Yellow under nails from pool?

Former Member
Former Member
I thought it was a fungus, but read that chlorine and salt water can cause nail yellowing. My nails are not yellow, but rather under a few nails and on some cuticles. Last summer, on the way home from swimming outdoors, a few nails were almost fluorescent green under the nails! Anyone notice that? :confused:
  • Not me. I swam all summer in open salt water due to pool closures. And have never had it when swimming in chlorinated pools. Dan
  • Former Member
    Former Member
    Thanks, Dan.
  • Not yellow. Had a blue tint in the small hairs in my ears (TMI?) but that turned out to be because the management refilled the pool too soon after maintenance/painting. No biggie. I only swam in paint-water for 2+ years. :O