Before the polish comes out at the salon, the manicurist works hard to clean up your cuticles.

Some people prefer having theircuticles pushed backwhile others request a cuticle cut.

However, cutting your cuticles can lead to them becoming hard or even split.

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It can also cause an infection, ridges, and white lines on the nails.

Whether you push them back or cut them, you may notice they grow back incredibly fast.

This might happen sooner than you expect if you don’t care for them regularly.

Woman’s hands getting manicure

Lifestyle causes of overgrown cuticles

One cause for cuticles overgrowing is simply not tending to them regularly.

One tip is to soak your nails in warm water before pushing cuticles back so they are more pliable.

you could alsouse cuticle oilto achieve the same result.

Woman scratching hand

One condition is psoriasis, which causes skin cells to multiply at faster speeds than usual.

Eczema is another medical skin issue that can cause cuticles to overgrow.