Ripped Fingernail

[Elated]

How do I fix it?
It ripped on the side, half way acoss.

 

[Weird Harold]

How do I fix it?
It ripped on the side, half way acoss.

Superglue.



After you superglue the nail, use clear, preferably nail strengthening, nail polish to smooth over the tear so you don't worry it into another break. It doesn't necessarily have to be clear if you wear polish anyway.

 

[satindesire]

There are silk wrap kits available at drug stores like Walgreens, or Sally Beauty Supplies stores.

Follow the instructions carefully and make sure your nail is clean, sanitary and very dry before using the silk wrap.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WlM96kAKC0

The link above is a step by step tutorial on how to use a wrap for your torn nail. PLEASE DO NOT USE SUPERGLUE-it is potentially harmful to your skin/nail. Use the nail glue or resin given to you in the kit.

 

[Weird Harold]

PLEASE DO NOT USE SUPERGLUE-it is potentially harmful to your skin/nail.

Why not? Superglue is a trademark for Cyanoacrylate adhesive and is more likely to be at hand than a nail repair kit.

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanoacrylate
Some rock climbers use cyanoacrylate to repair damage to the skin on their fingertips.[9][10] Similarly, stringed-instrument players can form protective finger caps (in addition to calluses) with cyanoacrylates.

CA glue was in veterinary use for mending bone, hide, and tortoise shell by the early 1970s or before. Harry Coover said in 1966 that a CA spray was used in the Vietnam war to retard bleeding in wounded soldiers until they could be brought to a hospital. Butyl cyanoacrylate has been used medically since the 1970s. In the US, due to its potential to irritate the skin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not approve its use as a medical adhesive until 1998 with Dermabond.[11] Research has demonstrated the use of cyanoacrylate in wound closure as being safer and more functional than traditional suturing (stitches).[12] The adhesive has demonstrated superior performance in the time required to close a wound, incidence of infection (suture canals through the skin's epidermal, dermal, and subcutaneous fat layers introduce extra routes of contamination),[12] and final cosmetic appearance.[13][14]

FWIW, (clear) nail polish and tissue/toilet paper does roughly the same thing as an expensive silk wrap kit.

ETA: a listed ingredient for a nail wrap kit:

Ethyl Acetate - State of New Jersey
nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0841.pdf

Ethyl Acetate can irritate the skin, eyes, nose and throat. * Exposure to high levels
... Ethyl Acetate is on the Hazardous Substance List because it is regulated by ...

 

[satindesire]

Why not? Superglue is a trademark for Cyanoacrylate adhesive and is more likely to be at hand than a nail repair kit.



FWIW, (clear) nail polish and tissue/toilet paper does roughly the same thing as an expensive silk wrap kit.

ETA: a listed ingredient for a nail wrap kit:

*shrugs* Okay, thanks for the correction. I was just going off the package which states to "Keep away from SKIN, eyes and clothing. Skin irritant."

 

[Weird Harold]

*shrugs* Okay, thanks for the correction. I was just going off the package which states to "Keep away from SKIN, eyes and clothing. Skin irritant."

The warnings on Cyanoacrylate adhesives are more about gluing fingers together than toxicity. That and for the very small percentage of people who are allergic to cyanoacyrilates.

 

[warrior queen]

The warnings on Cyanoacrylate adhesives are more about gluing fingers together than toxicity. That and for the very small percentage of people who are allergic to cyanoacyrilates.

I always have superglue and duct tape on hand for emergency fixes for injuries.
Superglue for smallish cuts and the tape for larger wounds.

Both times I have had occasion to use them, the ER docs told me it was a good idea.
Mind you - I live remote, so injuries need to be quickly dealt with as the wait for an ambulance can be up to an hour.

 

[warrior queen]

Oh, and once you've dealt with the torn nail and it's sealed, I suggest using teething gel or similar. Lather it on, and it will help with the awful pain a torn nail gives!

 

[Weird Harold]

Oh, and once you've dealt with the torn nail and it's sealed, I suggest using teething gel or similar. Lather it on, and it will help with the awful pain a torn nail gives!

Teething gel, cracked heel relief cream/ointment, sunburn spray, or any product containing Lidocaine (or other local anesthetics) is indeed useful for dealing with pain. Lidocaine also can help reduce swelling and/or blistering.

