particularly onychophagy (oral compulsive habits such as nail-biting.)
A large population bite their nails and it is usually a habit to do with occupying the mind when it is either stressed/flustered or inactive/bored. Sadly nail-biting can become a pretty addictive and dangerous habit as it is performed unconsciously. Also severe nail-biting can cause severe nail damage, the appearance will look unpleasant, they may get sore and nail-biting is unhygienic due to all the bacteria laying beneath the nails.
So then I thought, what if the nail-biter can bite/chew on nails that aren't theirs. Still having the pleasure of biting nails, soothing the mind when it is stressed and without the issue of having damaged nails or ingesting nasty bacteria.
Edible false nails...
The process involved heating sugar and glucose syrup to a boil to create a toffee that solidified when cool.
The mix was spooned into nail molds (into a false nail sat on its rounded side.)
The texture like a boiled sweet- something that can be in the mouth for a while/sucked, to occupy a stressed mind (a nail substitute.)
Sweet flavoured so that the nails can be thoroughly enjoyed.
The feeling just as pleasurable as appreciating the sweetness of a lollipop, the youthful experience instantly generates happiness that forgets completely about frustration.
Aesthetic resembling the severity of damaged nails.
Made of sugar (brittle texture) that correlates to the texture of bitten nails.
Nails can be made in different thicknesses according to different levels of frustration as a thicker nail allows for more intense pleasure in nibbling the nails.
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