Are you troubled by hangnails (倒刺) near your fingers? If you ever try to pull them, they really hurt. Why do we have more hangnails in winter?
Well, it turns out that our hands are drier during the season. The skin near our fingers isn't so oily (油的) as the rest areas of our skin. Winter weather is usually dry, which takes away the little oil we have. When the skin is really dry, it becomes harder, giving us those painful hangnails.
Not having enough vitamins can play a part in having hangnails, ▲ . Still, it's good to have foods rich in vitamins A and B, such as carrots, eggs, and fish, as Beijing Youth Daily suggests.
Don't pull hangnails—it hurts, and it can make things worse by doing harm to your skin and causing more hangnails. Instead, you can put your hand in warm water for a few minutes and then cut the hangnails with nail scissors. You can also try using hand cream more often.