my fingers look gross i hate them!?

Question

I cannot stop biting my nails. but its not just my nails that are bad sometimes (this is so gross but i cant help it!) i chew on the edges of my fingers and end up ripping off the edge bit of skin and they get all weird looking when new skin grows back. the sides of my nails are all gross looking from when i bite my nails and it goes off to the side and under the skin. This is so gross and i hate it but i cant find a way to stop. How can i make the sides of my nails look better and to make my nails grow faster. I started putting on clear nail polish so i wont bite them but they grow so slowly. I stopped biting once before and after a week they were the same size! is there any way i can make them grow faster without having to go to the store and buy anything??

Answer 1

Keep applying lotion to your hands so you will taste the lotion if you bite at your cuticles. The lotion will also help keep your skin soft so there won't be any rough spots or dry cuticles to pick at. Be patient and continue to pamper your hands.

Exposure to water (frequent hand washing, doing dishes, etc.) will dry out nails and cause brittleness (peeling, breaking, splitting). The water rinses away natural oils and the nail absorbs some water causing the nail layers to expand. As the water evaporates, the nail layers contract leading to peeling, etc. (like paint exposed to the elements)

My nails used to peel constantly so I stopped using a nail clipper and only use a nail file to shape and shorten them. I also started protecting my nails with thicker moisturizers.

I read somewhere that nail clippers can cause the layers of the nail to separate and filing is the best way to go.

I started with Revlon's disposable files made for weak nails. File in one direction only. Start on one side and file towards the middle, then go to the other side and file towards the middle of your nail. Smooth the nail into a squoval that mirrors you cuticle or the shape of the white part of your nail bed.

Finish the edges of the nail with a hindo stone, a smooth ceramic/stone nail file or the finest grit nail file you can find. You want to make the edges really smooth.

Revlon makes a tool that should work. It is a pink half moon shape and you can run it under/across the nail from side to middle.

(I have an old hindo stone but haven't been able to find a replacement at a local store. The Revlon tool might be easier for you to find.)

Also, avoid using metal nail files. I recommend using disposable nail files and changing them frequently. The fresher the grit, the less the drag which leads to tearing and peeling.

Some people swear by glass nail files but they can shatter if dropped.

I also use a cuticle balm or nail oil to moisturize my nails and protect them from water since I wash my hands frequently.
(ex. Solar Oil, OPI Avoplex)

Vit E oil, jojoba oil, Aquaphor Healing Ointment, Vaseline or plain Chapstick will work too.

Avoid products w/ formaldehyde or toluene, they are very hard on nails.

Answer 2

well u would have to buy something but hey! Avon makes a special nail polish for nails to grow it will make ur nails grow twice as fast. oh and r u merried cause if so u can have a friend or husband take u somewhere special or bring u to get something for each month u go without biting ur nails!

Answer 3

I used to have the same problem with hang nails, and cracking skin around the fingernails. I found through a nutritionist that zinc supplements really help.

I don't know about getting longer, stronger nails. Knox gelatin has a product that is available to help you grow better nails. It is available where you get puddings in your local grocery store.

Answer 4

There really is no way to do it without buying anything. However there is some ways to do it without spending a lot of money. There is things out there that are like nail polish that help nail growth but they cost like $3.00 a bottle. Well I hope everything works out for you and you get better advace than mine! LOL!

Answer 5

There is no easy way to stop bitting your nails...unfuortunately. But you can try wearing acrylics for some time until you become acustomed to long nails. Do you have a nervous disorder? If so you can try going to a doctor and see what he could prescribe some thing to calm you down.

Answer 6

Have acrylic nails put on, then you dont have to worry about them growing and it is harder to bite the skin around your nails. It worked for me!

Answer 7

just put some color on your nails and/or you can put on the STOP BITING nail kit its cheap and it works good because i use it allot because i do the same thing as you THE RESULTS ARE AWESOME! you should go and get it.

Answer 8

Therapy

Answer 9

i used to have that problem! Then I got braces and I don't anymore!!! But I also started usin horseradish and it owuld get on my nails and if I tried bitting my nails my mouth would burn

Answer 10

oks you should try putting on nail polish
when you bite your nails it'll taste bad
i tried it
works XP