Keep your nails trimmed short. The simple logic behind doing this is, if there is nothing to chew, you will not feel to bite your nails.
If the habit is tough to get rid of, giving your nails a bitter taste could be helpful. Just brush your nails with the bitter flavoured nail polish.
Spend some money on your nails, get regular manicures, and apply different shades, which will make you less likely to bite them.
Wearing gloves or covering your nails with tape or stickers also helps.
Next time when you feel like biting your nails, give your hands something else to play with, such as a stress ball or silly putty.
Some bite their nails due to the presence of hangnails, while boredom, stress and anxiety triggers others. Find what is causing you to bite your nails and avoid doing so accordingly.
Take small steps to stop biting your nails. First, stop biting one set of nails, such as your thumb nails. When that’s successful, eliminate your pinky nails, pointer nails, or even an entire hand.
Cover your nail with the pad of the bandage, and wrap the adhesive part around the flesh of your fingertip.
There is a suite of free mobile applications available to assist you in stopping nailbiting. Smart watches can also alert you to the dangers of nail biting.
Biting your nails will be tough if you’re busy chewing gum or taking in the flavour of a delicious sucking candy. Though take care of any new oral addiction.