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White stuff under nails

Skin Health | Last Active: Jan 27 10:42pm | Replies (7)
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@anna17xox

Sue,thank you for telling me this information i'm sure you have expert knowledge on nail care and know what your talking about. But i have a question,I thought keratin was supposed to be a n orange pigment that produces an orange color or does it have more than one function ?

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Jan 27 4:51pm

You asked a great question!
You are thinking, perhaps, of carotene or beta-carotene, the orange pigment in carrots and some other plants.
Keratin is a protein substance produced by the body. Different types of keratin form your hair, skin and nails.
Sue

PS - Trivia for the day - keratin also forms the shell of a turtle or tortoise, the scales on a fish or a snake or the horns on a bison or a steer. (But not the antlers on deer or moose - those are bones!)

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