How To Remove Acrylic Nails

Although, removal of acrylic nails can be at home, if you find you don't have the time to visit a salon, or just prefer to remove them yourself, and save some money.

Whatever you do don't pull them off, this will cause a lot of damage, and can be quite painful.

Before you begin make sure you are sitting in a well ventilated room, preferably by an open window.

You will need to prepare yourself with a few things, before you get started.

• small disposable bowl
  
• cotton balls
  
• silver foil (optional)
  
• orange stick (cuticle pusher)
  
• petroleum jelly
  
• acetone Nail Polish Remover
  
• nail file
• nail buffer
  

• First, remove nail polish.
  
• Cut your false nails as short as you can with a nail clipper.
  
• File down any of the nail you could not manage to clip off.
  
• Apply petroleum jelly around the base of your nails to help protect your fingernails and cuticles from drying out.
  
• Soak your fingers in nail polish remover which contains acetone, use a disposable bowl.
  
• Without removing your nails from the acetone remover, try scraping them with the orange wood stick (cuticle pusher).
• Gently peel off any remainder of fake nails after soaking for 15 to 20 mins, in some cases longer.
  
• Buff and file nails.
  

Remove Fake Nails - Step 2

• Soak cotton ball in acetone nail polish remover.
  
• Place soaked cotton ball onto your fingernails.
  
• Wrap tin foil around your fingers and allow fingernails to soak for at least 20 min.
  

If your acrylics have a gel overlay, you will have to file the top of the nail first, otherwise no amount of soaking will help.

The removal of acrylic nails will leave your natural nails very weak.

Rub some oil into your fingernails to help nourish and condition them. Flaxseed oil, almond oil or solar oil are good ones to use, or you can prick a vitamin e capsule and massage into your fingernails.

Massage your fingernails daily at least 2 to 3 times, this will help them grow strong and healthy.

Wait awhile before you apply artificial nails again, give your natural fingernails a chance to recover, repair and strengthen, so you have lovely strong fingernails once again.

Once you remove gel nails, you may find your natural nails take time before they are healthy and strong again. The same goes for the removal of acrylic nails.

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