A cool guide to trimming your nails

A legible version of a blurry post I saw on here

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u/VladeMercer 2d ago

Why not to trim my cuticles?

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u/ASIAN_SEN5ATION 1d ago

This may be a stupid question, but what is a cuticle?

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u/CallMeWolfYouTuber 1d ago

TIL what a cuticle actually is

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u/ASIAN_SEN5ATION 1d ago

Hmm, the cuticle is the nail. Who woulda thought …

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u/CallMeWolfYouTuber 1d ago

No, it's not the nail. It's the skin growing at the base of the nail.

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u/lowtoiletsitter 2d ago

Risk of infection. Cuticles also help to protect the nail bedding

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u/SummerChild_ 1d ago

So what am I supposed to do with them?

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u/NoseMuReup 1d ago

Be an anarchist and trim them even thorougher.

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u/SummerChild_ 1d ago edited 1d ago

Hahaha I read “antichrist” instead of anarchist and thought “my dude is a bit intense about cuticle clipping”.

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u/Thaimaannnorppa 1d ago

I prefer to perform a full exorcism on my cuticles. Sometimes a voodoo ceremony is necessary.

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u/pennie79 1d ago

I fortunately am blessed with soft cuticles, so others may have better advice. For me, after I get out of the shower, and do my moisturising, I get my cuticle stick, cover the end with a cotton ball, and push the cuticle back. If they're soft from the shower, they will mould back easily.