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What is Cuticle?
A cuticle is  the layer of dead skin found on top of the still-living skin of the eponychium. Together, the eponychium and the cuticle act as a protective barrier around the nail, keeping out bacteria and other foreign substances. Damage to the cuticles can result in irritation or infection of the skin surrounding the nails or of the nails themselves.


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