Bad news for any aspiring merpeople out there: All that water exposure might be secretly wrecking your nails. According to Dana Stern, MD, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai and renowned nail expert, the nail is 1,000 times more absorptive of water than the skin, which means that too much water exposure can weaken your nails and cause peeling and breakage.
Read the full article featuring our own Dr. Stern at Well + Good.