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If your nails grow from the base (cuticles), why do the ends turn white?
Like, I know my nails grow from the cuticles but it makes me wonder how the ends you clip off turn white so precisely from where you cut them off the last time. Wouldn't the clear part just extend further?
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- Anonymous2 months ago
Can't improve on Mattman's response.
- ?Lv 52 months ago
The translucent nail tips project beyond the blood-red nail bed, and so don't look pink. We see white when light reflects from the tips. The dirt that tends to collect under the tips makes them more opaque, adding to the milky-gray look.