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1. A bitter-tasting varnish that has already helped thousands of people kick the pesky habit. It dries clear, but you'll know it's there. Basically, its taste is *super* sharp and strong so your brain is trained to say "I DON'T WANT THIS AT ALL" every time you go to munch.
2. A stainless steel spinner ring so every time you get stressed and want to pick or bite you can fidget with this instead. Reviewers say this serves as a great distraction for releasing any restlessness!
3. A Revlon gel top coat for giving yourself cheap at-home manis that'll actually last awhile. If you paint your nails to stop yourself from biting only to resume the habit as soon as the polish chips, this is the answer.
4. And! An Orly easy-off base coat specifically designed for removing gel polish, because you'll need to start fresh the minute the polish wears off and the urge to bite comes back. Use this to easily get rid of the old gel mani and then put on a fresh coat STAT.
5. A weighted blanket that'll ensure you get a good night's sleep so you're well-rested and alert enough to fight the urge to bite. Reviewers say this actually helps to reduce anxiety, stress, and insomnia — aka just some of the reasons many of us attack our nail beds.
6. A Cuccio cuticle oil so you can nurse your torn-up fingers back to health. It comes in two formulas (milk and honey and pomegranate and fig), both of which not only heals cracked cuticles, but protects them from becoming damaged again. Meaning, you'll soon start to see them improve and actually want to *keep* them that way.
7. A set of squishy eggs for both relieving stress and building up grip strength. They come in three resistance levels so you can work your way up while also preventing any nail biting or picking when your boss starts to stress you the eff out.
8. A cuticle and nail oil pen, because this'll drastically repair brittle, damaged nails in just three days' time. Its ~initial hydration treatment~ requires you to apply this oil consistently for the first three days so that your fingertips are totally saturated in its healing ingredients. The result: strong, shiny nails that actually GROW.
9. A bottle of HUM nail supplements that'll use the power of biotin (a popular B-complex vitamin for promoting nail and hair growth) to strengthen and thicken weak nails so that it'll be a heck of a lot harder to chow down on 'em.
10. A bottle of conditioning oil with a hydrating combo of jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, and vitamin E so you can treat yourself to some *self-care* while creating stronger nails and softer cuticles. A nightly routine of this + Netflix = a quick path to MUCH healthier manis.
11. A compact nail file for keeping your nails neat and rounded. We both know the minute there's even a HINT of a hangnail or jagged edge you'll go in for the kill, so this'll help to avoid that.
12. A jar of Hard as Hoof strengthening cream, because this'll make your nails SO incredibly strong that it would be extremely difficult and unpleasant to try to bite them. In fact, you may find yourself at the dentist afterwards — who would tell you to stop biting your nails.
13. A therapeutic journal that'll encourage you to vent all of your frustrations (as angrily as you want) whenever you need to do SOMETHING about your feelings. Step one: get your fingers out of your dang mouth. Step two: unleash into the journal.
14. A set of finger sleeves so you can REALLY keep your nails from your mouth if you truly don't trust yourself. Good luck trying to chew through its gel material.
15. A portable nail care kit for maintaining your hard work when you finally make some improvement. A great way to distract yourself from biting is ironically nurturing healthy and manicured nails!
Most importantly, don't give up! Check out more tips from people who share how they successfully stopped biting their nails! It's hard, but YOU CAN DO IT!
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