CurveCorrect® Ingrown Toenail Treatment Kit

This is the best ingrown toe nail correction kit I have ever found. It comes in a handy good quality clear plastic storage container, so everything is in one place. The instructions are very clear and thorough. It is pretty straightforward to understand what to do and how to do it BUT it is super fiddly... it's do-able on your own but much easier with help. My main tips would be definitely go easy on the glue, as per the instructions and be patient when it comes to holding the strip in place whilst the glue dries. I applied it on bare nails and then had gel polish on top. It didn't hinder the correction strip or the gel polish. I also had the strip under builder gel and that was fine too. You cant actually see the strips when applied especially if you have nail polish on and to be honest, even if you have bare nails, unless someone is up close and personal with your toe, it's unnoticeable. You get several of the strips in the kit, so if you cut it too short or mess up you have plenty of spares. Make sure to use a pair of sharp scissors when cutting it to size. I would suggest smoothing the cut edge with a nail file to take off the sharp edges but be very very gentle or it will dislodge the end you just stuck down. Also don't take a shower/bath just before or after, as the glue needs time to go off and fully harden. It did take a few weeks for the nail to uncurve, but the results are amazing for something so discreet. Definitely worth the price and highly recommended.

Excellent. Top tip, use less glue than you think and a wooden (orange) cuticle stick to push down on strip as glue dries. Next day my nails 1st/2nd on both feet were painful to walk on. That eased after 1st day. Within a week my nails are straightening. The pincer curve has almost gone. One strip popped off at one side, simply filed glue off, reapplied glue and stuck back down. So happy with results so far.

The plastic sheet doesn't stay glued to the nail. It falls off before creating an effect on the nail.

My toenails were so curved that my sister literally wrote a poem about them, and my husband lovingly referred to them as my “scary taco talon nails.” They had gotten so painful that even doing yoga hurt. If you’ve ever done child’s pose, you know there’s pressure on the tops of your toes. Mine hurt so badly that I was actually avoiding yoga because of my toenails, which is just ridiculous when you think about it. I searched all over the internet looking for something that would help. Before Curve Correct, I tried a different nail brace, but it was thick, bulky, and honestly kind of ugly. I wanted something I could wear to the beach without having a giant black contraption stuck to my toe. That’s what drew me to Curve Correct. The braces are clear, low profile, and you can eventually paint over them if you want. They look so much better than the alternatives. Now for the honest part: these things are not as easy to apply as some people make them sound. I struggled. A lot. I could not get them to stay on and ended up buying a second kit because I went through so many braces trying to figure it out. What finally worked for me was putting the glue on and then using one of the included applicators to gently spread the glue around instead of leaving it in one tiny spot. Then I hold the brace down firmly for about 30 seconds. Once I started doing that, they stayed on beautifully. I also have to give a huge shoutout to customer service. I was so frustrated that I actually started the return process. Instead of just accepting the return, they reached out directly and helped me troubleshoot the application. They genuinely wanted me to succeed with the product, and that level of customer service is rare these days. After they took the time to help me, I decided to keep trying, and I’m so glad I did. The best part? My nails are actually straightening. After years of having severely curved nails, I catch myself showing people my toenails now because I’m so excited about the progress. At this rate, I think my sister is going to have to write a brand-new poem about my straight toenails. If you have severely curved or pincer nails, my advice is simple: stick with it. There is definitely a learning curve with application, but once you get the hang of it, the results are absolutely worth it.

Review from my mother, who used the product: Like many, I bought the Curve Correct kit based on user reviews. I seemed to have inherited my mother’s foot shape, and just like hers did, my toenails started to curve a lot as I got older. Curve Correct truly worked as advertised on my big toes, and greatly relieved the pain of the increasingly ingrown nails. I was so pleased that I now want to order the ultra-low tension braces for my smaller toenails, since they are starting to curve a lot also. Before buying the first kit, I read through the many online tips and hints for application. If you want to stop your toe pain, my best advice is to: a) read all of those online tips from other users; b) read through the entire instructions before you start; c) have someone help you if you have any trouble reaching your toes at all; d) both of you read each step again as you come to it; and e) allow enough time to do a careful job – don’t try to rush it. I did all this and each brace stayed on for almost a month before needing reattachment. They felt like a mild pinching for the first two days, but not bothersome enough to even take aspirin. I did get some bruising, but that was partly because I hit my toes on a car door the day after applying (but the brace stayed on!) so I just left it on and let the bruising grow out. It did take patience (my husband’s!) to apply every month or so, but really helped flatten out my big toe nails. Besides the life-changing freedom from foot pain, it’s now much easier to cut those nails and get a pedicure. That’s why I want to try to flatten out the smaller nails as well, before they get worse. I’m grateful I didn’t wait any longer to use the kit on my big toes. Curve Correct does take time to work, but why spend all that time simply hurting when you can use the time to do something about it? I also love that it’s a family owned business. In fact, when I wrote them (late on a Friday and more than a year-and-a-half after purchasing my kit) to ask about the lower-tension braces, an actual human got back to me - on Friday night - with a carefully thought out, detailed, and helpful answer. That level of customer care thoroughly impressed me. I purchased the kit in January 2024, and am writing this review in September 2025. This is the first time I have ever reviewed anything - ever. A product doing what it’s advertised to do? Expected. Service like that? A happy surprise in this day and age. This company has earned all of its good reviews, and I wanted to add mine to the pile. Thanks, Curve Correct!

