What is the healthy color of nails

At present, the base color of healthy nails generally recognized in the field of clinical dermatology and lifestyle beauty is a uniform and soft light pink. Pressing the nail surface lightly with your fingers will quickly turn white, and it will return to its original pink color in 1 to 2 seconds after releasing it. This shows that the blood circulation of the nail bed is in good condition and there is no ischemia or metabolic abnormality.

However, this standard is not an iron-clad rule. In recent years, many clinical studies in the academic field have proposed that judging whether nails are healthy must be based on an individual's natural skin color and long-term living habits. You cannot just use a uniform color card to apply it. I have been a manicurist for almost seven years, and I have seen as many as eight thousand nails. Very few people have completely grown to the light pink color on the "standard color card", and they all have their own little characteristics. Not long ago, I met a surfing instructor who has been staying in Sanya all year round. He has a bright tan all over his body, and the base color of his nails is two shades darker than ordinary people, with a very light brown tone. He used to watch short videos and saw people saying that nails should be as pink as peaches to be healthy. He also went to the hospital to draw whole blood to check for anemia. The result was no problem. The doctor said that he has more melanin pigmentation all over his body than ordinary people, and that the dark tone of his nail beds is completely normal physiological manifestations.

There is really no need to worry too much about the so-called "standard healthy color". I once had a regular customer who was very anxious after reading popular science on the Internet, saying that the light color of her nails must be due to lack of energy and blood. She ate blood supplements for two months that were advertised as "replenishing nail color". As for the crescent moon that everyone often struggles with, it is the exposed part of the nail matrix. Some people are born with the nail matrix growing far back, and the crescent moon is completely hidden in the flesh and cannot be seen. As long as the nail surface is uniform and smooth in color and has no uneven and stratified layers, there will be no problem.

What you really need to be wary of is the color changes that suddenly appear in a short period of time. For example, the originally stable light pink suddenly turns pale. It is most likely due to recent anemia or poor peripheral circulation. Pay more attention to keeping warm and supplementing with iron can slowly bring it back. If the part suddenly turns gray If it turns yellow and becomes brittle, it is most likely onychomycosis, which is commonly known as onychomycosis. Timely intervention is required to prevent it from spreading to other nails. If unexplained black spots suddenly appear under the nails and continue to grow larger, don’t hesitate to go to a dermatologist for a checkup to avoid missing a more serious problem.

To put it bluntly, nail color is just one dimension of health reference. Everyone’s physical condition is inherently different. How can everyone’s healthy nails have the same color?