2007-06-02 10:22:53 · 15 answers · asked by Tiffany B 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
I quit biting my nails a few years ago!
I tried the foul-tasting stuff, but if you have your fingernails in your month enough, it just wears off. So that didn't work.
What I did was I painted the whole tip of my finger with super hardening nail-polish and kept reapplying every time I was tempted to bite. I also started packing gum every time I went out so my jaws would be otherwise occupied. And whenever my nails got nicks or rips in them (They are very weak naturally.) I meticulously filed them down instead of biting.
So start taking your Hard as Hoof, Trident White, and nail file with you everywhere and I hope you have the same success!
Oh, and totally reward yourself when they get long, and go for a manicure!
2007-06-06 08:36:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quit biting my nails when I was a kid because my aunt gave
my mom this polish stuff that dried clear and tasted really
gross. Yep only a day or two of that and I was cured. And
funny my mom bites her nails still (maybe I should buy her
some of that stuff).
2007-06-02 10:30:07 · answer #2 · answered by chmar11 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the most effective way i think to quit biting nails is to chew gum instead of biting ur nails. when u chew gum u don't feel like biting nails. also some people bite their nails when they are nervous or scared.i used to bite my nails but i wanted to quit the habit so i started chewing gum and i don't bite my nails no longer. when ever i feel like biting my nails i chew gum instead. also i keep in my mind before biting my nail is that u get a disease of some kind if u bite ur nails so because of what i heard i don't bite my nails and i chew gum instead of that
2007-06-02 10:31:07 · answer #3 · answered by Ajay 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put on nailpolish, that way when you bite it, you will taste some bits of nailpolish in your mouth that will taste horrible and you want to take it out of your mouth. or you could always be doing something with your hands. I know this because i used to bite my nails, now they are long ande nice, im sure after a while, your nails will grow long and nice and not bitten. =)
2007-06-02 10:28:41 · answer #4 · answered by w♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretend you've scratched some gunk from under the rim of a public toilet. That should gross you out and make nail biting disgusting to you.
2007-06-02 10:31:34 · answer #5 · answered by Talkstress 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put some kind of bad tasting stuff on your nails, it might make you stop biting them.
2007-06-02 10:26:39 · answer #6 · answered by Cola 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apply a scented hand lotion throughout the day so you taste it whenever you start to bite your nails. This will also help make your hands look nicer and provide incentive to make them look better.
2007-06-02 10:27:36 · answer #7 · answered by Treadstone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quit cold turkey!!
No I have heard you can put some sort of foul tasting stuff on them.
Go ask some wives for a wives tale LOL
Yeah see asdfj above me had the answer go get that nail polish!!!
2007-06-02 10:26:19 · answer #8 · answered by Matthew Payne 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i believe there are special nail polishes made especially for that purpose. I think they make it so that it smells and tastes bad so you dont want to bite ur nails.
2007-06-02 10:26:19 · answer #9 · answered by *~Jessica~* 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Think about all that disgustin dirt, grime, germs, bacteria, crap in between those crusty nails, and u wanna bite them?
2007-06-02 10:26:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