia – an infection of the skin around the fingernail – which was spreading and medics performed emergency surgery to save his life.

Mum-of-two Karen, a care worker, from Coatbridge, near Glasgow, Scotland, said: ”At first we weren’t that worried as he’d had little swellings before where he’d been nail biting, but when it kept getting worse and then he showed me the rash, I really started to panic.

”I knew it was quite serious then so I rushed him into our local hospital. The doctor took one look at it and he was whizzed right through the A&E queue.

”After giving him a strong shot of antibiotics they told us we’d need to go straight to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for emergency surgery.

Steven was kept in for observation for four days. Picture: SWNS

”They told us that if we’d left it even a few hours longer he might have been dead.

”It was horrible to hear, I was so scared.

”I’ve told him he’s never biting his nails again, it’s just not worth it.” Steven was admitted onto the plastic surgery ward, at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, on 6th January and within an hour was in surgery, under general anesthetic.

After a successful two hour operation to remove the infected flesh, Steven was kept in for observation for four days.

Stephen’s fingernail may never grow back. Picture: SWNS

Despite the possibility that his nail might never grow back, Steven – a dad to one 12-year old daughter – remains positive.

He said: ”This ordeal has taught me a huge lesson, to any nail biters out there, please just pull your finger away from your teeth! I’d never had a problem like it before but it left me seriously considering life and death.

”I was quite jokey about it until I came around from the operation and realised what a close call it had been. I’ve been tempted to bite a few times since, as it’s been a habit of mine for so long, over 50 years, but I’ve told myself not to.

”It’s weird now that I’m not nibbling away at them, they’re actually growing really fast.

”I keep joking that I might need to get myself down the salon for a manicure!

”But seriously, I really cannot thank the NHS enough, they reacted so fast, it was incredible”.

The couple – who met at school and who got together three years ago – were initially not worried when Steven’s finger became red and itchy.

But after noticing it going green and swelling up, on Friday 3rd January, Karen insisted on taking her fiance to the local pharmacy, in Whiffet, Coatbridge, Scotland.

The pharmacist wasn’t too concerned and suggested they purchase magnesium sulphate – which can be used to draw out splinters, pus or infection from the skin.

When the finger continued to swell the loved up pair went to a different chemist, in Coatdyke, near Glasgow, where the ‘worried’ pharmacist booked them an out of hours appointment at a doctors surgery in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Steven said: ”We went along later that afternoon to the emergency GP appointment, but the doctor wasn’t that worried but did suggest it needed to be lanced and properly cleaned out.

”He wasn’t able to do it then and there so suggested we go to hospital to get it sorted. He made a call to University Hospital Monklands but they said it might be an eight or nine hour wait and so we decided to go up there first thing the next morning.

”But when I got up the next day there was a rash all up my arm, coming from the finger, it was a bit like sunburn…

”I didn’t think much of it but Karen seemed quite worried so we rushed into A&E. From there it was all quite a blur as a nurse came to look at it and rushed me into a room.

”A doctor then gave me antibiotics and sent me straight to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for surgery. In the cab over there, it was only 15 minutes but it felt like hours. I could tell Karen was really anxious but I wanted to stay positive and so was laughing and joking around with the taxi driver.

”Looking back now I just didn’t realise how serious it was.” After five days in hospital, Karen could finally bring her partner back home to recuperate.

She said: ”It was so good having him home again, even if his finger does look all mangled up. He’s really been so brave about it all.

”I was especially worried because I’d been widowed at a young age after my husband, Alan, was in a bad house fire. In a weird twist of fate, Alan actually died on the same ward that Steven was admitted to.

”It felt like deja vu, I was terrified to lose another good man in that place. Thankfully he’s right as rain now and we’re finally planning the wedding.’

Woman Warns People Not To Bite Nails After Friend Gets Serious Infection

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There are plenty of us out there who bite our nails, and the majority are fully aware of the amount of horrible s*** that can accumulate under there.

