Why does the skin around my fingernails peel?

Tiny strips of skin just below my fingers nails start to peel off and it can get a little painful when that skin is rubbed against a surface of some kind. What problem I have and what should I do to get rid of this.problem. Please advice. Thanks in advance. read more

Peeling skin around the fingernails can mean a range of possible causes, from excessive hand washing without good moisturizing, to infection, to a more complex internal disease situation. Without knowing your medical history or more about the exact description of what is happening (and without seeing it) it is hard to be precisely sure what is wrong. read more

The doctor will diagnose the skin disease and suggest the proper course of treatment. When the disease clears, your skin around nails will stop peeling. 5. Infection. In some cases, peeling skin near the cuticle can be due to a chronic infection, potentially due to moisture or yeast. read more

Peeling of the skin around the nails is often due to eczema. Your skin may be dry due to frequent hand washing or you may have a low grade allergy to something that you come in contact with. Use fragrance free soap and a very heavy moisturizer like Aquaphor. If that doesn't do it, you may need a steroid cream and, possibly, a form of allergy testing called patch testing to try to find what you are reacting to. read more