Nail Biting, Is It Good Or Bad
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Crunch, crunch, crunch. What is 9,788 divided by 12, anyhow? Crunch, crunch again, as you bite your nails and stare even harder at the math test on your . You start to bite them one more time - Crun - when some one says , "Stop biting your nails! It's gross!"
Nail biting may be a common habit that a lot of kids and adults have, but it isn't a good one. Here is a complete guide on nails and nail biting.
What is a nail?
Nails are made up of a material called keratin , which is a hard protein. In addition to making up hair and nails, this material also makes up the outermost layer of your skin (the part you can see). Your hair and nails are both important parts of your body, and while they look quite different, they are actually made of the same material.
Importance of nails
Even though nails just seem to hang out on your fingers, they actually have a couple of big jobs to do. First, they protect your fingertips from lots of stuff that would hurt, like rocks or scissors. Second, they make it easier for you to pick up tiny things, like loose threads. They also come in handy when you have an itch that needs scratching.
Is nail biting bad?
When you feast on your fingernails, you take away your fingertips' protection force. That means you may leave your fingertips open to infections. Also, biting your nails usually means that the skin around them gets irritated and can easily become infected. Some kids even chew down their nails until their fingertips and cuticles bleed. It's not a pretty sight and it invites germs to move in, which can cause an infection.
And speaking of germs! That's the other disgusting thing about digging into your digits: when you bite your nails, you put lots of germs in your mouth. Think about all the stuff you touch all day long, like your baby sister's drool-dripping pacifier, your stinky gym socks, or slimy earthworms for your science project. When the germs from these things hang out around and under your nails and you bite them, the germs get a free ride into your body. Yuck! The other thing that makes biting a bummer is that you have to hold your hand in front of your face to do it. Most people think that covering up half your face doesn't look very nice - and they're right! It's also hard to smile or talk to pals when you're nibbling on your nails.
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How to get rid of the habit?
If you belong to the nail-biting club and want to stop, there are a few things to try. You can do i.e by painting a special type of clear nail polish on your nails. This stuff tastes terrible and people who wear it usually don't want their nails anywhere near their mouths. You also can ask an someone to paint your nails with cool colours or you can give yourself a fancy manicure. Having nice nails can make a one think twice before biting them!
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yo bitches!! it works!!
Im sorry but the horrible tasting nail polish does not work because in the end you get used to the taste!(gross) And if your nails are low already then painting them wont make them look nicer... Do you have any better tips?
I have a very terrible habit of biting my nails... I really wish I could stop.. my boyfriend is constantly hitting me for it.. but I just can't!! help!!!
lol i was bitting my nails while reading this
What i did to stop bitting my nails was paint them and instead of bitting
my nails i bit of the paint then repainted them
Ya painting them is good!! i DO that and it works for me!!! especially bright colors because the bright colors reminds u to not bight your nails
I've been a nail biter for many years. I've tried the bad tasting nail varnish but I just chew it off. Nothing seems to work. I've even tried wearing gloves round the house to stop me biting ! :)
these are terrible reasons for people not to bite their nails. when you touch earth worms, you wash your hands
and "its hard to talk to your friends when your fingers are in your mouth" you dont talk while biting nails, you move your fingers usually having a conversation
i mean biting nails is still gross cause everything you touch, like someone sick and school touched the desk and you touch it then bite your nails, or your nails dont look good or healthy. you could have better ways of telling people its not good
i like your effort though :)
now i will quit my this habit
i bite my nails all time and sometimes i dont even know it! help!
Omg I bite my nails so much and they have ridges on them, it's so disgusting and yet I still cant't stop. Even though this is one of those things you normally do when you're nervous, I do it all the time, even when I'm not nervous! HELP!
I have been a nail-biter for many years. And everone tells me the same thing. "Paint them!" but like T said, you get used to the tatse. So what I do, is carry around a little ball, or toy. Then I play with it, the second I feel an urge to chew. Trust me it works!!!:)
I was biting my nails while reading this. and i've tried all these things and not to be gross but you do get used to the taste of that nasty nail polish. Nial biting is a VERY hard habit to break and i think i need to contact a doctor for advice cause you people dont give good advice. no offense :)
ive been biting my nails for a long time and im only 14 i have reeeeeealy bad nails its disgusting but i just cant stop and nailpolish looks like shit on mi nails cuz there so short.
same i paint them but coz ive bitten them so much theyve gon so short esp my thumbs theyre wide and short im ony 10 years old help me i wanna hav really nice nails like my mum but its too late i think i need more tips!!!
I bit my nails at one time and the last time i bit my nails was when i had white stuff on my index finger. I thought it would go away in a few days. It started hurting so i put more and more bandages on it. S I told my dad crying because it hurt so bad. He said "Looks like it's been there for a long time." He poked it with a needle and it was squirting pus. I said "Ewwww..." Thats why I quit biting my nails.
I have the same problem, I've been biting my nails for years (im 13 now) and well they look GROSS! They are really short and disgusting :/
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Hi i bite my nails and the skin around my nails, and something weird has happend ive had this weird skin thing around my nail on my index finer sometimes the skin is very hard and when i put water on it it goes really soggy and looks horrible, also it doesnt hurt at all at any point it just looks horrible and i want rid of it any help ?
Sometimes I bite my nails and then remember not to and take my hand down. But then I think I need to even it out because it doesn't look nice, before I know it I'm not able to bite anymore. :(
i have been bitting my nails for a long as i can remeber i have tried fake nails but i just bit those off! i put a light pink on them so they would have something on them and then a got shellac which is just hard polish and i just got my first french manicure today and i'm 17 and i hope i can stop bitting them.
well it isnt a bad idea but like i think its dumb
I can't stop biting my nails. Either you guy don't give enough evidence to support I
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I've been biting my nails n the skin around it n I can't stop..it looks gross when wet my fingers..help!
my dad made me write a paper on biteing my nails
i dont even look like i have nails, they are so short that they jsut blend in with my skin also when i have a bath i get out and my skin has loads of missing skin and bite marks on the tips of my fingers. i sometimes dont know when im doing it, ive tried stoppping but i cant :(
What if u can't stop what do u do now help!!! I can't stop myself
uggh. ive heard all of these "tips" to stop and they dont work for me! There was a summer where I did manage to stop but when school started, by habit started. Is it because I'm stressed? I need help!
@GLADYS: That happens to me too! Its so gross!
Zsuzsy Bee Level 3 Commenter 4 years ago
Lots of good information
regards Zsuzsy