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Glycolic acid (AHA) is awesome for this kind of thing. You should be able to find a toner that contains it in the skin care aisle at most drug stores. Also get some Neosporin.
If you can't find toner with glycolic acid try to find a face wash with that or salicylic acid if you can't find glycolic.
Witchhazel might do in a pinch. Peroxide is better than nothing, but won't work as well do deeply exfoliate.
It sounds like you might have damaged the nail bed under your fingernails. In the future avoid sticking anything under your fingernails bc the skin is very sensitive.
Step 1: Wash your hands really well with a wash cloth, soap, and warm water. Don't go under the nail with the wash cloth, just use it to scrub around the outside well. (If you can in the future look into getting a softer scrub brush for your nails instead of sticking anything rough under it).
Step 2: If you can find the toner, soak a cotton boll with it so it's saturated. Either let that sit on top of your nail or squeeze it with your nails so the nail kind of "digs" into the cotton, but again, don't force anything solid under your fingernail. Keep it there for about 5 mins then let your finger air dry.
If you can only find the face wash, just gently rub it around your fingernails and let it sit there for a few mins then wash it off. (A nail brush works very well with the face wash, but even with the brush, following up with toner is even better bc it soaks in really deep).
Glycolic acid and salicylic acid are chemical exfoliants, so a lot of physical scrubbing isn't really necessary.
Step 3: Apply a antibacterial ointment like Neosporin to the area. You also might want to pick up a cheap antifungal cream and try that with the Neosporin or after if the Neosporin doesn't help.
You might need to repeat a few times, but if none of that seems to be helping or you notice a red line spreading from your nail up your hand and arm, go to an ER ASAP.
The only other thing I can think of is maybe applying a little bit of something like a clay mask under the edge of your nails and seeing if you can draw it out. If it's oil this might actually want to be something you try after step 2.
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