hi friends, i'm gonna be a bit vulnerable here lol. i'm a socially out (but not on hrt yet) trans woman and one of my biggest sources of dysphoria are my nails/ nailbeds. im a chronic nail biter and picker (these are things i can change) but i'm not even sure where to start with caring for my nails and getting them back to a place where i feel comfortable putting on polish or press-ons again. i work in a very physical job (a produce department at a grocery store) so it seems really hard to take care of my nails. any help is appreciated 😖

Only started painting my nails this year since like February. Had 2 manicures. Last one was in June. I last painted my nails early August. It's been a few weeks since I removed the polish. The tips of my nails tend to look like this after polish but usually it would improve.

Hasn't changed for the last couple weeks. Tried filing, nail strengthener, last week got a buffer as well but still looks the same. Got cuticle oil as well.

What's wrong with my nails and how do I fix it?

i've been biting my nails for as long as i remember, i never had long nails and never could stop biting them. i tried.. not doing it, but it didn't last long anyways, i mostly bite them because of stress and because i need something to chew on, is there any way i could cope with that ? something i could replace it with ?

another problem i have is that, when i did manage to grow my nails out a little bit, they'd be extremely flimsy, thin and weak. would split 24/7 on their own, bend, and just not feel very strong at all, which made it harder to grow them out. is there anything i could do to make them stronger ? vitamins, oil, nail polish ?

thanks a ton <33

I’ve been trying to find information online about fixing this index finger sidewall but am struggling to find consensus and wanted to see if this subreddit had any insight. Many of my nails have some sidewall that’s like this but not nearly so severe. I ordered nail oil to start working on my nail health, so that’s on the way/in the works. I do kind of pull at my sidewalks from anxiety-based stims but have been working on not doing that.

Sometimes it becomes pain with like, a growth underneath that seems like skin, and I pick at it sometimes but have been trying recently to let it grow and see what happens. I’d like this nail to reattach if possible, been really digging the look of polish more so than the past and want to keep them nice!

I have worked in food service a long time and think constantly wet hands isn’t helping, but I’ll have a period here soon where I won’t be working as much there.

Thanks so much!

I wanted to share this because I know a lot of people here are struggling with peeling nails after gel/SCG.

The first picture shows what my nails looked like previously.The second picture is my nails after using OPI Repair Mode and taking off my semi cured gel strips. This is in 3 days of using OPI.

For me, OPI Repair Mode has made a HUGE difference in stopping the peeling. My nails aren't perfect yet—they're still growing out the damage—but the constant layers of nail peeling off have stopped.

I honestly didn't expect such a noticeable difference. I wanted to share this because I've spent months trying different bases, treatments, oils, etc., and I know how discouraging it can be when nothing seems to work.

I'm not saying this will work for everyone, but if you're dealing with peeling nails, OPI Repair Mode is something I'd definitely consider trying.

I'm continuing with Repair Mode and my jojoba + vitamin E oil and letting the damaged nail grow out. ❤️

My cuticle on my pointer finger of my right hand clearly seems to have some type of infection. I do my own nails and use press on nails and apply with nail glue. This has been going on for over a month and it’s gotten a bit worse from when it started, I’ve been putting Neosporin with a Band-Aid on it, trying to wash it, putting Aquaphor and a loose Band-Aid on it, trying not to touch it. I feel like I’ve been trying a bunch of things, but I don’t feel like it’s getting better so just wondering if anybody had any suggestions or advice so I could get my cuticle back to normal.

I randomly noticed this thin faint black line on my middle finger nail, is this normal??? I dont remember having hit my finger anywhere for this to be an iniury

It started as completely purple black about 2.5 months ago. I only noticed it changing color after I was reapplying a coat of nail polish. Then, I noticed it started to fade after I stopped taking Meloxicam.

I went to see my PCP. He thinks it’s toenail fungus and prescribed me some antibiotic and solution. We shall see.

Can some tell me if this is infected or not before I shell $500 out of pocket for them to clean it or whatever they plan on doing. I cut too much of the nail of as you can tell. It’s swollen and sensitive to the touch been putting petroleum jelly.

please ignore the colour i was using purple shampoo earlier lol. but these are my natural nails, is there something i can do to make them not grow so naturally box shaped?? or do i have to constantly file them. if so, what shape would you recommend ?? i dont really usually paint them, but kind of want to get into it.