I use to be a nail biter since a young age, then around the age 12 I realized when I painted or removed my nail polish, I wouldn’t bite my nails because of the acetone (nail polish remover) taste.

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If you don’t mind me asking, what made/makes you bites your nails? I hope you don’t mind answering my question. Thank you ❤️ Edit #1 YOU ALL ARE SO AMAZING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RESPONDING I DIDNT THINK ANYONE WOULD!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING!❤️

Me too

@@HaterzGoneHate it's a compulsive habit, and it's very common for people with anxiety, also people who are stressed. There's also dermatophagia, which is a mental disorder that causes body focused repetitive behavior that causes skin picking, cuticle biting, any kind of skin related self mutilation with the teeth.

i’m in love with how you educated without belittling

@@spammy26695 aww thank you so much i always try to be as nice as i can so that truly means a lot!! 💜

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Does it have to do with the product possibly causing more issues to the client? Or because of possible contamination?

@@allieg6401 Great question! This actually has to do with the product causing more issues to the client! There should be no possibility of contamination because every single tool used in any service must be cleaned with soap and water and also disinfected with a disinfectant that is usually always barbicide (which u actually need to have a license to even be able to use or purchase). If the tools are a one use item (ex. nail file, cotton ball, wooden cuticle pusher, ect.) they can simply be thrown away in a closed trash bin therefore causing no contamination to any other customers! i hope this helps! :)

Yeah, because you won’t stop doing it you could if you wanted to

@@cricketstarr1489 that is a stupid assumption. You've obviously never had a bad habit or addiction. Try having some compassion, you may become a nicer person.

Maybe instead of biting your nail you could use a chew necklace/chewlary? Thats what i do :)

my mums solution to it when i was little was to dip my nails in that like anti biting bitter stuff that you used to get haha manicures are definitely the right route !

@@stiflers_mom My mom did the same for me, but I still bit them 😅 I got used to the taste

@Emilyyy i always hated that stuff it made eating w your hands impossible 😭

Sameeee I paint my nails so I don’t bite them, when I was younger I thought my nails could never look this pretty!

The pretty boost is real. Everytime i put nail polish on i always avoided putting my hands through manual labour 😂 i hold things differently, lift things differently and overall felt like a pampered princess the whole time because it just makes me feel nice.

i think i need help, once i got them done…i still bit the acrylic and chipped of the nail polish 😶

@@klxrii6076 I’d personally be more worried about your teeth getting damaged…

@@klxrii6076 me too

Exactly, I recently got acrylic nails and I never bite them. I think i started this since I got gel nails tbh.

omfg SAMEEE. and we have the same last name 😭

Same, just stopped a few months ago

Treat yourself and get them done nice nails make us feel good I bite mine also im a guy so a natural gel or nail id maybe try.

Same I thought my bad habit was gone for good after over a year of growth….. and relapsed two days ago. Felt terrible and did my nails again😭😂

Same.

Maybe instead of biting your nail you could use a chew necklace/chewlary? Thats what i do :)

@@OrangesXx thats a good idea! ill look more into it, thanks so much for the suggestion :)

@@ellazh3363 :D

I was a chronic nail biter from childhood to mid twenties. Tried everything but it was a subconscious habit I wasn’t aware I was doing it. The only thing that helped was getting artificial nails - I wore them for 8 years ( only stopped because I had a child and just didn’t find the time) When I stopped wearing them I was no longer a nail biter!!

My habit was bad. Acrylic nails for years is the only thing that helped me stop. Now I can wear gel polish occasionally so long as they don't rip or tear. It'll make you feel so much better, promise. I even do mine myself now.

i’m always picking at the skin on my thumbs but not the cuticle, that’s too sensitive (even though it’s so calloused that when i clip it with a nail clipper it sounds like a nail if not louder 💀) my thumbs are so calloused that they’re tougher than my fingers for playing guitar lol

@@EmmaJohnsonShenanigans i do both

lol this isn't Anastasia, but i get how you got them confused

@@tslovercs Why do you think this is not Anastasia?

@@HaleiwaGirl808 because it's literally a different channel?

having too short cut nails is painful, but getting your slightly longer-than-preferred nails is even worse happy medium is this length in the video

Maybe instead of biting your nail you could use a chew necklace/chewlary? Thats what i do :)

I actually think the long nails look ridiculous! And I love just one colour, a deep red.

​@OrangesXx that never worked for me. Or gum or anything else. Nails fixed the issue tho, so long as I keep them smooth and painted. Even years later once I unconsciously start I can't stop again.

Everyone pretty much will still do your nails.

Omg same story here!! My nails used to be so ugly but now they’re in almost perfect condition

literally 😭🙏🏼 u wouldn't think it would be this simple

TW: Self H*** (Please don't read if it will upset you

I was also the same. Started painting my nails at 9 years and somehow ended up as a nail tech now 😂

Sometimes it helps even if you just have regular nail polish on, i never bite them when they’re done.

