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Sally Hansen’s Hard As Nails-it will strengthen your nails and at the same time will prohibit you from biting, since it tastes horrible!

I was a huge nail biter, and I agree, regular manicures are the key!!

Like everyone has said, GET REGULAR MANICURES. If you can’t afford them, or don’t have the time, STOP BITING, and clip and file the sides and tips of your nails on a regular basis. My sister in law told me this a long time ago and my nails eventually grew back and are actually very beautiful now.

I had the same problem for years and even that bad-tasting stuff BeMine mentions didn’t work for me. Ultimately I found that borderline-obsessive nail maintenance was the only way to quit — I didn’t have the $$ for frequent pro manicures, but I started obsessively filing and polishing my nails practically every other day to keep them nice and smooth, so I never ran into the temptation of a snag. Eventually it worked, and now I’ve gotten to the point where even if I do get a crack or a snag, I rarely bite them anymore.

It’s not for everyone- but I LOVE my acrylic nails. They take a little time to get used to (I spent the first day of having mine running them over everything I came in contact with to get used to the feel) but I was a MASSIVE nail biter- like sometimes they would bleed =\. Acrylics you can’t do damage to- and if you get them in “pink and white” you never worry about your polish coming off because they’re using 2 different colors of acrylic powder.

If you have a nail salon chain called Dashing Diva near you, check them out. They have “Virtual Nails,” full coverage clear nails that are made to be worn for two weeks at a time. The glue used to adhere them doesn’t harm the nail bed (like acrylics sometimes can), and instead of fills you just get a new set every couple of weeks. I wore them for a few months before a big event to let my nails grow, and my own nails were pretty and strong by the time said event rolled around. Godsend they were.

Love the name of this post… quite possibly my favorite Weddingbee title ever

I have the same tendency. I find it helps to keep them painted. That way, when you look at your hands and see color, you’ll be reminded that you’re growing your nails. Also, nails are harder to bite (thicker) when they are painted, so the next time you unconsciously put your fingers up to your mouth and nibble, the different texture (and yucky, bitter taste) will “wake” you up and remind you to stop. Also, if you want to practice tough love on yourself, you can apply nail polish remover to your fingertips. Most of them are extremely bitter, which may also help to deter you. Good luck!

I find it also helps to ALWAYS have a nail clipper handy. That way, when snags do happen, you can whip it out instead of biting away the snag.

I, too, had this horrible habit (and still sort of do, although it’s much better now), and they have left my nails permanently damaged. Many of them grow crookedly or “upwards” now . It sucks.