Posted by Tabitha on February 2, 2009, at 2:07:41
In reply to Meaning of Disclored Nails and Ridges ????, posted by Phillipa on February 1, 2009, at 0:14:49
It's just the pigment from the polish staining your nails. Red in particular tends to stain yellow. It helps to always use a basecoat under the color. To remove the stains try hydrogen peroxide or denture cleaner tablets (soak in it).
Vertical ridges just come from aging. Horizontal ridges happen when the nail grows irregularly, like if you've been sick or something. I get horizontal ridges when my cuticles are damaged (bad habit of picking at them). The cuticle protects the live part of the nail where the growth happens.
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