Joy Onuorah

Signs of healthy nails

• Nail plates are a pinkish-white color
• Cuticles are existent (so don’t cut them!)
• Nails and white tips are even lengths
• Prominent half-moon shaped white section (called the lunula) at nail base

Signs of unhealthy nails

• Peeling or splitting nails could be dryness or the result of vitamin deficiency
• Tiny white spots usually mean you’re biting your nails or painting them too often
• Horizontal grooves could be from stress, high fevers, or jamming your finger
• Red, swollen skin around nails could be from removing or biting cuticles
• Spoon-shaped nails could be a sign of iron deficiency or anemia