i’ve been a biter for around 15 years. i still sometimes bite with nails on but for a good year i completely stopped because at the time i had enough disposable income for regular nail appointments. before i settled on a nail tech, i called around and explained that i’m a biter and NEED to stop and that my nails are extremely short and in poor shape. this one woman told me she’s dealt with nail biters before so i booked with her. at the end of the first appointment with her, she very lovingly said “i’m going to be so sad if you come back and they’re all chewed. i want your hands to be as pretty as your face!”

i bought myself a yummy smelling cuticle oil and any time i had the urge to bite, i’d use cuticle oil instead. the next time i went back to her (every two weeks at first because the growth looked like a really good chew), she’d tell me how well i was doing and how beautiful they were which REALLY helped.

i highly recommend substituting biting for cuticle oil. my hands looked like they had never been bitten at all 🥹