But if the thought of getting old bits of scum in your mouth isn’t enough of a deterrent, perhaps this picture will be:

A woman has warned people not to bite their fingernails. Credit: Facebook

A woman from Scotland posted the picture on Facebook as a warning to people who bite their nails. She said the nail belonged to someone she knew and the sore yellow infection was caused by nail biting.

The infection was so bad that the person had to be rushed to hospital for emergency surgery, as the infection began travelling up the arm.

In the post, the woman said: “A message to nail biters out there STOP!!!

“Someone I know who prefers to remain nameless who bites their nails ended up having to get rushed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary today for emergency surgery because they had bitten their nails down too far and had got an infection in the finger.

“This person had been to two chemists and spoken to two separate pharmacists over the past few days who had advised to use magnesium sulphate and keep it covered. It still got worse and when finally went to A&E this morning was told if left much longer it could have been fatal as the infection was travelling up the arm hence the emergency surgery!

“So please please stop biting your nails!”

There are measures you can take to help you cut back on nail-biting. Credit: Facebook

In the aftermath of the surgery, the nail-biter was placed on an antibiotic drip.

Offering an update, the woman said: “Surgery done and on a drip for antibiotics for the next few days and this is how it looks now p.s minus a nail on that finger which may never grow back but on the plus side one less nail for them to bite!”

If you regularly bite your nails, there are things you can do to cut back on the habit. Cutting your nails regularly is key, as this reduces the temptation to bite – and of course the amount of nail there to bite.

You could also try coating your nails in a bitter-tasting polish.

This Father of Two Nearly Died of a Sepsis After Biting His Nails

Biting your nails is a common nervous fixation — but as one man in the U.K. found out, it can quickly become more than just a bad habit.

Luke Hanoman, a father of two, developed sepsis and nearly died all because of a small cut on one of his fingers caused by biting his nails, reports The Sun.

“I used to bite my nails all the time. It was nervous thing,” the 28-year-old told the British newspaper. “And one day I bit the skin down the side of my nail. It hurt a bit but I didn’t think anything of it.”

Later that week, he developed some scary symptoms. He couldn’t focus, he started having cold sweats, and he was shaking. His finger swelled up and began throbbing. At first, Hanoman thought it was just a viral infection and that he would be able to “sleep it off.”

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After going to bed on a Friday night, he slept until 2 p.m. the next day, when his mother came to check on him. At this point, Hanoman had developed a high fever and red lines all over his body, which can be a sign of infection. His mother called the National Health Service, and she was advised to get her son to a hospital immediately.

Hanoman ended up spending four days in the hospital last July being treated for sepsis. Now he’s speaking out to help raise awareness about the condition.

“They told me I was lucky to make it so long. I was close to septic shock,” Hanoman told The Sun. “The doctors and nurses were really good. They didn’t tell me how bad it was because I think they were trying not to worry me too much. When I was feeling better they told me I was lucky to be alive.”

Sepsis can occur when a bacterial infection in a person’s body rages out of control, triggering an immune system response that can lead to organ failure and tissue damage. Without proper treatment, sepsis can progress into septic shock, a life-threatening condition. Symptoms of sepsis include elevated heart or respiratory rate, difficulty breathing, clammy skin, confusion, and abdominal pain, according to the Mayo Clinic. More than 1.5 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with sepsis every year, and about 250,000 Americans die from sepsis annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While the elderly and those with weakened immune systems are at higher risk, almost any infection can lead to sepsis.

“I had no idea what sepsis was and I had no idea about the symptoms to look out for,” Hanoman told The Sun. “There needs to be a lot more awareness. I think it’s important people know that it can target anyone at any age.”

If you’re a nail biter and Hanoman’s story has you wanting to finally kick this bad habit once and for all, the American Academy of Dermatology has some tips on how to stop biting your nails. First, keep your nails trimmed short and replace nail-biting with another compulsive habit, like playing with a stress ball. If you can afford it, try to get regular manicures, as spending money offers extra motivation to keep your nails looking pretty.