 

[Aurantica]

And once you've repaired the torn nail, clip it very short to reduce stress on it.

 

[FlyAwayFromHere]

i just rip it off at put a plaster on it..

lol!

 

[CuriousSubGG]

one technique

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/209206345162487490/

I haven't personally tried it because I usually just file/cut them all down when it happens, but my friend swears by this technique!

 

[Weird Harold]

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/209206345162487490/

I haven't personally tried it because I usually just file/cut them all down when it happens, but my friend swears by this technique!

That technique works well with nail polish as the adhesive, too.

The How To specifies "stretchy fabric" but tissue paper or filter paper (as in tea bags) will work also.

One point to consider: "nail glue" is basically "super glue" with some cosmetic additives:

Ingredients

Many brands of nail glue include ethyl cyanoacrylate, BHA, polyurethane acrylate oligomer, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, benzoyl isopropanol, violet 2, and citric acid. Some of these ingredients can cause skin irritation or are toxins that negatively effect human health. Check your glue bottle to see which ingredients it contains.


Read more: http://www.ehow.com/list_7354029_nail-glue-ingredients.html#ixzz2iymJtnCL

 

[Que]

Teething gel, cracked heel relief cream/ointment, sunburn spray, or any product containing Lidocaine (or other local anesthetics) is indeed useful for dealing with pain. Lidocaine also can help reduce swelling and/or blistering.

Just mix up a simple paste of cocaine and distilled water....


...oh, wait...nevermind. our lords and masters have outlawed yet another plant based medicine on the rationalization that we are to infantile to be trusted to use products safely and effectively.

 

[Weird Harold]

Just mix up a simple paste of cocaine and distilled water....


...oh, wait...nevermind. our lords and masters have outlawed yet another plant based medicine on the rationalization that we are to infantile to be trusted to use products safely and effectively.

Clove Oil is also a natural topical anesthetic -- and doesn't require a great deal of processing to obtain, either. (If you can't get it in oil form, boil some cloves in a small amount of water; oil will rise to the top as it cools.)

As for Cocaine...

I think there's ample evidence that people do NOT use it responsibly, safely, or effectively.

 

[Que]

Clove Oil is also a natural topical anesthetic -- and doesn't require a great deal of processing to obtain, either. (If you can't get it in oil form, boil some cloves in a small amount of water; oil will rise to the top as it cools.)

As for Cocaine...

I think there's ample evidence that people do NOT use it responsibly, safely, or effectively.

And this would be a problem, why? In all seriousness though I never liked being held after class because some people in the back were talking too loudly or throwing things. I've never abused a lawful or unlawful substance in my entire life yet, my brother the doctor can prescribe for others I can't even make a decision for myself without seeing a doctor on a monthly basis. I've read far more literature on the subject then any doctor that I've talked to. Most see it in their practice only occasionally yet they're the experts... I used to say that I was libertarian except for the drug policies. Until suddenly I found myself on the wrong side of a schedule 3 drug classification.

Somehow I sense a medical background for you but I'm thinking more on the osteopath side?

Interesting about the clove oil... especially like the idea of brewing it myself...just simply pioneering type skill you know?

 

[Weird Harold]

Somehow I sense a medical background for you but I'm thinking more on the osteopath side?

Nope, just well read; especially the active ingredients portion of labels. The closest I come to a medical background is an advanced first aid course in the 60s. (Oriented towards survival in a fallout shelter.)

Interesting about the clove oil... especially like the idea of brewing it myself...just simply pioneering type skill you know?

I'm sure there are better (more productive) ways to extract the oil from cloves.

I learned about Clove Oil when inventorying a USDA Forest Service issue first aid kit in 1967 -- a small vial was provided as a remedy for bee and hornet stings. I mostly use the information in the form of Honey and Clove Tea as a palliative for a sore throat.

 

[desertslave]

I'm a classical guitarist and swear by superglue for torn nails. Once it dries it can be gently** filed, too.

I'm also a medical-type, and just had my shoulder joint replaced. They used a variant of superglue to close the incision, instead of stitches. Nicely healed scar!

