r/nailhealth

Edit: first 3 pix DO HAVE NAILS

Story time!
26F here. I HAD a bad habit of peeling my toenails (the white part only) as a kid but it stopped from mid teens to mid 20s.
First 3 pix are from past 4 years. My nails rarely had the white tips cuz I used to wear closed shoes with socks on a daily basis. This made them very soft and prone to cuts from the edges. Also a forever issue with ingrown toenail.

I lost my 8y/o cat last year. It left me mentally disturbed, to the point I started peeling out my whole nail, one at a time. Nails were peeled September-October. And after that, whatever skin grew on, I started peeling it off too or used cuticle cutter to even the surface out. The thing is I have a bit of OCD, and I get super annoyed whenever my nail bed area is uneven, so I start picking at it. Last 2 pix are from today. No new nail in sight.

Could really use some help on how to regrow my nails or deal with this issue 🫶🏻

What's up with these pink streaks after the white part of my nails

I have been trying to get these hangnails to go away. I have been oiling them like crazy, I also used Vaseline with cotton gloves one night. Its almost like it does nothing. Or maybe it does and its just going to take more time?

The redness, what does that mean?

I did this manicure yesterday with HEMA free builder and top coat but the white polish is a normal Gel Bottle polish (containing HEMA). Does this just look like dry cuticles or the beginning of a gel allergy? No itching or anything like that and my other hand is fine except the pinkie. I was over curing because I was worried so maybe that dried them out more? Any help would be great, thanks!!

EDIT: I’ve taken the nails off just to be safe. I should add that I am a licensed nail tech and am only using professional products (The Manicure Company and The Gel Bottle). I have been doing a lot of research into allergies so I know quite a lot but I also have pretty bad health anxiety and am very worried about giving myself or a client and allergy so wanted to come on here to get another opinion, I really appreciate all the replies!!

So about a month ago I broke my nail from the root, more than half of it so there’s still some connected to the root but it hasn’t grown at all, do I need to go get it removed or do I need to be patient? It looks so gross I’m just worried it will never grow back, pls advice or something :(

I like to paint my nails, but I've been working in a pub lately and they've started flaking from the ends. At work we do a lot of heavy lifting, and we clean with watered down bleach. I'm 90% sure this issue is being caused by work because it wasn't an issue before.

When I remove my nail polish, that's another harsh chemical. And when I re-polish my nails, the polish doesn't lay flat anymore because the nail underneath has peeling layers.

I haven't had problems before so I'm new to nail health.

What's the name for this issue, and how do I solve it? And can I still paint my nails while solving this issue?

Thanks in advance :)