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90,000 Why scratching is so good – BBC News Russian Service

• Jason G. Goldman
• BBC Future

March 17, 2016

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Itchy skin makes us scratch instinctively. Why, then, scratching your own skin with your nails almost instantly relieves an unpleasant sensation? – the columnist asked a question

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Zoologist Jay Traver began to experience persistent itching around age 40 and continued to suffer from it until her death 40 years later.

Traver was convinced that she and her two relatives with similar symptoms were victims of a skin parasite – the mite Dermatophagoides scheremetewskyi.

After 17 years trying to get rid of the disease, the woman published a scientific paper describing her medical history in the medical journal Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington – possibly in an attempt to find someone who could alleviate her suffering.

Traver sought help from general practitioners, dermatologists, neurologists, and other medical professionals.

While trying to lime the mites, the woman poured industrial quantities of hazardous pesticides on herself.

She inflicted wounds on herself, trying to fish out the source of irritation with her nails from under the skin, and sent tissue samples obtained in the process to entomologists.

One doctor guessed to refer her to a neurologist for an examination, but the patient managed to convince a specialist that she did not need his services.

“Until now, no treatment method has helped me completely get rid of ticks,” she wrote.

We now know that there were no parasites on or under the skin of Traver and her family.

A woman suffered from a mental disorder known as dermatozoal delirium, in which patients try to find the physical causes of their discomfort, often hurting themselves.

Traver’s story is similar to the stories of other people with dermatozoal delirium, but such cases are quite rare: they take less than 2.5% of the time spent by dermatologists.

On the other hand, the more common itch is an everyday occurrence that is familiar to almost everyone.

And nobody knows exactly what it is.

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Almost all people experience itching at least once a day, and the cause of its occurrence is not always known

The definition, which is still used by most doctors and researchers, has been proposed for about 350 years back by German doctor Samuel Hafenreffer.

He wrote, in a somewhat streamlined manner, that itching is any “unpleasant sensation that causes a conscious or reflexive urge to scratch an itchy area.”

According to this explanation, whenever you scratch, the phenomenon causing this action is itching.

Perhaps this definition is accurate, but it does not clarify the causes of itching.

At first glance, itching and pain are from one field of berries. Our skin contains many pain receptors, nociceptors, which transmit information to the spinal cord and brain about the presence of various types of irritation.

Weak stimulation of nociceptors causes an itching sensation, strong – pain.

This is the theory of intensity, which says that nociceptors have no specialization.

But there is an alternative theory of specificity, which suggests different properties of different nociceptors: some are responsible for the feeling of pain, others – for the sensation of itching.

However, it is possible that the same receptors are responsible for both sensations, somehow determining different types of effects on the skin.

Obsessive scratching

The fact that itchy skin can be caused by various reasons does not fully explain this phenomenon.

Itching can be severe – this sensation is familiar to most of us, and can occur, for example, after an insect bite.

There is also a chronic, pathological type of itching caused by dry skin, eczema, psoriasis and other skin diseases.

Brain tumors, multiple sclerosis, chronic liver failure, lymphomas, AIDS, hypothyroidism and neuronal damage can also cause chronic itching.

In addition, the itching sensation is associated with psychological and cognitive factors, not all of which are as creepy as dermatozoal delusions.

Obsessive scratching may be a manifestation of obsessive-compulsive disorder; at the same time, constant scratching of the skin can lead to its mechanical damage, which only aggravates the problem.

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The pain of scratching the skin is very different from the pain of a burn

Even more curious, painful stimuli can reduce the itching sensation.

Scratching is a weak, but still painful stimulus, but the slight sensation of pain that we experience when scratching with our nails on the skin really helps with itching – as well as applying cold or hot objects to the irritation site, capsaicin (an alkaloid that makes pepper pungent) or even exposure to weak electrical discharges.

At the same time, paradoxically, a possible side effect of taking analgesics designed to relieve pain is an increase in sensitivity to the sensation of itching.

Despite the apparent similarities between the mechanism of the feeling of pain and the sensation of itching, there is one very obvious difference between them.

When we experience pain, we reflexively distance ourselves from the source of that sensation. Try to bring your hand as close to an open fire as possible, and you will immediately want to remove it.

