Toe nails

signostic

I have been looking at my toe nails lately and I find some are them are very thick and can be a little hard to chop. Its not a painful condition, its just that the said toe nails dont seem quite normal...thick and bulgy. In case you think I am worried about their aesthetic appeal this I am not

the_syco

signostic wrote:

I have been looking at my toe nails lately and I find some are them are very thick and can be a little hard to chop. Its not a painful condition, its just that the said toe nails dont seem quite normal...thick and bulgy. In case you think I am worried about their aesthetic appeal this I am not

Old trick; cut nails soon after you take a shower/bath. Due to warm water, your nails will be softer, and therefore easier to cut.

Capt'n Midnight

Same for finger nails - cut them when they've been softened by water.

mad m

Or get a mini angle grinder or a dremel like Mrs Doyle in father ted...oh! get strong goggles also incase of projectiles......

Victor

Your nails get harder as you grow older. You might be able to pick up a leaflet in you pharmacy / health clinic.

LegacyUser

On another note, I'm having a hard time finding a pair of nail scissors that are sharp enough. Just spent £5 in superdrugs for a pair that you can see light between the blades if you hold it up. Anyone know what brand I should look for if looking for a razor sharp pair?

the_syco

L!aM wrote:

On another note, I'm having a hard time finding a pair of nail scissors that are sharp enough. Just spent £5 in superdrugs for a pair that you can see light between the blades if you hold it up. Anyone know what brand I should look for if looking for a razor sharp pair?

Scissors dude? Get a pair of nail clippers. I find the clippers are easier to use than scissors, when cutting my nails.

leeroybrown

Your nails are ten times more porous than your skin meaning that immersing time in water will soften them a lot. As suggested above cut them after a shower/bath with a good quality clippers.

catspring

wilkinson sword (not quite sure how to spell, but the razor people )do really good quality nail clippers.
you'll prolly pick up a pair in boots or superdrug...

Cute_Button

It could possibly be something a little less ordinary- maybe have a look at:

www.nailcare.ie

Jen

eirebhoy

Any idea what to do with mine?

Beruthiel

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Healio

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Apologies.

pickarooney

If you have vertical white lines in the nails it could be a fungal infection. That tends to uglify/harden toenails as well.

Miss Mann

Toe nails are fun to chew on, especially when covered in chocolate. Mmm

xx

Tiriel

pickarooney wrote:

If you have vertical white lines in the nails it could be a fungal infection. That tends to uglify/harden toenails as well.

oh that horrible ad on tv comes to mind.. where the toenail acts as a trap door :eek:

jesus_thats_gre

eirebhoy wrote:

Any idea what to do with mine?

Bad dose of the clap that


Use nail clippers. Trust me when I say this, you do not want an ingrown toe nail!!

SantaHoe

Cork_girl wrote:

oh that horrible ad on tv comes to mind.. where the toenail acts as a trap door :eek:

Yeah, it reminds me too much of pulling out toe/finger nails with a pliers :eek:
TOENAILS DON'T OPEN LIKE THAT... eeuurrggh.

eirebhoy wrote:

Any idea what to do with mine?

Agh sick
Maybe have your feet amputated?

SantaHoe

Uh, and to the original poster... for Gods sake man don't use a scissors!
Get a small nail clippers that you can use to chop across the nail 1 step at a time... I much prefer clippers because you can line up the cut exactly before you make it... scissors just goes everywhere and chops in a line you never intended.

Victor

eirebhoy wrote:

Any idea what to do with mine?

Angle grinder and power sander?

Kristok

If the colour is changing as well as being hard id say its a fungal infection, ive one toe nail like that but i aint getting it sorted i checked up on this and apparently takes a year or more of very high dose anti biotics which can have severe side effects like your stomach tearing its self apart and the only real side effect of doing nothing apart from the horrible look is any cuts are more likly to get infected very easily. So as long as it aint painful just keep em short and dry and your grand but your best checking with your doc to make sure as you never know could be something else. God i hate that ad on telly its disgusting.