Do any of you know what I could do to just leave them alone? Besides reapplying band-aids on every finger every morning? I tried seeing the doctor and he gave me some lubriderm but it only made my fingers greasy and I couldnt even turn a door knob!
2006-10-14 02:27:33 · 16 answers · asked by like a fox 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
I had a very big problem with biting my cuticles and the skin round them, like a nervous thing or something. Everything my doctors gave me didn't work either. So I decided to have fake nails put on at a salon. Just short ones. The way that the nails feel make it hard to pick which would then cause me to bite. They make your hands look so pretty that you won't want to mess them up by biting. It worked for me at least and in just one week the skin and cuticles have cleared up from all the scratches and so forth that I had. My hands look pretty again.
Try it and see how it works for you.
2006-10-14 02:32:48 · answer #1 · answered by Steph 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is an instant cure for any cut,pain opening of the skin. Tried and used by generations & always grab this when skin is injured-the salt from the kitchen. U think it'll hurt, but not so. Please do this after reading if have sore fingers & cuticles-a soup bowl 1/2 full of warmest water,add a teaspoon of salt & swish the fingers round in it, duck them down in it & let soak for 5-10 minutes,remove and pat dry & put any lotion as a moisturizer to cuticles & nails, rub it in, try to give the fingers a break for the day by being easy & slow on the hands.
Meantime go to a big place like walmart, Kroger,K-mart,CVS, & go to section where nail polish is located & find on a card a bottle of Stop & Grow. Apply to nails-daily,tastes horrible & you'll get them out of your mouth if starting to bite from a nervous habit...I was a horrible nail biter & stopped completely & immediately with stop & grow,$3-$5.00. Never used the bottle up,it broke my habit of nail biting.
Good Luck & just do it!
2006-10-14 02:53:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fake nails work but if you want to heal up the cuticles and prevent furthur biting try liquid band-aid. It puts an invisible coating over the sore and taste terrible so prevents you from biting more. I have tried every hand cream on the market to prevent the rough cuticles but nothing works.
Putting polisporin on a band-aid and applying overnight also helps healing. The liquid band-aid is the best solution I could find. Good luck
2006-10-14 09:07:17 · answer #3 · answered by worf 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My step-mom has to get fake nails put on to help her keep her nails and cuticles intact. If you put the fake nails on and are still having problems with your cuticles, Bath and Bodyworks has cuticle creams that smooth and soften. Once your cuticles are in good shape, if you feel the need to bite them, you might want to try putting hot sauce (the hotter the better) on your cuticles. There is also something called Bitters that you can put on your cuticles that will keep you from putting your fingers in your mouth.
2006-10-14 02:40:46 · answer #4 · answered by Mum to 3 cute kids 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An easy "Cure all" would be to think of all the nasty jobs you do a day with your hands, and all the nasty germs that get under your fingernails, and the crap that is going in your mouth when you in turn bite your nails!! Nothing like scrubbing the toilet, then sitting down and munching out on those ol' fingernails afterwards!! Yummmmmmm!!!! Will power is what it takes. Whenever I wanted to bite my nails, I'd sit on my hands, or get up and start moving. Helped me!! Good luck!! :)
2006-10-14 02:47:09 · answer #5 · answered by Jillybeanyweiney 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on a daily basis upkeep. placed a sparkling coat of sparkling polish on your nails on a daily basis. shop your nails filed and trim your cuticles. placed cuticle oil and hand lotion on nightly. I continuously initiate to gnaw even as my nails get dry, off form and raggedy on the perimeters. carry round chewing gum so that you'll pop some gum n your mouth once you're tempted to chew. once your nails advance in and cuticles are healed, take care of your self to a specialist nail clipping.
2016-10-16 04:54:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem when I was younger. They do have nail polish that you can put on that tastes horrid. Its really bad and you would remember EVERY time to leave your nails alone. Not sure where they still sell it, but i'm sure you could find some on the net somewhere.
2006-10-14 02:30:54 · answer #7 · answered by Allyson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it's wounded and painful. Try putting hot water in cup or bowl whatever and put some salt in it dip the affected finger(s) in it. Make sure the water is uncomfortably hot. Do that three times a day and watch for improvements in 3 days.
2006-10-14 02:32:50 · answer #8 · answered by Cas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy clear nail polish that is made to help people stop biting. It tastes so nasty that you won't want to put your fingers in your mouth. It worked for me.
2006-10-14 02:35:14 · answer #9 · answered by BAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my wife bites her nails all the time you could paint some of that yucky tasting varnish on them but my wife uses masking tape instead of plasters as it sticks better and removes temptation after two days the tape comes off file your nails so they dont catch then you have to use your will power not to bite them.
2006-10-14 02:32:23 · answer #10 · answered by Ian S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