But the scratching reflex (or “processing reflex”), on the contrary, draws our attention to the irritated skin area.

This phenomenon can be explained from the point of view of evolution: gazing at the site of irritation and scratching it quickly is a more effective method of eliminating an insect crawling on the skin than a withdrawal reflex.

By brushing, we get rid not only of insects and parasites, but also of plant fragments and any other materials that adhere to the skin or get stuck in the hair.

Here’s how it works in the example of a mosquito bite: Skin cells release a chemical (usually histamine), prompting the nociceptors to send a signal to the spinal cord, from where it travels along a bundle of nerves known as the spinal thalamic tract to the brain.

In 2009, researchers conducted an experiment injecting histamine into non-human primates to induce itching in the legs by measuring the activity of the animals’ dorsal-thalamic tract using an electrode.

Immediately after injection, neuronal activity increased sharply. When the researchers scratched the sites of irritation, the activity of the neurons decreased.

So it was found that scratching affects the activity of the spinal-thalamic pathway, and not the brain. (Indeed, there is no “itch center” in the brain).

But in cases where scratching preceded the injection, it did not bring any relief to the test subjects.

That is, somehow the spinal cord “knows” when scratching should help and when it shouldn’t.

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Perhaps scratching helped our ancestors get rid of annoying insects

Are you itching already? If so, that’s because, like yawning, itching can be “contagious.”

Doctors say that after taking patients with scabies, they themselves begin to itch reflexively.

Researchers once conducted an experiment where they gave a lecture on itching specifically to see if the audience would exhibit the appropriate symptoms.

And it worked: shooting with hidden cameras showed that those present scratched themselves during the lecture much more often than during the presentation on a more neutral topic.

“Contagious” itching is also observed in monkeys – perhaps because itching yourself when others are doing it can be beneficial for the survival of the species.

And think about this: scratching is generally not considered painful – on the contrary, it can be enjoyable.

In an article published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology in 1948., neurophysiologist George Bishop of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis described the paradox as follows: “Violently scratching an itchy patch that would hurt anywhere else can be great pleasure.”

However, while scratching the back of a loved one in a fit of passion can be quite pleasant, scratching can lead to serious problems in patients with chronic itchy conditions.

So, patients with eczema say that they do not itch until the itching disappears, but until the scratching process ceases to cause pleasant sensations.

“Happiness is the ability to itch every time you want,” the American poet Ogden Nash once said. Perhaps he himself had no idea how right he was.

What to do if you are bitten by snakes, mosquitoes, horseflies, bees and ticks – Tips

Summer is a time of vacations and recreation in nature. The coronavirus epidemic is gradually declining, so more and more people go to summer cottages, have picnics, and take long walks in parks and forests. However, do not forget about the safety rules in the fresh air! How to behave when bitten by snakes, mosquitoes, horseflies, bees and ticks, read the material “RIAMO in Mytishchi”.

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The common viper is distributed practically throughout the Moscow region, especially in its northern part. Its bite for a person is extremely rarely fatal, but it is considered quite dangerous to health. In case you have been bitten by a viper or another snake whose name you do not know, try to remember what it looked like in order to understand how dangerous the consequences are.

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“It is advisable to photograph or remember the appearance of the snake – its size, color, skin pattern. It is necessary, if possible, to call an ambulance or go to the hospital on your own. To provide assistance on the spot, you should wash and treat your hands, rinse the wound with clean running soapy water, it is better to use laundry soap. Then disinfect the wound with any available non-alcoholic means – iodine, brilliant green, ”said Tatyana Kuptsova, a pediatrician at the Polyclinic No. 2 Borisovka medical center in Mytishchi.

She added that a clean, recent bandage should be applied over the bite site, which should be loosened as the swelling increases.

“Free your body from clothing, remove all jewelry, otherwise the spreading edema will complicate this later. If a limb has been bitten, then it must be immobilized, that is, to create immobility in the damaged part of the body. It is necessary to fix the two nearest joints by applying a splint, ”said Kuptsova.