 

[bailadora]

I mostly use the information in the form of Honey and Clove Tea as a palliative for a sore throat.

Interesting. Do you just steep the cloves and then add honey? My go to pallative has always been honey and lemon, but the cloves sound like they might be a good addition.

Gargling with warm salt water seems to also help, but doesn't taste nearly as good as the honey!


ETA: I've used superglue for years to mend a ripped nail. Sometimes I've had to reapply because the nail tore so low, that it was at least a week or so before it grew out enough for me to neatly clip it.

 

[Aurantica]

Just mix up a simple paste of cocaine and distilled water....


...oh, wait...nevermind. our lords and masters have outlawed yet another plant based medicine on the rationalization that we are to infantile to be trusted to use products safely and effectively.

Maybe the reason they've come to that conclusion is that most of us are, if the recent drug epidemic is any indicator.

 

[Weird Harold]

Interesting. Do you just steep the cloves and then add honey? My go to pallative has always been honey and lemon, but the cloves sound like they might be a good addition.

I just put two or three whole cloves (per cup) in with the teabags and steep normally. Do NOT use ground cloves as the clove particles tend to stick to the lining of the throat and irritate it; straining the tea to remove the cove particles is possible, but filter paper tends to absorb the clove oil, too.

Adding lemon to clove tea certainly doesn't hurt anything.

 

[Corbal]

The have linen and silk wraps. Linen are the strongest. They're put over the nail and glued down with a special glue. Once the nail has grown out past the tear, you simply trim it off or soak the wrap off with acetone.

Superglue works, too, but I find myself gluing the nail over and over again because I'm rough on my nails.

 

[Que]

Maybe the reason they've come to that conclusion is that most of us are, if the recent drug epidemic is any indicator.

The kind of used to be my take on things too. I used to say that I'm a libertarian but I don't agree with them on drug policies. Even though I believe that love to their own devices most people would not over consume that I felt that we did need the policies to protect the weakest among us.

I've reconsidered.

I suspect that during Prohibition alcoholism was just as prevalent if not worse... people were drinking probably very potent bathtub gin, probably not had a nice regulated 80 proof or whatever spirits usually are these days. And favor probation no just like we don't let young people smoke scents theoretically it would've been harder for young people to get alcohol perhaps they started drinking later and later you start drinking unless your chance of Dependency. So you can see where I'm back and forth on that as to whether a did did or didn't help society. Some people say that it was good we got rid of prohibition because of all the getting activity. If it was a good idea then we shouldn't have stopped doing it simply because of criminal activity. Either it was a good idea or it wasn't on its own merit.

So that brings me to modern day drug abuse including new and improved designer drugs all the time. They seem to be more and more addictive. Obviously potency of illegal drugs are not known its not regulated nobody test this stuff.

Johnny Cash went to jail briefly for blackberrys which if I'm not mistaken is dexidrine. Which was the active ingredient in Dexatrim diet pills originally. It's also still to this day a very efficacious drug for ADHD. I don't know the timing but I've always suspected that at some point the patent was up on dexidrine and suddenly it became a schedule 3 drug, with new formulations with other in phentermine salts.


Did people abuse them sure. There were stories of truckers being over on the road on and fed a means for many many hours which is why we now have work rules as to how long a trucker can drive.

But compared to meth, this stuff is safe. If cocaine weren't illegal I wonder whether crack never would have even been invented.

But now all these things are possible I don't know how you would put the genie back in the bottle If you did legalize everything.

But if it all been left alone I think we would have had a lot less distraction of bodies Minds and lives with a saved a ton on imprisonment.

I've never found it consistent position for someone for example to be pro choice when it comes to abortion in anti-choice when it comes to drug use. In both cases it's nobody's business but you and your doctor. Pharmacist or in these days drug pusher.

 

[amofiga]

I'm sure this is way past a time that would do any good and I don't know anything about silk wraps, but when it happened to me once, I used 5-minute epoxy and some thin linen cut to the shape of the nail. That was about as strong as a fiberglass boat hull. After it dried, I sanded it smooth with some extra fine emory cloth and put some of my wife's clear nail polish on it. It was nearly the normal color of a nail and wasn't too noticeable. As it grew out, I could just trim it till it finally grew all the way out.