Most people don’t know the meaning of the half moon at the base of the nails
The lunula—derived from the Latin word for “little moon”—is the whitish half-moon shape found at the bottom of the nail, just above the cuticle. It’s not decorative; it’s the visible part of the nail matrix, which produces the keratin that makes up the nail plate. Its pale appearance occurs because this section lacks the rich network … Read more