Do you pull, clip, or chew your hang nails off?
![hangnails - A hangnail or agnail is a small, loose strip of torn skin near a fingernail or toenail. Hangnails are usually caused by dry skin or (in the case of fingernails) nail biting, and may be prevented with proper moisturization of the skin.
When attempting to remove a hangnail, additional skin may be painfully ripped off if its attachment is not broken properly. Therefore, hangnails should usually be cut using nail scissors or a nail clipper; biting them frequently makes matters worse.[citation needed] You should be careful to cut it all off. Rub hand lotion into the cuticles 2-3 times a day.](https://img.mylot.com/154561.jpg "hangnails - A hangnail or agnail is a small, loose strip of torn skin near a fingernail or toenail. Hangnails are usually caused by dry skin or (in the case of fingernails) nail biting, and may be prevented with proper moisturization of the skin.
When attempting to remove a hangnail, additional skin may be painfully ripped off if its attachment is not broken properly. Therefore, hangnails should usually be cut using nail scissors or a nail clipper; biting them frequently makes matters worse.[citation needed] You should be careful to cut it all off. Rub hand lotion into the cuticles 2-3 times a day.")
By ashlee832002
@ashlee832002 (424)
United States
November 9, 2006 9:27pm CST
Today I had a hang nail and it was annoying so I tried to pull and chew, and neither worked without hurting, so I ended up using clippers.
6 responses
@jessicameron (374)
• United States
10 Nov 06
all of the above!! I do not bite my nails, but I go AFTER those little hangnail buggers
@ashlee832002 (424)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Yeah I hate nail biters. Well, I don't hate, just dislike, it's annoying. But I am like you.
@bleedingportriate (641)
• Australia
12 Nov 06
clip, i never used to bite my nails except for a little part of year 5
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
12 Nov 06
Ow! I hate hang nails. I too have tried to pull or chew them off. Usually I do more bad than good when I do this idiotic thing. You know that you should have got out the clippers when you first noticed the dang thing. But, you have to go primal and gnaw away at it first. LOL
@Carzgofast (344)
• United States
10 Nov 06
It varies/depends!! I have been known to do any of the above!!
@ashlee832002 (424)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Me too. Depends on the situation I'm in. Where I'm at, and if I'm nervous or not. Thanks for your comment!
