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Posted: May 29 2009 at 1:02pm | IP Logged Quote SuzanneG
One of my daughters has cuticles that get REALLY high, fast!!! They will cover about half of her nail if they aren't pushed back every 2 weeks or so.

She soaks her fingers in warm water with a bit of lotion and soap, and then I push them back with my nails....but she's starting to complain that it hurts, probably for 2 reasons:

1. I really should be using a "cuticle-pusher-backer" , I think they're called orange sticks.
2. I think the dirt, grime, etc. from being outside more is starting to infect them.

Should I be trimming the excess cuticle? I have one of the trimmers, but it makes me nervous to use it on her....it's bad enough to use it on myself! I've also read not to trim cuticles, cuz it protects against bacteria, etc.

**Does anyone else have this?
**Tips?
**Routines that helped?

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Posted: May 29 2009 at 1:21pm | IP Logged Quote Martha
um dumb question here

but is there any reason not to just leave them alone?

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Posted: May 29 2009 at 1:34pm | IP Logged Quote SuzanneG

I alwasy thought (and I don't know where I got this from) that "overgrown cuticles" ......

a. don't look nice (which on a 5yo, isn't really an issue)
b. can interfere with nail growth
c. have more chance of tearing, which leads to infection

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Posted: May 29 2009 at 1:59pm | IP Logged Quote CatholicMommy
I have found with my son, myself and other children I've taken care of that if the cuticles aren't pushed back routinely, hangnails become a HUGE problem. I've never seen cuticles get too extreme, so I can't further than that - all I can say is that hang-nails start out just unpleasant to look at and end up infected and red and raw and yuck (technical term ;) ).

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Posted: May 29 2009 at 2:01pm | IP Logged Quote CatholicMommy
For the OP, I would suggest trying to make a routine of doing the cuticles every week (our night is Saturday evening in preparation for church the next day - careful bath, nail trimming, whatever else needs to be done) - after a while, hopefully they won't get so bad.

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I push mine back with the towel as part of drying off after a daily shower. Maybe doing them more often would keep them from getting so *extreme*?

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