How Do You Remove Acrylic Nails Yourself?

Paying for dashing digits is expensive. It hard enough to let go of the cash to have acrylic nails put on in the first place. But then to have to pay for removal is really aggravating.

No sweat, do it yourself. (This works best if your nails need a fill or are already lifting.) 1. Loosen the acrylic from the natural nail by running a fingernail (or use the file) under the acrylic.

Gently tug around each side of the nail bed (the part that the salon fills each time) 2. Use the nail tip to wiggle and loosen the acrylic. 3.

Using your clippers snip the tips off. This will leave your natural nails very short but they will grow out healthy and you will have less acrylic to remove. 4.

Now remove the rest of the acrylic by gently pealing off what's left on the nail. You can use water or remover to soften them but be careful as this will make your natural nail easier to tear. More.

The best way to remove acrylic nails is to visit a nail salon and have a professional remove them. You can remove your acrylics at home by soaking them in acetone, however. Just be sure to put the acetone in a glass bowl or container.

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4Apply petroleum jelly to the skin surrounding your nails. Acetone dissolves plastic and is also hard on skin, so it's important to protect yourself. This step will prevent your skin from becoming irritated by the acetone, particularly if you have hangnails.

Take care not to get too much petroleum jelly on your nails, since the acetone should be able to reach it and dissolve it. Use a cotton-tipped wooden applicator if you need help applying the petroleum jelly more precisely. 5Apply the acetone to your nails.

Saturate one cotton ball per nail in the warmed acetone, then place the cotton balls on the tips of your fingers. Wrap them tightly against the acrylic nails using strips of aluminum foil. Let your nails soak in the acetone for 30 minutes.

You an use a non-plastic tape to fasten the cotton balls if you don't have aluminum foil. You can also simply soak your nails in the bowl of acetone if you know that acetone doesn't irritate your skin. 6Remove the foil and cotton balls from your fingertips.

The cotton ball and the nail should come off easily. If you soaked your acrylic nails in the bowl of acetone, gently pry the nails off using an orange wood stick. If the acrylic nails are still firmly stuck, repeat the process for another 20 minutes and attempt to remove them again.

7Scrape off the leftover acrylic with the nail buffer. The acrylic should be soft from the acetone bath, so take the opportunity to buff the rest of it away. If the acrylic begins to harden again while you're buffing, use a cotton ball soaked in acetone to dampen it.

8Shape your natural nails. Use nail clippers and a nail file to smooth the edges. Buff your nails lightly with a fine-grade nail buffer, moving from the base of the nail to the tip.

To avoid damaging your nails, file in one direction only, and avoid using a sawing motion. The top few layers of your nails may have been removed with the acrylic. Be careful not to tear or damage them further when file and buff them.

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