Same

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Same

I agree. I'm a nail biter since forever. I'm still doing it and I'm a 52 year old mother of 3 and grandmother of 4.

That’s so true. If I were her I’d be absolutely pissed if I went in and payed $30-$60 for them to completely botch my nails. it’s actually a really good thing that those people were honest. If you don’t do that stuff right some of it can actually really hurt and even be dangerous

Honesty is best even if it means giving someone an answer you know they don't want

I think they turned her away more so for hygienic reasons not because they didn't have expertise. It's not wise to do nails with open wounds as she can possibly get an infection. Not to mention it burns like hell with the acetone and acrylic. I haven't bit my nails since I was 13 but I am a chronic skin picker/biter. This last time before doing my nails I had to wait for my finger to heal because that pain is not fun

@HELLUR yes but they should learn how to handle nail bitters before attempting to work on one. I completely agree with you though. They’ll never get better at their job if they decide to remain ignorant to certain techniques!

Thanks so much!

Same. I don’t bite my nails but I bite my cuticles. And I wear glue on nails and do my own acrylics to stop the biting.

I felt the same 😢

Thank you so much!!

I was a lifelong biter, I stopped biting last year aged 53. I went for a guided meditation session and I really really wanted to stop because I work in a school and my hands were on show to the kids. It's so difficult to stop, I'd grown them previously but always started biting within 6 months or a year. This time (touches wood) I think the urge has gone.

Gel polish does better for mine than acrylic nails. It lasts better and holds up longer as well

some people paint their nails just to not put a top coat on so they can pick at the polish instead of the nail and cuticle. not everything works for everyone tho but i hope you get to see what it’s like to have a manicure :3

Same!!

Omg I cant stop :(

I had a habit of biting my nails for over a year, then I used a nail polish that would last one week. I completely stopped and now I almost don't have problems with this anymore.

I used to pick at my nails so bad and after getting dip nails done I don’t do it anymore either!

Nail polish is so troublesome when doing it yourself (if you are me) and even when it is done professionally I still chew. Only acrylics seem to work..... but they are so expensive.

@@jillwisland680 applying press-on nails with super glue/nail glue can also sub for acrylics. My mom would buy them for me when I was younger so I would stop biting my nails and it worked pretty well. Hope this helps :)

@@naibi1921 I do, but recently they don't seem to be reliably sticking for more than a few days..... or I just have a really bad concept of time. And I can only use them once maybe twice so that gets expensive.

@@jillwisland680 im a nail biter too & im the same exact way so i went on amazon & ordered the beetles nail kit. its a gel extension kit for about $20. every time i do my nails they last about 3 weeks and i am absolutely NO nail professional whatsoever. after watching a few youtube videos its just so easy & the $20 for about 15-20 sets is a lot more affordable than the $70 per set at the salon. + you can design your nails however you want.

@@kennaluvschu I have been using red aspen nails. They're about $15 for a set they work most of the time. But I will look into what you suggest.

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Maybe instead of biting your nail you could use a chew necklace/chewlary? Thats what i do :)

Not biting your cuticles would help too.

@@KingKenTM I don't when I have my nails done 💅💅💅

Unfortunately in some states we're specifically taught not to work on clients with open wounds around their nails or on their feet. It is a liability if their wound worsens after they leave your salon. 😥 If it were someone close to me, I would do it at home for them for no pay. But I can't go breaking state board rules either.

@@cassidygordon2024 - that’s insightful, I didn’t know. Thank you for sharing.

Habits aren’t easy to kick, obviously, but that should be the priority. Work on not biting those nails. My nails have never looked anything like this. It’s disturbing almost 🙄

@@bendover9021not everyone lightly chews on the top if there nails, basically trimming there nails. Some people( like one of my close friends) has chewed on the skin so much it doesn’t hurt, so yeah, his skin does look like this. EVERYONE is different! You must keep that in mind!

I feel you. I have anxiety as well and I tormented my fingers so badly that their shape will always remain altered. I set the goal not to bite them for an entire month, and if I made it I'd start getting my nails done professionally, as a reward. I made it! I still struggle with anxiety but I feel motivated not to bite my fingers anymore. Keep going! 💪🏻

@@marinaflorio95 Happy you made it. Keep it going. You got this!

I have several medical issues. I no longer can grow nails. They only grow a quarter way up my nail bed. They stop connecting to the sides of my nail after that, so they just lift and rip off. I’m so embarrassed of my hands. I went to get tips put on to cover up the fact they don’t grow. The woman told me she can’t do them until I let my nails grow longer. I explained that they won’t. She told me everyone’s nails grow, and I just need to stop biting them. I’ve never once bitten a nail in my entire life. She kept calling other workers over to look at my hands and saying they have never seen nails that short, and how much of my nail beds were exposed. They were asking me how I can even bite them that low or if I had an infection that made all my nails fall off. I was honestly holding in my tears. I was so embarrassed that I left and have never felt comfortable trying anywhere else again.

