How to Get Rid of Flaking Fingertips

A condition called Kawasaki disease can cause the skin on your fingertips to flake off, among other symptoms. This disease generally strikes children under the age of five-years-old. Its cause is unknown, but it is quite common among children of Korean and Japanese descent -- but anyone can get it. There are also other medical conditions that can result in flaking and peeling skin.

Things You'll Need

• Moisturizing creams
• Natural moisturizers such as jojoba oil or olive oil

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Instructions

• 1

  Apply natural oils -- such as jojoba oil or olive oil -- to the skin recommends Peelingskin.org. Before the skin flakes and peels, it will get thicker and fissures or cracks can develop. Your fingertips may burn.

  When the skins flakes and peels the skin underneath is highly sensitive, raw and red.

• 2

  Take a multivitamin daily, and eat a proper diet. If you are deficient in vitamins B and A, or you are deficient in iodine or iron, this can cause skin to peel. Foods that are particularly good for this problem include eggs, fish and carrots, which have a lot of vitamin A in them; as well as milk, cereals, cheese and grains, which contain vitamin B.

• 3

  Keep your hands and fingertips moisturized with a good moisturizing cream. This may require some trial and error on your part, to determine which cream works the best. You can also apply honey, grated cucumber, turmeric and fresh mint extract to your fingertips. Do not use creams that are too acidic for your skin, because this can lead to skin flaking and peeling as well.