She explained: if a snake has bitten a child, then it should be kept in a horizontal position, and so that the site of the bite is below the level of the heart.

“When bitten by a snake, motor function should be completely limited so that the poison does not actively spread throughout the body. Allow plenty of water to drink to help eliminate toxins. Do not forget to take adsorbents and ensure complete rest before the arrival of the doctors, ”added the pediatrician.

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Mosquitoes

“Mosquito bites in our strip are mostly dangerous allergic reactions, especially when it comes to children.The baby’s skin has its own anatomical features, with a bite, the manifestations are brighter and more pronounced than in most adults, ”said Maria Kurkova, a pediatrician, allergist-immunologist at the Medsi clinic on Leninsky Prospect.

And she added that mosquito bites, like other insects, can be protected by using mosquito nets on windows and on baby strollers.

“Repellents can also help. But we must remember that for children under one year old, these funds cannot be used, since they contain either chemicals or herbal essential oils, which can cause allergic manifestations.It is recommended to apply the spray on clothes, and cream or lotion on exposed skin, but it is better to avoid palms and fingers, be very careful with your face, ”Kurkova explained.

She added that mosquitoes do not like strong odors. Therefore, you can also apply on the clothes aqueous solutions of vanilla, citrus, mint, prepared at home. But this should be done only if there is no allergic reaction to these components.

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“If you have been bitten by mosquitoes and the itching is mild, local therapy is sufficient.If the itching is strong or the swelling grows in the eyes, then you should immediately, given the patient’s age, take an antihistamine inside – “Fenistil”, “Zirtek”, “Erius”, “Suprastin” – and apply local therapy in the same way, “said Kurkova.

And explained what funds are used in the framework of local therapy.

“There are antihistamine gels that block the main allergic neurotransmitter, histamine, thereby relieving itching and swelling. These are “Fenistil gel” and “Psilobalm”, which are approved for use from the first month of life.There are also lotions and creams containing drying, antiseptic and antipruritic components – for example, “Neotanin”, “Calamin”. You can alternate these funds, ”said Kurkova.

And she added that for mild manifestations, zinc-containing products are effective – “Chatterbox”, “Tsindol”, “Zinc paste”, as well as medical cosmetics – “Tsikaplast”, “Sicalfat”, “Cu-Zn cream”, cream “Dermalibur” , “Skin-cap”, “Tsinocap”.

“There are also combined balms and creams containing silver, chamomile, mint, panthenol and other components that help relieve itching and inflammation, – see the firms” Moskitol “,” Gardeks “.Allergy sufferers are not recommended to use herbal products and multicomponent creams sold, in addition to pharmacies, in the general retail network, as they can only intensify the unpleasant manifestations of mosquito bites, ”Kurkova noted.

And she added that if there are no medicines at hand, then you can try folk remedies.

“Apply cold to the bite site – small vessels will spasm and allergic mediators will not spread. And then a soda “cake”, a lotion, a solution – this will help relieve swelling and itching – due to the “pulling” of allergens.This method has no limitations in its application, ”concluded Kurkova.

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Kurkova noted that in the case of horsefly and fly bites, the reaction is caused not by the fact of puncturing the skin, but by the substances that insects inject during the bite.

“About 25% of people have only a local skin reaction, but 9% may develop a systemic allergic reaction both on the skin and on the respiratory system,” Kurkova explained.

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And she noted that in case of horsefly and fly bites, it is necessary to first treat the wound with an antiseptic – Betadin, Chlorhexidine, Miramistin, an alcohol napkin are suitable, or rinse with water and laundry soap.

“To prevent further development of edema and reduce itching, apply cold on top by wrapping it in a clean cloth, such as a piece of ice, a container of ice, or a bottle of cold water.You can apply a cotton swab moistened with a solution of sodium chloride or ammonia to the wound, ”Kurkova said.

And clarified the signs of allergic reactions.

“Signs of a moderate allergic reaction: swelling, pain, rash, slight swelling, itching, increased body temperature at the site of the bite. A moderate allergic reaction is observed in many victims and does not require special measures, ”she said.

