Do you clip your nails after the shower or dry? Why?

[Anonymous]

Does this boil down to how you were raised, and have always done it? In our family, we were taught to clip our nails right out of the shower - makes them softer and easier to manage (and also means it's done in private). 38 years later, I know no other way. It baffles me when people do this dry, and gives me a nails on a chalkboard feeling!

Anyone else?

[Anonymous]

Right now, dry.

My reason: with young children, almost nothing is done in any kind of purposeful process these days. After bath just usually isn’t a good time because I also assist with pajamas, teeth, detangling hair, story time, etc.. I get their nails (and mine) when I get them, which is usually a random moment over the weekend. And often in the bathroom.

[Anonymous]

After shower so theyre more pliable. I do DD's after a bath/shower too

[Anonymous]

I just bite mine

[Anonymous]

Dry. When I was younger, I read in an Encyclopedia Brown book that nails should always be clipped while dry.

[Anonymous]

Sunday’s after my shower. I grew up on a farm and Sunday after our chores we had our only free time of the week. I always took long showers, spent time drying my hair, doing my nails, etc for the week ahead.

[Anonymous]

I prefer to do it when they are wet and clean.

But if I break or chip one, I cut them all right then. I keep my nails short and hate having / seeing nails of multiple lengths on people.

[Anonymous]

Mine are pretty hard, so it's much easier to do after the shower. Particularly my toe nails. Also less likely to get a sharp snaggle nail if done after a shower.

My kids nails are pretty soft still, so we cut those whenever we see the opening.

[Anonymous]

Fingernails - always dry to minimize peeling or splitting. After filing, I make sure not to get them wet for 30-60min. Only file in one direction. They are long and people compliment them and are surprised they're not fake. I also file the instant they get a small nick or chip to prevent breaking.

Toenails - whenever

Kids nails - when I notice they look bad and usually dry (agree with pp that bathtime is too busy).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dry. When I was younger, I read in an Encyclopedia Brown book that nails should always be clipped while dry.

I remember learning that from Encyclopedia Brown, too!

[Anonymous]

After shower (or the pool). So much easier when they're wet and soft.