The Truth About Cuticle Care

Cuticle care is often misunderstood. Many people think they need to aggressively cut away the skin around their nails, but this can actually cause more harm than good.

What is the Cuticle?

The actual cuticle is dead skin on the nail plate. The thick band of living skin is the eponychium, which should never be cut as it prevents infection. We only gently push it back and safely nip dead tissue.