Socks causing problems with big toenail

[Sheephaven]

I feel stupid asking this but its really annoying me. I wear black socks everyday but the fluff from them keeps getting underneath the edges of my big toenail and looks like dirt. I then try to dig it out with a needle. Overtime this has meant the black fluff gets forced down the sides of my nails and it gets harder to remove. Does this happen to anyone else??

[redcrx]

my son and my bf both get this! with my son i just use a nail brush at bathtime and it shifts it! Not sure how my bf does it though

[MrBen5]

Hmmm, this happens to me, but only with the wooly kind of socks. Hopefully in a few months i can go back to wearing cotton ones...

[Le Chat]

Try wearing argyle or cotton socks and you wont have a problem. My husband wears thick black socks and there are black wooly balls all over the carpet........I hate the damn things!

[stewey]

Cut a hole in your sock so that your big toe can protrude through it. This will eliminate, to a great extent the unwanted gathering of gunk.

[kaylamay]

oh God!!! dont use a needle!!!! If you jabbed yourself and drew blood you could cause a nasty infection.
Get some nail clippers and keep the nails clipped low and if it still is a problem soak in the bath or a foot tub to softened it up and then use a nail file cleaner thingy, NOT a needle!!! I'm a woman and my treat is getting regular pedicures and i see guys getting them done too.