And noted that in the event of an acute allergic reaction, immediate professional medical attention is required.

“Signs of an acute allergic reaction: swelling of the face, a bright rash that appears all over the body and itching, as well as dizziness, decreased blood pressure, tachycardia, shortness of breath, respiratory failure, anxiety, nervousness,” Kurkova explained.

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Bees and wasps

After a bee or wasp sting, severe pain and burning immediately appear at the site of the bite, and after a short period of time, redness and swelling occurs.Sometimes a sting can be seen in the wound, which should be removed if possible. Most often, pain and swelling gradually decrease, and after a few days they disappear completely.

“Most people tolerate bee and wasp stings without serious consequences. After a bite, some may have malaise, headache, weakness, a slight increase in temperature up to 37.0 – 37.2 degrees, rashes like urticaria. These phenomena usually occur in 10-20 minutes, ”said Marina Kulik, a dermatovenerologist at the Medsi clinic on Leninsky Prospekt.

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And noted that in 1% of people, a bee or wasp sting can lead to severe reactions, up to anaphylactic shock. Bites in the eyes, face, tongue, neck are considered dangerous.

“When stinging a bee, first of all, you need to get the sting with tweezers, a needle or clean nails. After that, treat the wound with an antiseptic – “Betadine”, “Chlorhexidine”, “Miramistin”, an alcohol napkin will do. You can also wash it with water and laundry soap, ”said Kulik.

And noted that to prevent further development of edema and reduce itching, a piece of ice or a bottle of cold water should be applied on top, previously wrapped in a clean cloth. Also, to reduce itching, a cotton swab moistened with a solution of sodium chloride or ammonia can be applied to the wound.

“For the fastest elimination of the remains of the poison from the body, you need to drink plenty of fluids. As a preventive measure, especially for people prone to allergies, you should take an antihistamine – Tavegil, Kestin, Zirtek, Ksizal, ”Kulik said.

She added that if more severe allergy symptoms appear – weakness, dizziness, chills, palpitations, shortness of breath, increased swelling at the site of the bite – the victim should be laid down, wrapped up warmly, called an ambulance or taken to the hospital as soon as possible.

“If the bite site is festering, then it is necessary to treat it with an antiseptic twice a day – brilliant green, iodine,” Fukortsin “,” Betadin “are perfect. And after 15-30 minutes apply antibacterial cream – “Levomekol”, “Baneocin”, “Synthomycin emulsion”, – advised Kulik.

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The danger in the summer season is not only blood-sucking insects, but also ticks. Many people consider them insects, but this is a mistake: ticks are a subclass of arthropods from the class of arachnids. That is, they are more likely “relatives” of spiders and scorpions.

Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, infectious disease specialist at the Medsi Clinical and Diagnostic Center on Belorusskaya Margarita Nagibina noted that the tick can be a carrier of bacteria, viruses, protozoa that cause such dangerous diseases in humans as tick-borne encephalitis, borreliosis, ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis.

“Lyme disease, or tick-borne borreliosis, is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria borrelia. As a rule, pathogens are transmitted to humans by ixodid ticks when they suck: Borrelia enter the skin, multiply within a few days, then spread throughout the body, ”said Nagibina.

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And noted that ixodid ticks are a constant source of risk of infection with borreliosis.

“Tick-borne encephalitis is still more tied to certain regions – Siberia, Karelia, Leningrad region, where forests are saturated with ticks infected with this virus.But borrelia-infected ticks are ubiquitous. With the onset of warm weather, their suction is recorded in different regions of Russia, including in the Moscow region and even in Moscow – for example, in the Losinoostrovsky forest park, ”Nagibina said.

She noted that redness is noted at the site of the tick suction. The spot gradually increases in size, over time, a characteristic cyanosis appears in its center – the so-called ring-shaped erythema.

“Another symptom of the initial stage of the disease is an increased body temperature.If at this stage the patient consults a doctor in a timely manner, borreliosis is quite successfully amenable to complete cure. If help to the sick person is not provided in time and the disease starts, the situation may end in disability or even death, ”Nagibina said.

