home remedy for nail biting?

Question

i know there is something that you can purchase to make them taste bad so you dont want to bite them but, does anyone have a home remedy that works? Or something that will work to make them grow stronger and faster thats why i bite them!

Answer 1

I would purchase the stuff that makes them taste bad and also put bandaids on all of your fingers. Do this for 4-6 weeks and you will have cured your habit. Also, don't let them grow too long, keep them nicely filed and short and then you will have less of a problem. Good Luck.

Answer 2

I wish I knew, I've been biting my cuticles for so long now and I've tried EVERYTHING. Tabasco sauce, snapping rubber bands on your wrists, band aids. The only things that worked for me is when I got my nails done every week. I got tips put on them. That is the ONLY time I never bit my cuticles.

I would love to try hypnosis, if it works to help people stop smoking it will probably help to stop nail and cuticle biting.

Answer 3

What worked for me was giving myself a manicure twice a week. They always looked so nice that I didn't want to bite them. I also suggest taking up massage therapy. After rubbing my hands over people all day, no way was I putting them in my mouth.

Answer 4

Apply a couple of coats of clear polish. I did that to break my habit and it worked pretty well. In addition, I always carried gum or small hard candies to give me something else to chew on when I was feeling edgy or bored.

Answer 5

Try rubbing a piece of lemon across your nail. The bitterness will prevent any excessive chewing.

Answer 6

Don't bite! The first step to having beautiful, strong nails, is to be certain you keep your nails out of your mouth. Nail biting of course destroys any possibility of having those nails you so desire! However, even if you don't bite your nails, placing your fingernails in contact with saliva weakens the nail. This is because saliva is the first step in digestion and aids the initial breakdown of food. Fingernails are a hard protein substance, but they are not impervious to the caustic nature of saliva.
Be patient. Understand that growing your own nails to be beautiful, strong and the envy of every female who sees them, takes time. If you are looking for a quick or immediate fix for your nails, consider acrylic nails. Once you begin growing your own nails, it can take upwards of 6 months to get your nails where you want them, depending on how long you want your nails to be.
Wash your hands in warm soapy water. Make sure your hands are dry as you begin the process of getting them in shape.
On a soft cotton ball, dribble a small amount of fingernail polish remover. If you polish your nails, use as many cotton balls as you need to fully remove all nail polish. If you have a spot that's difficult to reach with a cotton ball, get your cuticle stick and pinch off a small piece of cotton, then wrap it around the flat end of the cuticle stick. Dip it in the polish remover and now you can get into those most troublesome places. Even if you don't have polish on your nails now, wiping the nail with polish remover will remove any trace of moisture left from washing your hands, as well as any soap residue that may be lingering.
With the polish now gone, you can see any dirt that has accumulated under your nails. Use a good fingernail brush to wash away the dirt under the nails. Again, if you have a spot that is being stubborn, gently use your cuticle stick to carefully get the hard to reach areas. Again, dry your hand thoroughly and wipe each nail with nailpolish remover to help remove water and soap residue.
Assuming you are growing your nails from scratch, use a fingernail file that is not coarse. Like sandpaper for furniture, there are different grits of nail files for different purposes. With natural nails, you want a fine grit file. Gently move the file along the edge of the nail, moving back and forth removing as much nail as needed to get to a healthy, even nail-bed. This may take one, two, or three weeks depending on how damaged your nails are initially. Don't give up, the reward of pretty hands is worth the wait. Carry nail files with you in your purse, in a desk at work, in your car...have them everywhere! Until you get all of your nails to the point where you are working with unbroken or split nails, keep all nails the same length so that all of your nails are at the starting gate simultaneously and then are allowed to start actually growing. Be sure to remove any dust particles generated by the filing.
Apply a clear thin coat of nail hardener. There are a number of companies with excellent nail products. These products will greatly increase your chance of successfully growing nails. If you tend to have paper-thin nails, there are nail hardeners that have fibers in the liquid which help tremendously. Do only one hand at a time. If you are one of those people who just can't stand sitting still, paint one finger at a time. When that finger is completely dry, paint the next finger. Its actually pretty easy to keep one finger protected from movement. And, even if you do have an accident, you have only ruined one nail, not all. After all nails are good and dry, you can either apply another coat of nail hardener, or you can apply the color you want to wear.
When applying color, don't make the mistake of applying it too thick. You want each coat to go on nice and thin so it will dry quickly, which lessens your chance of getting nicks or smudges in your wet polish. Most polishes will give you a smooth color in two coats, but sometimes it takes more. The more coats of polish you apply, the longer you need to wait in between coats...this can sometimes mean hours between.
Making sure your polish is good and dry, apply a thin coat of topcoat.
Once everything is dry, use a good hand moisturizer. You want to get in the habit of using moisturizer, because it helps feed moisture to your nails, prevents hangnails and keeps your hands soft.



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Answer 7

try taping the ends of your fingers for a day (if your staying home!) that helped me. but you have to do it as often as possible otherwise it wont work