rachofsunshine
New Member
Hi,
About a month ago I had gels on and i noticed lifting on one of my finger nails. I saw all this sort of peeling and debris under the nail, so I cut it down and it looked horrible - photo attached when I removed the gel, the nail was like chalk way past the end of the free edge, it was just completely dead and I had to cut quite a bit off leaving this green crust underneath.
Then I noticed that the same finger on the other hand was very stained yellow, and was developing a more minor version of the same thing. I bought a fungal solution but it just seemed to be so potent and made the skin peel and sore.
I put nothing on my nails for a few weeks but I’m going away now for holiday so I got acrylics... my cuticles have been ridiculously itchy red and swollen ever since, and bumping up too which was the first thing to happen before my some sort of fungal infection? I’m just not sure if its related or if it’s contact dermatitis, as I used to work at a hairdressers removing bleach all the time with no gloves, which irritated my hands massively.
Is there anything I can do to stop the itching and swelling of my cuticles and fingers?? Should I remove the nails? And does anyone know what might of caused this in the first place? Help please
About a month ago I had gels on and i noticed lifting on one of my finger nails. I saw all this sort of peeling and debris under the nail, so I cut it down and it looked horrible - photo attached when I removed the gel, the nail was like chalk way past the end of the free edge, it was just completely dead and I had to cut quite a bit off leaving this green crust underneath.
Then I noticed that the same finger on the other hand was very stained yellow, and was developing a more minor version of the same thing. I bought a fungal solution but it just seemed to be so potent and made the skin peel and sore.
I put nothing on my nails for a few weeks but I’m going away now for holiday so I got acrylics... my cuticles have been ridiculously itchy red and swollen ever since, and bumping up too which was the first thing to happen before my some sort of fungal infection? I’m just not sure if its related or if it’s contact dermatitis, as I used to work at a hairdressers removing bleach all the time with no gloves, which irritated my hands massively.
Is there anything I can do to stop the itching and swelling of my cuticles and fingers?? Should I remove the nails? And does anyone know what might of caused this in the first place? Help please