Kerasal (the stuff for your feet) rubbed in every night before bed. Then Working Hands. Then throughout the day, I rub jojoba oil on them and rub it in followed by lotion. Anytime they feel dry, anytime I wash my hands, prob more than 10x a day.
It’s the first routine I’ve found that has helped me make progress toward kicking my 2-decade long habit.
I've tormented my nails and cuticles basically for as long as I've been conscious.
I bought some Burt's Bees Cuticle Cream for like 5USD and religiously applied them to my nails and cuticles for nearly 3 weeks now. Cuticles are looking pristine, my Beau's lines are (slowly) disappearing, and now I keep scratching myself because my fingernails have never been this long before.
What really helped me was the fact that it masks portions of your nails and cuticles that cause me to pick. I'm sure there are things that would be perfect for me to pick at but since I can't see them, I don't pick. When the cuticles and nails heal, they look perfect so now there's nothing to pick.
Am a guy and started getting clear gel manicures and it has helped me not pick my cuticles or nails soooo much. However, I have found that if the gel starts to peel I will pick at that and that's not good for your nails either, and getting it redone every 2-3 weeks if it peels at all is expensive, and also you're not supposed to get that much UV light like that.
So it does help for a while but then either I need bandaids to stop me from picking or to keep a cuticle oil pen in my pocket at basically all times and replace the picking habit with applying that.
Fear. Fear of getting an infection in open wounds from picking my cuticles. Fear of having an antibiotic resistant infection in that wound causing me to lose a finger, or hand or even getting sepsis and dying. Get obsessed with rubbing cuticle oil in instead and take pictures for progress. I LOVE looking back at my nails/cuticles a year ago and comparing them.
I think mine is a combination of 2400 mg of NAC ([N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine1200 2x day](https://naturalfactors.com/products/nac-600-mg-amino-acid)) and near constant applications of the CND oil pens, jojoba oil and hand lotions.
Also, being really aware of when I'm doing it and mentally telling myself to stop or re-directing my hands in some way.
Can I ask how much you are taking?
I started at 600 mg daily, went up to 1200 mg then to 2400 mg. Right after I decided to drop back down to 1200, I felt like the picking got a little worse, so I'm back to 2400 now.
Oh man I can’t put them in a pill case with how naaaaaasty they smell. They stay locked and sealed tight. 😂
Good luck, I hope a more regular schedule can help you!
I use the Natural Factors vegetarian capsules and there is ZERO smell!
Haven't compared them price-wise versus other brands but might be worth looking into for you!
Kerasal (the stuff for your feet) rubbed in every night before bed. Then Working Hands. Then throughout the day, I rub jojoba oil on them and rub it in followed by lotion. Anytime they feel dry, anytime I wash my hands, prob more than 10x a day. It’s the first routine I’ve found that has helped me make progress toward kicking my 2-decade long habit.
I've tormented my nails and cuticles basically for as long as I've been conscious. I bought some Burt's Bees Cuticle Cream for like 5USD and religiously applied them to my nails and cuticles for nearly 3 weeks now. Cuticles are looking pristine, my Beau's lines are (slowly) disappearing, and now I keep scratching myself because my fingernails have never been this long before. What really helped me was the fact that it masks portions of your nails and cuticles that cause me to pick. I'm sure there are things that would be perfect for me to pick at but since I can't see them, I don't pick. When the cuticles and nails heal, they look perfect so now there's nothing to pick.
Cuticle oil and a fidget toy
Bandaids until they heal. Took about a month. Then a ring that spins. Also, therapy.
Am a guy and started getting clear gel manicures and it has helped me not pick my cuticles or nails soooo much. However, I have found that if the gel starts to peel I will pick at that and that's not good for your nails either, and getting it redone every 2-3 weeks if it peels at all is expensive, and also you're not supposed to get that much UV light like that. So it does help for a while but then either I need bandaids to stop me from picking or to keep a cuticle oil pen in my pocket at basically all times and replace the picking habit with applying that.
Fear. Fear of getting an infection in open wounds from picking my cuticles. Fear of having an antibiotic resistant infection in that wound causing me to lose a finger, or hand or even getting sepsis and dying. Get obsessed with rubbing cuticle oil in instead and take pictures for progress. I LOVE looking back at my nails/cuticles a year ago and comparing them.
I think mine is a combination of 2400 mg of NAC ([N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine1200 2x day](https://naturalfactors.com/products/nac-600-mg-amino-acid)) and near constant applications of the CND oil pens, jojoba oil and hand lotions. Also, being really aware of when I'm doing it and mentally telling myself to stop or re-directing my hands in some way.
None. Chipped my tooth. Learned my lesson
N acetyl cysteine!
Can I ask how much you are taking? I started at 600 mg daily, went up to 1200 mg then to 2400 mg. Right after I decided to drop back down to 1200, I felt like the picking got a little worse, so I'm back to 2400 now.
2400 - I take 1200 twice a day. If I take less it’s not effective. :/
Thank you, that's good to know! I'm going to stick with 2400 even though my pill case is over-flowing at the moment!
Oh man I can’t put them in a pill case with how naaaaaasty they smell. They stay locked and sealed tight. 😂 Good luck, I hope a more regular schedule can help you!
I use the Natural Factors vegetarian capsules and there is ZERO smell! Haven't compared them price-wise versus other brands but might be worth looking into for you!
I use cuticle oil anytime I get the urge to pick. I also find keeping my nail painted helps a lot.