Do You Know---- Fingernails Grow Four Times Faster Than Toenails

Everyone of you must have noticed that you dont need to cut your toenails as often as your fingernails. Many people think it happens only with them...but actually it happens with all of us.

A broken fingernail will take about 3 to 6 months to regrow whereas a broken toenail will take around 12 to 18 months to regrow completly.

Nails are made up of a protein known as Keratin. The growth of nails depends on several factors. The reason behind this is not clearly defined by medical science. But still there are mant theories to define this.

According to one theory, as fingernails are physically close to the heart than the toenails the fingernails receive better blood ciculation and the nutrients required for their growth. Hence fingernails grow faster than the toenails.

It is also said that the nails of the dominant hand grow faster than the other. Also the nails of the longest fingers grow faster. It is also mentioned somewhere that the sunlight also affects the growth rate of the nails.

Another theory says that the more thicker the nails the more time it takes to grow. While cutting your nails you must have noticed that the toenails cannot be easily cut by the same nailcutter which we use for the fingernails. Its just because the toenails are thicker and harder than the fingernails.

Some also believe that the nails of men grow faster than the women. Even the nails of the pregnant women grows at a faster rate, may be due to some hormonal changes due to pregnancy.