How To Take Gel Polish Off Acrylic Nails

Acetone offers the most effective way to remove gel nail polish at home says board-certified dermatologist Shari Lipner MD FAAD.

How to take gel polish off acrylic nails. Picture SourceHow to remove your overgrown soft or hard gel nails at home. Gently push the acrylic off your nails using a steel cuticle pusher. Make sure to apply a nail strengthener or conditioning treatment after buffing the polish off.

Next apply a small amount of acetone or nail polish remover to the tip of your nail. Then soak cotton balls in the non-acetone based nail polish remover until its saturated. Picture SourceHow to Remove Gel Polish Without Acetone.

Now apply a generous amount of petroleum jelly on the skin surrounding your cuticles. Take care to rub only the nail and avoid rubbing the surrounding skin. Picture SourceGel nail polish on acrylic nails New Expression Nails.

The resin is then shaped as it dries and the form is rolled off to secure the acrylic to the nails. Picture SourceHow to Remove Gel Nail Polish at Home Take off Gel Nails Quickly. The slight penetration the acetone has can be used to remove a very thin layer of the buff off gel on the natural nail after you have removed the bulk of the gel with a file but to avoid any possible damage to the natural nail it is best to leave this thin layer and let it grow out.

Remove any remaining gel nail polish with a washcloth that youve just run under warm water. Do it for each finger. Having enough nail polish remover on your cotton balls will avoid stickiness and help get rid of the polish quickly without removing your acrylics totally.

Picture SourceHow to Remove Nail Polish from Acrylic Nails Without the Nails Coming Off. Cut them as close as possible to your natural nails. - Rub the cotton ball on your nail.