I used to bite my fingernails a lot. Now though I have stopped, my nails grow unevenly and look disgusting once fully grown. Please can you give tips?
First, to anyone with damaged nails, I would advise you to go to a reputable nail salon and get a manicure. The nail tech will thoroughly clean your nails, clip your cuticles and file your nails so they are even. Maintaining them after that will be much easier. In my area this cost $30 - $40 without tip. Sometimes I can find a coupon.Basic Do-It-Yourself ManicureIf that’s out of your range then after taking all nail polish off, soak your nails in warm, not hot, water with a little drop of mild dish soap. After five to ten minutes, use a nail brush to gently brush away any debris. Gently, gently, gently push your cuticles back with an orange stick (those sticks you buy in the nail department with a chiseled end) wrapped in cotton. Rinse them in clean water and dry thoroughly. Then, using a nail file designed for natural nails, not acrylic nails, file them short by moving the file in one direction only. Rinse again, dry and apply nail polish.If you don’t have all of these supplies it might be just about as cheap to get the professional manicure.It is normal for your nails to grow unevenly. For example, your first fingernail will always grow faster than your pinkie. That’s why you need to file them on a regular basis.As far as being “ugly and disgusting” I don’t know what you mean.Ridges- either vertically down your nail or horizontally across it - are a sign of damage to the nail bed which lies just under your cuticle at the top of your nails. Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to fix this and those ridges will be with you forever.White spots or lines are an indication of damage also, but will grow out with time.Overall, when nails have been damaged, it is best to keep your nails filed short, just past your finger. Wearing polish is a personal choice, but if you do, once a month or so give them a break for a day or two and leave the polish off.In the meantime,Always wear gloves when your hands will be in dishwater or around cleaning supplies.Keep them short and clean so it will be harder to see the problems. Don’t wear bright polishes unless you want to draw attention to your nails.*** Once your cuticles are under control, never pick at them, push them back or chew on them. Once cuticles are healthy and without hangnails and cuts, they will maintain themselves beautifully. Once you start to mess with them, they will grow longer, split and bleed.
My nail fell off, will gel or acrylic nails work on the nail bed?
i closed two of my fingures in a car door before christmas and they just recently fell off. there is half of a nail on both of the nail beds. they look soooooooooo disgusting so i wanted to get gel or acrylic nails over it, but will that even work? like can they go on only half a nail? and will the nail grow back weird? and gel or acrylic? ha, pleaseeeeeeeeeee answerrrrrr.
Biting bits of nail off and sticking them in between my gums?
I don't know that it's weird so much as it might give you an infection. I've had habits like that before, but if the pieces get caught too deep, or if there are certain types of bacteria on your nails, your gums could have an infection that's a pain to treat. Try chewing on celery or crackers. Also, maybe brushing your teeth a little more often will help your craving for gum stimulation. Just don't brush them too hard.
Will nails attach back to the nail bed?
As a child I bit my nails too short so it has separated from my nail bed but it was still tolerable. Today I grabbed a guy's bag with my nails and when he walked away my nails split even more from my nail bed. Will it attach back to the nail bed?
Is there anyone else who enjoys poking sharp things under their fingernails?
If you don't understand this feeling, you may find this a little weird, so please don't comment with abuse etc. I can't help it, but I really enjoy the painful feeling of poking the edge of a thick piece of paper/card under the nail, in the centre. The backs of earrings are great for this too, it feels soooo good but hurts quite a bit after, my thumbnail is really painful at the moment due to poking the back of my earring down it for 2 days in a row. Also, if I think about doing it, but don't, for example I'm not wearring earrings etc, then I really miss the feeling and have to find something else to poke under my thumbnail. By the way, I have a v shape in the top/centre of my thumbnail where I have poked sharp things under it and it has turned a whitish colour like the actual nail tip. Does anyone else do this? I realise it might be obsessive or possibly linked to other mental disorders I have had in the past.
How long will it take for glue on nails to come off?
To apply glue on nails, you need to make sure that you are starting with clean and dry nails. Match the sizes of the artificial nails as close as possible to your own nails. You can also gently file the tips of the fake nails to smooth out any rough spots. It is easiest to apply the nail glue to your own nail to avoid glue on the skin, spread it out with the tip of the glue applicator, and then press the nail onto your own nail bed with even pressure. How long the nails will stay on for depends on how close the shape of your own nail beds match the shape of the fake nails; the closer the fit, the longer that they will be able to adhere. It also depends on how active you are, and how much your hands are exposed to water. The longest I have seen them stay on was for 3 to 4 days. The glue can be dissolved by soaking your fingernails in an acetone based nail polish remover, and then gently removing the fake nails. All this chemical exposure can be damaging to your natural nails - I prefer a manicure on my own natural nails, regardless of their length.
My nail turned green after i took off my fake nails! :(?
Okay first off, many people will tell you its mold or fungus. Green nails are NOT caused by mold or fungus. They are a bacterial infection. The thing about it being mold/fungus has been taught to nail techs for the last 30 years, and it has only been since 1997 that the standard textbook used in schools for nails (and cosmetology) has been changed. What happens is when you get lifting, dirt, debris, and all kinds of goodies get trapped beneath the acrylic and your natural nail. Bacteria in the "garbage" trapped begin to feed off your natural nail and produce waste (the green color you see). Now, while it's still green, and not turning brown or black, you can pretty much solve it yourself. RUBBING ALCOHOL. Dehydrate the nail plate with it when you take the acrylic off. Don't try to file or buff the stain off! You will only succeed in making your nail more thin. Your can try some "nail bleach" from Sally Beauty... but there is no guarantee that it will work. The stain WILL grow out. You can PREVENT greenies from happening when you have lifting by applying the alcohol every night before bed to the area that is lifted. Just put a drop by the lifted area and rock the nail back and forth a little to work it under the acrylic. Now, anytime the stain is really dark--almost a black color... you need to see a Dr. Especially if you have pain associated with it. Specifically, the strain of bacteria is Pseudomonas. You don't want this bacteria inside your body at all! It is VERY resistant to antibiotics. In advanced stages, you get a variety of ugly situations...nail malformation, loss of the nail, loss of the finger tip, loss of the whole finger, serious internal infections once it enters the blood stream, and death. In that order. Now, if there is no lifting at all around the acrylic (even at the tips) you nail tech needs to check their sanitation proceedures! That is the only way the nail tech can be blamed. Something they used was dirty. (Common in your everyday Discount Nail Salon)
How do nails attach to the nail bed?
So my toenail got bruised, drained fluid out, now like two-thirds of the upper right of nail isn't attach to nail bed (but left side is). I read that the new nail growing will attach itself to the nail bed while the part unattached at the moment is useless. So what makes the new nail growing attach itself to the nail bed? I'm worried it won't.
How do you remove nail glue after wearing false nails?
Some nail glues can be removed with acetone, but some don’t. It depends on what is its quality. Acetone is the least damaging option but if you can’t remove it by soaking your nails in acetone and then removing it carefully and easily with something hard(try not to use metal tools), all you have to do is filing it with a nail file but taking care not to scratch your nails or to damage them with anything. After you try either of this methods, hydrate your nails with cuticle cream or cuticle oil.If none of these options suits you, all you have to do is wait for your nails to grow and remove the glue by cutting your nails.Also, in the future, please try to avoid nail glue and fake nails. If you don’t like natural nails, opt for built ones like acrylic nails.However, if you decide to enjoy your natural nails or you just ant inspiration for your next manicure, I have a few cute nail art designs here: