How To Remove Acrylic Nails

Once youve filed away the top layer of polish put your fingers in a shallow bowl of warm pure acetone.

How to remove acrylic nails. After removing the shellac nail polish you may see a chalky white residue on your nails. The first thing you need to do before removing your acrylic nails is to clean them. When the nail starts to loosen reach for your tweezers once more to pull the acrylics off your actual nails.

Make sure you DO NOT file away your nail as this will damage the nail bed. Method 1 How To Take Off Acrylic Nails Using Acetone And Warm Water. Make sure your nails are completely submerged and keep them in the bowl for at least 30 minutes.

Once the acrylic has softened take your cuticle pusher or orange stick and carefully push the acrylic off your nail starting from the cuticle area to the free edge. Clip down the acrylic nail to where your nail ends. Next apply a small amount of acetone or nail polish remover to the tip of your nail.

First that you need to do before removing the acryl from the nails you should cut it as much as possible. It gradually melts the acrylic to make removal easier. Find the seam and slide either the tip of the fake nail or the dental floss into the seam.

Cut them short using nail clippers and file around the edges. Use warm water and soap to gently remove the acetone and shellac residue from your hands. Remove after around 30 minutes.

If you are going for the foil wrap technique soak the cotton balls in acetone and place them on your nails directly wrapping them with the aluminium foil to seal them in and hold in place. Wash your hands. If you try to remove them yourself you can easily damage the nail bed and cause permanent damage.