- Things you probably didn't know about your Nails -

Did you know...?

• Fingernails grow three to four times faster than toenails.

Toenails are approximately twice as thick as fingernails.

The fastest growing nail is the one on your middle finger.

The slowest growing nail is your thumb nail.

Freshly cut nails grow faster than nails that aren’t cut regularly.

Nails grow faster in warmer climates than colder ones.

Nails grow faster during the day than at night.

Nails grow faster for younger people than older people.

Pregnancy causes a spike in nail growth that is not related to prenatal vitamins, contrary to popular belief.

You can get a read on your physical health by looking at your nails.

Dry nails can be improved by increasing your water intake.

Hangnails hurt because you’ve actually ripped open the edge of your nail root.

According to Guinness World Records 2011, the world’s longest fingernails belong to a woman named Lee Redmond and total 28 feet, 4.5 inches long. Redmond hasn’t cut her nails since 1979.

Nails are actually the same as hair. Both hair and nails are made of the same protein, called keratin.

Nails don't sweat. The nail bed does not have sweat glands, so it can't perspire. It is the skin around the nails that gets sweaty.

The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger. The slowest – on the thumbnail.

Cutting your nails after dark is bad luck. Although this is pure superstition, there is enough logic in it – if you cut your nails when there is not enough light, you can injure yourself.

It is a myth that hair and nails will continue to grow for several days after death. This is an optical illusion and is due to the fact that the skin shrinks, thus making it look as if the hair and nails are growing.

Nail manicure is a very ancient activity. There is evidence that even 4,000 years ago it was known to our predecessors.

Hope you found it interesting as much as I did.

Yours Truly
-MJ-