• Question: why on our nails do we have cuticals?

    Asked by doddsywestham to Betul, Bridget, Ceri-Wyn, Laurel, Maria on 20 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Bridget Waller

      Bridget Waller answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      The cuticle is the bit where the nail grows from, so this is the newest bit of nail.

    • Photo: Ceri-Wyn Thomas

      Ceri-Wyn Thomas answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Cuticles provide protection at the bases of our growing finger nails. That’s about as much as I know I’m afraid!

    • Photo: Laurel Fogarty

      Laurel Fogarty answered on 20 Jun 2010:

      The nail cuticle is a thin piece of epidermis, the outer layer of your skin. It protects the newest parts of your nails as they are growing.

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