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Whats your best remedy for junk stuc under your nails (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by Kaffeburk@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Currently typing with bandaids on both thumbs so please excuse typos and missedspaces.

Did some mechanic work a few days ago and forgot gloves. I washed with a nail brush and dishsoap as always but Now im suffering from both thumbs being inflamed and sore emanating from where thenail meets the thumb. I tried sucking and scraping to clean and cut the nails as short as i can. My usual trick is to scrape hard soap in under the nail before scrubbing, which works really well most time, but no cleaning method has worked this time. I can just barely see some black at the deepest part which i assume is engine oil. I dont think its some metal shard, since its both thumbs, didnt grind anything and usually splinters hiding spots can be pin-pointed by pushing on it but idk for sure. Also no pus leaking.

How do i get it out??? 😭 Whats your secret to dealing with inflammation?

Im thinking either some hydrogen peroxide cream on bandaids or moist gloves to soak in to loosen things up before trying to get whatever gunk is still there. I usually heal very fast, two other cuts from the same time are healing well and fast.

Idk anymore and its really frustrating…

Wishing you a good day and happythumbs!

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[–] aMockTie@piefed.world 3 points 5 days ago

The pointy end of a spudger usually works for me.

Spudgers in general are one of those tools that, at first, seem almost useless. Once you've used them for a dozen different things in the first few days/weeks, you'll wonder how you ever lived without them. I'm honestly shocked more people don't know about them.

Need to pry something out of a tight space? Spudger.

Need to clean the speakers or charging port of your phone? Spudger.

Can't quite scrape to the very edge of a squared indent? Spudger.

Can't quite reach the reset button in that electronic device? Spudger.

Any time you've used a knife, pen/pencil, or screwdriver for anything other than their designed purposes, a spudger was probably the best tool for the job. I keep several in every room and use them all regularly.