It is sad but hopefully they denied her because they didnt have the appropriate skills to keep her nails safe.

That's how I broke that habit as well. Even a little chipped, I went and redid my nails. Never left them without varnish.(used very nude colours at first) I haven't bitten my nails for over ten years after that.

Yess Gel Manis have worked wonders for me! I do my own now!

Being recommended to Drewi1 on UKposts was a blessing after years of suffering I am finally cured from HSV 1&2 thank doc you are indeed a blessing to this generation 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Still working on that level of control when it comes to bitting my nails...I bite $260 acrylics same day🥴

Yeah I still bite them but I’m able to stop myself more and do it more gently

Great job! I would love to do that, and I think it would help end my habit once and for all, but I don’t know anything about nails. Are gel nails the glue-on ones you can buy at the 2 dollar shop?

@@borb9516 Hi Borb, do you mean those nail extensions you just glue on with superglue? If yes, then no - gel is not that. Gel needs to be cured with UV light and you either put it on your natural nail as an overlay, or on top of something else, like in my case on my dipping powder layer. Or you could use it as glue and put it beneath a plastic nail extension. Or you could use “builder gel” (which is just basically the same, just with a thicker consistency) to build your nail extension. Let me explain it this way. The are many different, popular systems for nails. Examples: Acryllic. Polygel. Dip Powder. Gel. normal nail polish, etc. I personally combine 2 of favorite systems: I do a thin coat of clear dipping powder to give my nails that badass strength, this allows them to grow so long (I use the dipping powder “ORLY Nail Rescue Kit”).And then a thin coat of base gel and top gel to give them that sexy, glassy look. My base gel is just one from Amazon, and my top gel is the “extreme shine top coat” from the brand “thegelbottle”. It’s more expensive, but it hardens super fast, doesn’t leave a sticky residue behind and shines like crazy - I’m just obsessed. But for complete beginners a beginner gel set from amazon should do. From all the videos I‘ve watched my absolute favourite one that explains EVERYTHING you need to know is: “HOW I GROW LONG NATURAL NAILS” by the UKposts channel “The Beauty Vault”. Doing your nails with gel at home is so rewarding and fun. It doesn’t have to be pricey either, for example you could start with a standard hand filing set rather than an e-file. Or instead using removing foil like her you could just cut aluminium foil and cotton pads yourself. :)

Yes, but you have to consider there are things nail techs can and cannot work with. Some things can be out of their scope of practice. And if she got rejected it’s because they didn’t want to risk their salons not just simply because they didn’t want to do it.

I never knew people bite on nails I used to bite on the skin not the nail oh my god AAAAH😭

Wow, thank you!

I wish i had that same experience, i just bit through the pain😂

Same, I tried biting them once and it hurt my teeth 😂 I’ve always struggled to cut them too because of that, so I just let them be long, even after becoming a nail tech I can’t really do anything about the length without a struggle 😂

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May I ask how? I have Ocd and anxiety so it’s EXTREMELY hard for me to not bite my nails. So I would love to hear!!

Maybe instead of biting your nail you could use a chew necklace/chewlary? Thats what i do :)

@@def_not_stella22 Maybe instead of biting your nail you could use a chew necklace/chewlary? Thats what i do :)

Maybe instead of biting your nail you could use a chew necklace/chewlary? Thats what i do :)

Bless you. I hope you manage to conquer the habit. I used to bit mine till they were so short. On a couple of occasions I actually chewed off most of the nail bed and even exposed the flesh below. It was so tender and painful. They did heal and grow back. It's a form of self harm. I couldn't remember a time when I didn't but my nails and I only stopped last year aged 53.

They are being cautious... they are working wit acetone and rubbing alcohol and it may actually sting...

They dont have skill for that 😂😂😂

The salon is being protective from lawsuits. And I do agree in this instance given the raw condition of the person’s fingers.If the customer gets some sort of reaction, the salon can be liable. I wouldn’t risk it either!

maybe instead of turning them away make them sign an agreement before starting treatment to take away the potential risk n liability for nail techs , that way everyone can be happy? 🤔

@@veronchyveber no, because it’s an infection risk.

Polished gel nails, usually thicc ones help a lot, I used to get thick gel nail extensions and just thick gel done on my fingernails so they lasted more and I wouldn't bite on them bc I couldn't.

It’s easy for people to say that the nail techs that rejected her “didn’t know how to do it”. But that’s not true. People don’t know that nail techs have to work within their scope of practice and there are risks that they can’t deal with. Infections and diseases are things that can risk everything.