How To Soak Acrylic Nails Off At Home

Soak your nails in warm water for at least 20 to 30 minutes to help the adhesive soften.

How to soak acrylic nails off at home. Theres two ways to apply acetone. The other method involves soaking a cotton ball in the acetone or nail polish remover placing the soaked cotton ball on your fingernails and securing them to your nails using foil. However your hands are not gonna thank.

If you want to take things a step further Le suggests placing a hot towel on. Soak the nails for 3 to 4 minutes. Soak each nail for a minimum of 10 minutes to ensure the acrylic is breaking down properly.

If you are going for the acetone bath pour the 100 acetone nail polish remover into the small bowl and soak the tip of your fingers in it for about 30 minutes. Next run an orange stick or cuticle pusher along the edge to get the nail. Soak your nails again for 10 minutes.

Gently push the acrylic off your nails using a steel cuticle pusher. If they still wont be removed after 30 to 45 minutes change the water and soak your hands for another 20 minutes. Use a nail tip clipper to cut off the excess length of your acrylics.

Check if the acrylics started to dissolve and keep nails in the bowl for a little longer if not. Scrape away more of the acrylic with the cuticle pusher. Remove your hand from the bowl.

After you have successfully removed it use a nail file to remove the excess glue from your nails. File or buff off the shiny top surface completely. Soak your nails in a bowl of acetone for 5 minutes.