How To Get Gel Acrylic Nails Off At Home

Take care to rub only the nail and avoid rubbing the surrounding skin.

How to get gel acrylic nails off at home. The gel polish. Pull the nail tips off of your nails when the acrylic. The shorter the nail the easier it will be to get them off.

If you have a fragrance-free soap use it. Remove any remaining gel nail polish with a washcloth that youve just run under warm water. Acetone softens the acrylic explains Choi.

How to take off acrylic and gel extensions at home First things first youll need to clip your nails down using nail clippers or scissors. Buff your nails before applying dip powder if you want your nails to last longer. Now apply a generous amount of petroleum jelly on the skin surrounding your cuticles.

Once youve filed away the top layer of polish put your fingers in a shallow bowl of warm pure acetone. We recommend warming up. If your nail instructions tell you to.

If youre comfortable maneuvering an at-home drill you can start by filing the gel polish off with swift strokes in one direction at a time until the gel polish starts to come off. Use a nail file to remove shine top layer nail polish or any colour to avoid creating any mess or get your hands full of colour. It gradually melts the acrylic to make removal easier.

If you have a lot of acrylic or gel left on your nails soak them in acetone in 5-minute increments until the acrylic is soft. Use a ratio of about ⅔ dish soap to ⅓ water. It would be helpful to have a flawless removal though it is usually not recommended to remove acrylic nails at home.