Usually on the finger nails
2006-07-22 10:04:59 · 27 answers · asked by gogetaah 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
Either you banged it or it's a nutritional deficiency
2006-07-22 10:07:52 · answer #1 · answered by IdesOfMarch 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Little white marks (leukonychia) often appear after minor injuries. They may last for weeks or months and usually go away on their own.
Some considerations to take in mind regarding Leukonychia is that its presence is not a sign of a lack of vitamin or calcium in the diet, is harmless and may be caused simply from a minor injury that occurs when the nail is growing and that it is much more common on fingernails than toenails.
2006-07-22 17:13:40 · answer #2 · answered by woman38 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well a lot of ppl say it is calcium, but that is just a well known myth.. It really has nothing to do with calcium.. They are bruises that damage your nail.. Hitting your nails hard, will make these white markings occur.. Just wait a little bit, and they will go away. OR.. paint ur nails a cute color, and there you go! They're covered! LOL
Don't worry bout it! Its totally normal, and will go away real soon! =]
2006-07-22 17:12:08 · answer #3 · answered by alexandra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are probably not air bubbles. Are you referring to the little marks that don't disappear until you cut that part of the nail off? If so, those are little nicks or chips. Nothing to worry about, it just means you knocked it into something and the (natural) enamel on your nails got chipped. This is why many people wear clear protective nail polish.
2006-07-22 17:08:00 · answer #4 · answered by someone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at the bottom of the finger nail there is a white line. Most ppl have it. but if it is a big line it means that you are blessed with beauty
2006-07-22 17:07:27 · answer #5 · answered by angela :D ! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a few different things.
Nutritional, some diseases, a clogged pore above the nail.
I have lines and intentions in mine.It helped the doctor diagnose my arthritis.
Best to see a doctor and ask him.
2006-07-22 17:15:15 · answer #6 · answered by donworybhapy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the little white scratches? Those are kind of like little bruises, and they're pretty common on fingernails. I've never gotten one on my toenails but I'm sure you can
If you mean those halfmoon shapes near the cutical, those are air bubbles. Weird, huh?
2006-07-22 17:06:34 · answer #7 · answered by Tiffany C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard calcium deficiency the most, but have also heard it could show a lack of many minerals in your diet.
2006-07-22 17:07:36 · answer #8 · answered by ouoray 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scratched your nails really deep, mixed with a couple air bubbles. It's happened to me before.
2006-07-22 17:06:41 · answer #9 · answered by Gabrielle M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just calcium deposits. Don't worry it's just when you bang them on something. It'll go away in a few days.
2006-07-22 17:17:47 · answer #10 · answered by Lyssums 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decreased calcium levels? But I don't have any, I take 1,000 mg of calcium everyday.
2006-07-22 17:10:59 · answer #11 · answered by anglo_audiophile 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