Re: Re: White Marks on nails

[Guest guest]

Joyce and Jane,

I am a little behind on posts ( I have company

again!) and just got to this one. My mom used to tell

me that every white mark was an angel kiss. I still

get a smile every time one shows up.

--- Joyce wrote:

>

> Jane,

>

> When I was a little girl, my mother told me that

> every time a white mark

> came under my fingernail, it meant that I had told a

> lie.

>

> Hugs, Joyce

>

>

> >

> >

> >

> > >

> > > ,

> > > I'm another one with about $0.00 in the budget

> for nail care. (And I

> > did love a good pedicure!) But all you need is a

> good thick

> moisturizer

> > every single day, as often as you can think of it.

> Eucerin comes in

> the

> > round tub and is excellent. It is more expensive

> though and I use the

> > store brand version (CVS or Target or Walgreens)

> and it's basically

> the

> > same thing if you check the list of ingredients.

> My skin is very very

> > dry especially my hands. (They think actually that

> this is a symptom

> of

> > my connective tissue disease) so I have to keep

> after it constantly. I

> > use almond oil on my cuticles before bed. I buy a

> little 8 oz bottle

> of

> > it in the grocery and it lasts months and months.

> > > When you can't afford to have the professionals

> do it, you find ways

> > to take care of it yourself right?

> > >

> > > Beth

> > > Age 48 Fibrotic NSIP 06/06

> > >

> > > Change everything. Love and Forgive

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Ridges on fingernails

> > >

> > >

> > > I've had ridges on my nails off and on for

> almost as long as I can

> > remember. I've had two different dermatologists

> tell me that all

> > fingernails have ridges on the underside and that

> if these ridges are

> > showing through on the topside of our nails it is

> because the nail bed

> > is drying out. So the remedy is the typical things

> like keeping gloves

> > on when working with water and detergents and

> working outside etc.

> Using

> > good quality moisturizers and cuticle oils. These

> don't replace

> moisture

> > but they do keep your hands and nail beds from

> drying out further.

> I've

> > also been told that fish oil supplements can help

> though I don't take

> > them. The external stuff seems to work fine for

> me.

> > >

> > > I don't think that ridges have anything to do

> with our lung disease

> > and the clubbing is really a separate issue as far

> as I know.

> > > Beth

> > > Age 48 Fibrotic NSIP 06/06

> > >

> > > Change everything. Love and Forgive

> > >

> > >

> > >

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