{"id":16399,"date":"2026-05-12T13:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/all-recipes.milaf.ma\/?p=16399"},"modified":"2026-05-12T13:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:41:28","slug":"what-do-white-lines-on-the-nails-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/what-do-white-lines-on-the-nails-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What do white lines on the nails mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"auto\">Fingernails can reflect a lot about our daily well-being. The appearance of white lines or spots, generally known as leukonychia, is a common finding and, in most cases, does not indicate a serious problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">These marks can appear as tiny dots, fine horizontal or vertical lines, or larger whitish areas. Their appearance varies depending on their origin: sometimes they arise from micro-impacts on the nail matrix (aggressive manicures, pressure from footwear, minor trauma) and other times from chemical irritation related to nail polish, nail polish remover, or detergents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">It is also common for the nail plate to show ridges and changes in texture over time, which are part of normal aging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Common causes and how to distinguish them<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">For more information<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><span dir=\"auto\">Continued on the next page<!--nextpage--><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fingernails can reflect a lot about our daily well-being. The appearance of white lines or spots, generally known as leukonychia,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16399"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/all-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16401,"href":"https:\/\/all-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16399\/revisions\/16401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}