How To Take Off Acrylic Gel Nails

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.

How to take off acrylic gel nails. Fill a bowl with acetone. As I have said this method is easy and effective if you can stand the smell and fumes. Redip your nails for five mins then gently push again.

Shortened extensions mean less product. It gradually melts the acrylic to make removal easier. Once youve filed away the top layer of polish put your fingers in a shallow bowl of warm pure acetone.

Today Im showing you how I remove my gel nails at home without breakage. How to Remove Acrylic Nails Your tool kit. The shorter the nail the easier it will be to get them.

This method can be used on acrylic and polygel nails as well. Once youve got as much off as possible using either method use a coarse nail file to file the remaining gel or acrylic. Place that bowl inside.

Make sure to clip only small pieces at a time and do not try to pry open too much. This goes without saying but be careful to not stick your fingers in liquid that is too hot After that you should be able to easily scrape the gel polish off with a metal nail file or wooden stick without damaging the acrylic underneath. Follow it up with lots of cuticle oil.

Make sure its deep enough to cover your entire nail. With a metal cuticle pusher gently push the polish off your nails pushing from your cuticles downward. Youll be soaking your nails in acetone to dissolve the acrylic.