Mordex, the bitter enamel ‘made in’ Euskadi that has been serving to to cease biting nails for 60 years


It is a clear nail lacquer with a bitter style that forestalls you from placing your fingers in your mouth Denatonium benzoate is likely one of the most bitter substances on this planet and liable for the repulsive style of Mordex This product was born in laboratories in San Sebastián and is now produces in Hernani

‘If your son bites his nails, do not scold him… keep away from him with Morde-x’. This is what the commercial mentioned in 1962 for a product that has been manufactured since he was born in Gipuzkoa. It is about Mordex, the clear and bitter nail polish that has helped generations of individuals to cease biting their nails and that’s now 60 years outdated. A compulsive behavior that receives the title of onychophagia and that often seems in youngsters at 3-5 years of age and that fifty% continues into maturity.

Its secret is denatonium benzoate, one of the bitter substances on this planet, which provides it that attribute disagreeable taste with which it’s meant to take away the will to proceed placing your fingers in your mouth. This product was born in some laboratories in San Sebastián and is now produced in Hernani.

Its coloration is clear and its type of utility may be very easy. It is utilized to the nail with a brush, like another lacquer, and dries instantly. Then it is sufficient to convey your fingers nearer to your mouth in order that its repulsive taste reminds us why biting your nails shouldn’t be such a good suggestion.

Problems derived from the behavior of biting nails

The behavior of biting nails, along with an aesthetic drawback, has a number of penalties resembling hangnails, irritation, ache, danger of mycosis, weakening of tooth or infections.

Since its launch in the marketplace in 1962, solely two issues have modified for this flagship product, which has remained nearly unchanged. The first is the title because it was initially known as Morde-x to later lose that ‘hyphen’ and turn out to be often called Mordex.

In addition, in 2011 it modified its formulation, from that second sucrose octaaceate disappeared from its components and thus it went from being a medication to a beauty. Of course, pharmacies have all the time been the place of sale of this little miracle to keep away from biting your nails.