I've been biting my nails ever since I could chew. I see my friends getting beautiful manicures and I really want one too (trust me, I'm sick of pedicures). Any suggestions on how to stop the habit?
2007-02-10 08:01:50 · 16 answers · asked by livey lu 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
STOP IT!!!
2007-02-10 08:10:38 · answer #1 · answered by B aka PE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I kicked the habit of biting my nails and you can too. One of the things i did was give myself a good manicure and i didn't want to spoil all the work i did, i also set goals for myself, i.e. two weeks without biting my nails, i would buy something from VS, my favorite store in the world and so forth.
2007-02-10 16:17:55 · answer #2 · answered by Future Top Chef 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes thirty days to train yourself to stop doing something. I would invest in the nail polish that tastes bad and put it on everyday. After thirty days you should have strong healthy nails.
Also the way I broke myself from nail biting was I got a set of nails put on and because they are so strong you can't bite them, but you will make them look ugly, soon you just stop doing it.
Good luck.
2007-02-10 16:13:56 · answer #3 · answered by samantha s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to like Walgreen's or cvs or something and theres a nail polish that you wear so you stop biting your nails. i don't know what its called but my friend let me borrow it once and trust me, you think twice about biting your nails. its tastes really gross and you dont bite your nails after that. later, to make your nails grow more and faster you can put like little pieces of garlic into any clear nail polish and then shake it. wear it and it will make your nails grow so you can get a manicure. good luck! =]
2007-02-10 16:11:38 · answer #4 · answered by pinkhoney_09 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have the exact same problem. Before the end of the day, i hardly have any nails. They have special nail polish you can put on, that isnt bad for you, but tastes bad. IT works like a charm. OTher than just think of bitting them a horrible thing, and punish yourself if you do it. Here is some blog sites that you can go on if you want to quit...i know that takes it to the extreme, almost like qitting smoking, but it might work!
http://www.zimbio.com/portal/Nail+Biting
2007-02-10 16:10:02 · answer #5 · answered by ahfleuthfnoeu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try chewing gum. I have a nail-biting habit too, it sucks, but whenever I chew gum, I don't bite my nails because I'm already chewing on something. Or you can always try that icky stuff that you put on your nails to make them taste bad.
2007-02-10 16:08:22 · answer #6 · answered by Caffeinated Doughnut 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i cut my nails every night for about two weeks so i had nothing to bite during the day. of couse, now i bite the top of my thumb, but it doesnt gross people out as much as the nail biting.
2007-02-10 19:27:38 · answer #7 · answered by ifruti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try nail enamel or nail polish. It gives ur nails a shiny coating and tastes yuck!It might help.Maybe the bitter taste prevents u as it prevented me.
2007-02-10 17:11:23 · answer #8 · answered by ♥The ≈ μŊđīş¢¤vέřệÞ ≈ Me♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I stopped biting my nails because that dirt under my nails, if you think about it your really eating that dirt, and i thought it was gross and just stopped
2007-02-10 16:05:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wash ur hands but leave the soap on ur nails and i dont think you will be to interestedc in biteing ur nails anymore
2007-02-10 16:05:32 · answer #10 · answered by Tracy Z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds weird but it surprisingly helps.You tell your friends to punish you somehow when it is about a half a month you will probably stop
2007-02-10 16:08:28 · answer #11 · answered by cooleyo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