hi ..umm i wanted to knw how you cud get arylic nails off at home safely without damaging the nail so much ??
cud some help because i dont wanna go pay a nail technician 20 quid to take them off
thanks
bianca
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2006-07-31 22:22:19 · 14 answers · asked by bianca 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
Acetone breaks down acrylic nails and glue...that's why to remove polish off of fake nails you have to buy acetone-free remover. Soak your fingers one by one in acetone, then using one of your nails on your other hand, slide your nail underneath the edge of the nail you are removing, It should pop right off.
2006-07-31 22:31:48 · answer #1 · answered by Cy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to the supermarket and get a bottle of cheap nail varnis remover, wen u get home get a bowl of warm/hot water and place another bowl in that with the nail varnish remover in it, soak ur hands in this for a little while and the acrylic will start to melt, this is due to the accitone in the nail varnish remover, (this is all they do at a nail salon) x x x
2006-08-04 00:19:42 · answer #2 · answered by xxholly_wollyxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nail Techs soak your nails in warm acetone, then remover the acrylic as it softens. I would not recommend that you warm acetone, it has a low flash point and can cause a fire.
Another solution is to file them down a little every day, or every other. Do not over file because this will cause you days of pain.
Makes me wonder why women get acrylics for temporary nails
2006-08-01 00:42:37 · answer #3 · answered by SteveA8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have tried it before, and I wouldn't recommend it. It takes a LOT of filing. If you can, go to a professional.
If you can't, first you need to cut the nails down as far as you can. Then you need to buy a product called "acetone" to soak your nails it. After soaking them thoroughly (10 - 20 minutes), start filing away with an emery board until no more "gunk" comes off. Repeat the process of soaking in acetone then filing. Eventually they will come off!
My manicurist once told me that after you've soaked them in acetone for a long while, they will just "pop" off. Never seen it happen for real, though!
2006-07-31 22:29:38 · answer #4 · answered by kogirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soak them in bowl of nail vanish remover until they start getting soft, it does take a while so be patient and don't yank them off otherwise you nail will become damaged.
2006-07-31 23:18:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say soaking them in some kind of oil, because it will help the nails loosen up even more than just doing it in water.
2006-07-31 22:26:56 · answer #6 · answered by danielle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soak your acrylic nails in a nail varnish remover that contains acetone. It will melt the acrylic off.
2006-08-05 09:06:29 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i had arcylic nails i took them of by getting the pointy thing on a nail clipper and pushed it through the side of the nail and it popped right off
2006-07-31 22:29:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
soak them in warm water and nail varnish remover.
2006-08-01 09:24:38 · answer #9 · answered by Zandra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soak them in warm water for a while - then gently prise them off.
2006-07-31 22:25:38 · answer #10 · answered by fizzybubbly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