Fingernail Ridges

Posted in: Fingernails' problems by weddingcometrue | June 27th 2010 | no comments

Fingernails have been a very important part of our body and they are thought of being a mirror to one’s health. Any disorder that one may seize in the fingernails, that is out of common than the normal fingernails look, must be taken into consideration.

A healthy fingernail look has a smooth surface, is pinkish in color, has the possibility of being as thick as it can, it shows no signs whatsoever of splitting, peeling, ridging. Whether one begins to seize any disorder in the fingernails, one will better take a look into this and start helping the fingernails from the beginning.

Fingernail ridges are one of the disorders that may appear on the fingernails and that will give a bad look to your fingernails. Even one may try to hide them with fingernail polish; this is surely not the answer for this. While the finger nail polish will just cover your fingernail disorders, once it is taken off the fingernails, your fingernails will remain with the bad look.  That is why, seizing this disorder will mean that you have to start taking care of it as well.

There are two different types of fingernail ridges one can seize. There are the vertical nail ridges and then there are the horizontal nail ridges. While the first one can be cause mainly by external causes the second ones signify there is some internal disorder going on in your body. Therefore, as long as the external disorders can be prevented, the internal ones cannot be.



The external causes that lead to fingernail ridges are using too many harsh chemicals, by using too much nail polish, by not using oil for moisturizing your nails or the cuticles from your fingernails, by not taking the right care of the fingernails and as well. The aging process is a cause of the vertical fingernail ridges as well but one is not able to do anything against it. Just like in the case of the hair or of the body, in the aging process there are some things that happen in your body that lead to the appearance of fingernail ridges.

While this cannot be stopped, one can take some actions for the chemicals issue, therefore, one should cease to use too much harsh chemicals, should protect the fingernails by wearing a pair of rubber gloves while doing work around the house, should cease using too much nail polish and when using it one should put a protective layer of clear coat, and when removing the nail polish one should look for the nail polish remover that does not contain acetone.

The moisturization is as well an important part of the fingernail ridges appearance. If the fingernails do not take the proper moisturization from the food we eat every day and from what we do every day. Whether, the nail is not capable of in taking the needing oil, one should use almond oil for the fingernails or an olive oil.

Whether, in the case of vertical ridges, there are things one can do to prevent their appearance, if one has horizontal ridges on the fingernails, the causes go beyond mere external causes and they as well signify something more serious may be going on with your body. Some of the causes that can lead to the appearance of horizontal fingernail ridges are circulatory or respiratory problems, liver or kidney disorders, and more serious health issues, like heart failure, melanonychia, and many other such problems. As the causes are so serious, one must take the appearance of these horizontal fingernail ridges very serious. There is nothing one can do, but to go and seek medical advice in this issue.

A dermatologist is the only one that will be able to give you the proper advice in this regard, and juts with following his medical advice and by treating the actual disease you suffer from, will these ridges disappear from your fingernails.