Why are my nails all of a sudden growing so fast?

One reason for sudden hair and nail growth could be due to an improvement in your overall health. There are many vitamin deficiencies that can cause your hair and nails to grow slowly. Some of the important vitamins for hair and nail health are vitamin C, vitamin E, and B-Complex vitamins.

Is growing nails fast bad?

The average healthy person’s nails grow 0.5mm to 1.2mm per week, but if yours grow faster it is a bonus. FYI, they also grow faster in young people and in the summer. Good luck.

Do fingernails grow faster as you age?

The growth rate for fingernails and toenails slows considerably with age. Fingernails grow faster than toenails, about four times faster. This means if something happens to an elderly person’s nail, such as a tear or rip, it can take a long time to repair itself.

What causes nails to grow?

Nails start in the nail root, hidden under the cuticle. When cells at the root of the nail grow, the new nail cells push out the old nail cells. These old cells flatten and harden, thanks to keratin, a protein made by these cells. The newly formed nail then slides along the nail bed, the flat surface under your nails.

Which fingernail grows the fastest and why?

The middle fingernails tend to grow the fastest and the thumb the slowest and the reason is because of the length of bones in the fingertip. To put this in perspective, here’s a flow chart of the growth rate of nails in humans from fastest to slowest.

What does it mean if your fingernails grow fast?

There are a number of reasons why your nails may grow faster or slower than the average rate. The nails on your dominant hand are said to grow faster simply because you use your dominant hand more. This increases your risk for trauma, like catching your nail on a snag or hitting your nail with a hammer.

Which one of your fingernails grows the fastest?

Well, according to studies, the nails on the middle finger grow the fastest. Apart from this, the nails on your dominant hand grow faster than that the nails on your non-dominant hand.

Do some fingernails grow faster than others?

This alone best explain why the middle fingernails grow the fastest compared to the others. That of the pinky and thumb is said to grow at a millipede speed because of how small the length of the bones are. Simply put, the smaller the bone on the fingertip, the slowest they grow.