I purchase a ton of stuff on Amazon, and I don't leave very many reviews, but I have to leave a review for this one. This is a totally unbiased review, I spent my own money on it and did my own research on it, and it is literally worth it's weight in gold and more!!!!!! I have always had ingrown toenail's, but I got so much worse during my pregnancies, and when I lived in a state that was cold and needed to wear closed toe shoes all of the time. My toenails are curved and U-shaped very badly, and I always told everyone that I felt like I had a little knife or a large needles stabbing me in the corner of my toe skin on both of my big toes. One of them was always worse than the other, but both of them were pretty bad. I read reviews and contacted up a podiatrist about this, and the horror of what they do when you have a badly ingrown toenails is absolutely horrific, expensive, debilitating, and includes all lot of pain, and when I say a lot I've read a lot a lot a lot of pain. I really didn't want to have my big toenails cut off, so I spent $50 and purchased this product. The first time you buy it takes a while because you have to read all of the instructions and apply it very carefully with the glue. You may even mess up and need to do it again the first time. I found them to last about a month, which is about how long I go between pedicures, which is perfect. I only had them fall off before I needed another pedicure one time, on one side of my foot, because I cut the strip too long, and applied it with the glue poorly. Every other time it's lasted the full month, and I've had to take it off just because I needed a new pedicure because the polish was looking gross and my toenails were getting long. Be careful to tell the lady who does your pedicure or not to cut in a curved shape and not to cut into the side of the nailbed just to cut a straight line. This is very important so that the nail learns to grow out straight and trains itself. Also, don't soak your feet in the very hot water with the soap in it, just soak your heels and the other toes on the side. The only bad thing I have to say is that I used the five fiberglass pieces on both big toenails for five months, and it was great because even one to two days after the first use, all of my pain went away. This was tremendous for me because I had so much pain, and it was literally completely vanished by the 48 hours after the first use, for five entire months. Even after I ran out of the supplies and stopped using it, I had no pain for about 2 to 3 months, and then it started growing curved again so I re-purchased the product, and the pain was gone again. I think I will plan on using this for many many many years. It's literally an amazing product and I've recommended it to so many people. If you're even considering it, it's because you are in pain like I was, and do not hesitate, just buy the product, shell out the $50, and I promise you will not be dissatisfied. They have a guarantee, and will fully refund Gia, as well Amazon, if it doesn't work for you in anyway shape or form. I had so much pain for so many years, and I wish I would have known that this even existed. The only other thing besides suffering in silence or seeing a podiatrist for a really risky and painful and expensive toenail cutting off treatment is this $300-$400 product from Japan that you use for five minutes a day that's kind of a mechanical thing that pulls the toenail outwards. I didn't want to shell out that much money, have to do some routine every single day, and not know if it would work or how long it would work for. This product is great, just remove your polish completely and clean it exactly as it says in the instructions, and apply it the night before you go get a pedicure so that it sits for at least 12 hours on the clean nail. Then when you go get a pedicure, make sure that they don't use any acetone or any kind of nail polish remover or file or buff that nail, just cut it and fix your cuticle up a little bit, and then put all of the polish on top of that. The polish and the several coats of polish actually helps the strips last and remain on the nail. This is a great product, and I'm happy to answer any questions that you have about it, because I am a believer and it has worked so well for me. The only time that I have had pain over the past year was for a day or two after the three months that I ran out and stopped using it, and the pain came back, so I reordered, and then a day after I receive them the pain was gone again. It's really an amazing product. I'm so glad that this exists and somebody invented it.

Instant pain relief. I was considering making lower rating because I've had trouble getting them to stay on a long time but the truth is like the other reviews say you just have to do it right. I'm still figuring out how to get it right so they stay on longer. The glue should be a very small amount, and hold both sides on for a long time. Also, while your holding it, don't move, keep it very still. The pain relief is instant and amazing.

I was desperate to try anything after struggling with ingrown toenails all throughout highschol and into my adulthood. I didn't want the surgery and was getting pedicures monthly. Suffered some nasty infections and lots of pain and thankfully I came across these!! They are expensive (had to pay extra fees because I'm in Canada)..but let me tell you it's TOTALLY worth it!!! Day #1 Make sure you read instructions, follow everything perfectly and you won't have a problem. If you use too much glue or have difficulty applying them then the adhesive isn't as good and will pop off after few weeks. If you apply it correctly with not too much glue (see instructions in kit) then I felt that it stuck better. Avoid soaking and baths if you can (even though it says you can swim etc, I found it lasts longer if you don't). It does take time to apply them correctly! Within a few hours I could feel pressure and slight discomfort as my toenail started to lift right away. It wasn't painful per day, but more tender that night and the next day. By day 3 it felt back to normal and I could already see improvements. My nail appeared flatter and less curved! I was shocked how fast it worked. Now it's been only two weeks and these are my results!! I'm very pleased. I had to reapply the strips a few times. I read that it may be best to keep them on for a full nail growth cycle for Chronic issues, so I plan to keep paying them for at least 4-5 months and hope that it is fixed permanently and doesn't go back. I'll update my post in the future.