She noted that in order to prevent this formidable infectious disease, one should dress well when going to the forest so that all exposed areas of the body are protected to the maximum. So, you need to wear clothes with long sleeves and legs, always with elastic bands on the cuffs so that the fabric fits snugly against the skin.It is recommended to tuck your pants into socks, tuck your hair under a kerchief, cap, hood. You can also use special repellents if there is no allergic reaction to the components of the drug.

“After returning home from the forest, carefully inspect the clothes, because sometimes the ticks, remaining on things, can get on the skin if a person, having been in the forest and not examining the clothes, puts them on again the next time,” Nagibina advised.

And she noted: if you find a sucked tick on the skin, it is important to immediately seek advice from an infectious disease doctor.He will say that the removed tick must be sent to the laboratory, will provide the addresses of the laboratories and tell you what are the next steps if you get a positive result.

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“At this stage, timely accurate diagnosis of the disease and the identification of its first symptoms are of paramount importance. And if the laboratory confirms that the tick is infectious, then prophylactic treatment is necessarily carried out, which is prescribed by an infectious disease doctor, in accordance with accepted standards in the Russian Federation, ”said Nagibina.

She added: if the victim did not notice the tick or, even worse, found it, pulled it out and just threw it away, and then found erythema at the site of the bite, then treatment begins already when the person is sick – at the erythematous stage.

“On condition of timely diagnosis even at the level of tick detection, treatment takes 7-10 days. If the erythematous stage has already begun, then on average it will take two weeks or more to be treated, ”she said.

Therefore, the main element of salvation from tick-borne borreliosis is attention and vigilance when you are resting in the forest, park, at a summer cottage.Ticks hide in the grass, they are small and very inconspicuous, so you need to be careful, especially to children playing directly on the ground.

90,000 photos of how lice bites look on the body, head and hair of a person

Immunity against head lice in the human body is not produced. Therefore, any contact with a lice carrier can lead to illness. It is worth knowing what parasite bites look like so as not to miss the initial phase of head lice.

Being in the neighborhood with a person suffering from head lice, you can become infected with lice yourself. Since all people, without exception, are subject to this, one must know the enemy by sight.

What do lice look like

The head louse is a miniature insect. Its length is only four millimeters (the size of the clothes and pubic lice is even smaller). Six legs with tenacious claws are attached to the elongated body. Thanks to them, the parasite firmly clings to the hair and deftly moves along the head of its victim.The color of the elongated translucent abdomen changes to brown after the louse is fed with human blood. Lice see poorly, but in space they are perfectly oriented by smell.

It is not so easy to spot single individuals in hair. Lice are visible to the naked eye in advanced cases of pediculosis, when they have established entire colonies and swarmed on the part of the head covered with hair.

Examination of the head in case of suspected head lice should be carried out in good lighting, lifting the hair from the bottom up, strand by strand.When combing with a fine comb over the spread tissue, the lice begin to fall down. It is quite difficult to crush a louse with your fingers; you can do this by holding the insect with your nails (while a click is heard).

What nits look like

Having settled comfortably in the hair, the lice begin to multiply actively, laying eggs – the so-called nits. They look like small (only 1 mm) light balls. They are often mistaken for dandruff. To recognize the nits, you should try to separate them from the hair.It is not difficult to remove dandruff, but the nit is glued to the hair with a special sticky secret, which is produced by the female’s body. The area behind the ears and the back of the head are favorite places where lice often leave nits

The capsule, which protects the egg from external influences, also prevents the harmful effects of drugs for the treatment of head lice. This explains the fact that when dealing with lice, it is not enough just to etch them with the help of a special tool. A prerequisite for success is combing out the nits with a fine-toothed comb.

What lice bites look like

Until the lice proliferate and fill the hairy part of the head, they are almost invisible. On blond hair, nits are not conspicuous. But the marks from parasite bites speak for themselves. You can notice them not only on the head, but also on the neck. So that blood clotting does not interfere with eating, lice with saliva inject a special enzyme, which is an allergen, into the bite site. Redness and swelling of damaged skin, a burning sensation appear for this reason.

