MAVALA Stop (0.3 oz)

My six-year-old daughter has ceased sucking her fingers, thanks to this fantastic product. I apply it at night while she's asleep, ensuring she's unaware, and the sour taste helps deter her finger-sucking habit without her realizing how it happened. It's been incredibly effective for us.

A good product to stop thumb sucking for kids

Superb product. Effective from first application. Very happy. My son who is 4.5 years old sucked his thumb for last 4 years.After applying this he has not taken his thumb for even once in his mouth. I applied it every second third day just precautionary for 2 months but now I am not applying it and the habit of sucking thumb is totally gone. Thank you so much for such a wonderful product.

Works perfectly. Tried for my 2 year old kid. Just 2 days and he stopped putting his finger. Observed him out his fingers after 2weeks. Applied again and that was last time saw him biting his nails or putting fingers in his mouth. Can someone suggest if we can apply the same of feeding bottle and they start drinking milk in glass😅

i got this product with in 2 weeks. it's like nail polish and bitterness taste in mouth, it is use full for 2+ years children's. Thumb-sucking become a habit of my kid. he has 2+ years. i worried about this because it causes teeth to become improperly aligned (malocclusion) or push the teeth outward. in feature pronunciation problems should come. that's why i bought this product. before applying him i tasted this by applying my thumb it's taste like full of bitterness(చేదు). so applied this nail polish to my kid thumbs for both hands when he started sucking his thumb with in 3 seconds he take it off from mouth due to bitterness taste in mouth. i applied for every 2 days. now he stops this thumb sucking.

Expensive but damn effective. It stopped my son's habit of biting his nails within 2 days of application. Minor point: I'd like to point out that this is NO WAY the bitterest chemical in the world. Sure it's bitter, but definitely not vomit-after-a-single-taste bitter! :) But the kid will definitely not like to taste it every time he puts his nails in the mouth!

It is not working on my daughter... Although the medicine is very bitter she still is able to suck thumb even if the Medicine is applied on her thumb.

Superb.. My 2 daughters 3 1/2 yrs and 4 1/2 yrs were sucking their thumbs from about 3 months of age...just after 1 application thumb sucking stopped......It's been almost 2 months now and they never sucked it again ! I apply it every 4-5 days just to prevent it from happening again!

It taste awful so it does the job properly

El producto es buenísimo, se lo puse a mi hija de 4 años y no se ha comido más las uñas! Sabe súper feo y si dura dos días. Eso si, el tratamiento se lo tuve que hacer 21 días no 10.

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This nail polish works AMAZING! We had a thumb sucker and this was our last resort. It worked, and within 4-5 days she was no longer sucking her thumb. This stuff is rank though, and tastes horrible!

I've had a nail biting issue since I was 4 years old- I turn 32 here in less than a month so for almost 30 years I've been contending with this. I've tried all kinds of cures under the sun to stop my habit but this problem was deeper than something of a simple 'habit'. For anyone reading this review and thinking of this product to stop a serious, chronic habit- I want to recommend a few things. If you struggle with anxiety as many nail-biters do, consider visiting your doctor, a therapist, even a psychologist. Nail-biting is a symptom, not the problem. Part of the reason I'm finally able to tackle this is that I'm not only using this product to deter me but I have now been on an anti-anxiety medication for a few months prior. This has made me far more capable in terms of trying to take these OCD habits by the horns and work them out. You need management skills, to understand antecedents to your behaviors, and how to modify those situations. So ending your nail-biting habit if anxiety related might take more than a simple paint on product. Secondly, it states to use it once every other day. I use it almost every day - and become rather aware when the taste is fading and make note to keep coating it on. It's working great, my nails are the longest they've EVER been, and I'm thoroughly happy even if the taste of this stuff is completely rancid. (Aka- it does the job it's supposed to). Keep the bottle somewhere visible and where you frequently have your line of vision (but obviously away from children). For me, I set it next to my monitor screen. I'm on my computer daily - so I'm bound to notice it being right there. Don't let it go out of sight, out of mind. KEEP your nail clippers handy! Even if it seems easier just to bite or peel away an uneven bit of nail, you'll spare most of it by just clipping off those rough edges. Sounds like common sense, I know. But anyone with an OCD habit for nail-biting understands what this refers to and how much of a 'trigger' those rough nail edges are. Keep all these things available, Next, I also take Biotin. It's a supplement- you can get it from any kind of drug store or Wal-Mart, etc. Read the bottles carefully, make sure you grab the one-a-day variety. You don't want to have to pop 3 of these a day to get your recommended dosage. Biotin helps improve nail strength- and many chronic nail biters I know have flimsy nails. Mine are definitely stronger - and my hair! So double benefit. Mavala Stop has definitely been the best product I've found for deterring my nail biting. This stuff is foul and will even be obvious if you put food in your mouth with your fingers like... eating french fries might be a chore. Just a heads up. Which is good! Sometimes having our hands near our mouths like that is an unintentional antecedent. Try to use forks and spoons for your food as much as possible. Good luck!