Why do finger nails grow faster then toe nails?

Question

Have you ever wondered why our finger nails grow faster then our toe nails.

Answer 1

Do they?

I've never wondered because I've never noticed. Of course, I've bitten my fingernails for as long as I can remember, so I never have to cut them - my toenails, thankfully, are another matter.

Here's an interesting paragraph on the subject:

"You might have noticed that nails on the fingers grow faster than nails on the toes. You’re right! Fingernails grow faster on the longest fingers too. It has been found also that nails that are the most exposed and most used grow the fastest; if you’re a right-handed person, nails grow faster than those on the left hand, and vice-versa. Fingernails generally grow faster in young males and particularly in the summer. There isn’t any direct experimental evidence to answer the question “why,” however we might conjecture that the reason has something to do with exposure to the elements and usage."

Answer 2

thats just the way our bodies are, this is precisely what one is told at an ingrown toe nail removal that it may take upto 6 months for the toe nail to regrow while it may take only upto 3 months for the finger nails, good luck

Answer 3

perhaps it is coz we usually placed on shoes and it gets much less gentle it and it additionally kinda prevents the upward thrust of our toenails??? and we don't precisely have something combating our fingernails from transforming into....