In the absence of adequate treatment, the scalp and neck are covered with red dense spots. Since they are constantly itchy, it is difficult to resist the urge to scratch them. A person suffering from head lice scratches the inflamed skin over and over again. Damage from nails can appear at the site of the bite, often an infection gets into them, which leads to decay of the wounds.

If head lice is detected, treatment should be started immediately, combining chemical and mechanical effects on parasites.Plant-based head lice remedies will help to cope with the problem quickly and without harm to health.

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Cosmetics for hands and nails

Reviews of cosmetics in the heading “Hand and nail care”

Neutrogena

Concentrated hand cream Neutrogena.
This cream can be scent (very unobtrusive, in my opinion) and without. I use one or the other, I like both. I have very dry skin on my hands, prone to the formation of painful microcracks. This cream literally saves me! The manufacturer is not exaggerating: the cream softens, nourishes and improves the condition of the skin of the hands from the very first use. The texture is dense, like an ointment, the cream is greasy, but it is perfectly absorbed and does not leave a sticky feeling. Protects against aggressive environmental influences.It heals cracks well, relieves inflammation. Gives comfort and softness to hands, improves their appearance. The effect lasts for a long time, so this cream does not need to be applied during the day as often as a regular hand cream requires. After all, the concentrated Norwegian formula works great! I was convinced of this from personal experience. The cream is quite economical. The 50 ml tube is convenient to carry in your purse. Recommend!

Neutrogena

Neutrogena hand cream “Norwegian formula”, very pleasant smell, softens the skin well, very economical.On the package it is indicated that it is designed for more than 200 uses, I think this is true. You need to squeeze out quite a bit of cream, and it spreads very well. There is no mineral oil in the composition, which is good news.

Neutrogena

Hand Cream Unscented Hand Care Neutrogena.
The cream is thick and greasy, absorbed quickly enough, not sticky.Gives hands softness, tenderness and velvety. Also perfectly softens knees and elbows.
It is a pity that it is not enough, there are only 50 ml in a tube.

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Johnson’s (Johnson & Johnson)

Bought in the summer spray “Off” after an insect bite. An excellent tool! Really very effective against itching from insect bites.Convenient little bottle. Its compact size allows you to take it with you in your bag when traveling to the country or to the forest. Economical consumption of funds. Light aroma. The bites gradually stop itching.

Le petit Marseillais (Johnson & Johnson)

White clay and Jasmine – disgusting shampoo !!! I washed my hair with dyed hair with this shampoo (since, in principle, my hair roots are oily), and something terrible started – my head began to itch so terribly that even after washing with another shampoo, my scalp ached for several days.maybe it’s some kind of personal allergy, BUT! I have never had this, although I tried a lot of shampoos, both professional and mass-produced, both for dyed and unpainted hair.

Le petit Marseillais (Johnson & Johnson)

Shampoo with apple and olive. It smells great, foams well, but that’s not a problem, by the evening the head is already stale.Suitable for those who wash their hair every day. For those who are used to doing it every other day, this is definitely not an option.

Johnson’s baby (Johnson & Johnson)

Johnson’s baby cosmetics contain Parabens, practically in all products, even in milk and creams, and these chemical substances can provoke the development of malignant formations and other serious diseases. Johnson’s baby is poisoning our kids !!!

Le petit Marseillais (Johnson & Johnson)

I have wanted to try it for a long time.I finally bought it. For oily hair, with white clay. Well, he smells nice, foams well, he washes his hair almost to a squeak. Gives good volume. BUT! The tips after him are dry (I’m still ready to forgive this, since I have a bunch of tools for the tips). By the end of the second day, the hair is in a soooo awful state, that the feeling that it has not been washed for a week, no less. And even dandruff began to appear! That killed me altogether. I have not had dandruff from any shampoos for 10 years already. I will definitely not use this shampoo again!

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