How to remove stains from fingernails?

Question

I tried out a cheap nail polish two months ago, and it turned my fingernails pale orange! I can hide it with nail polish, but I can't think of how to get rid of the orange color unless I wait for my fingernails to grow out, which could take another 3 months or more. Help?

Answer 1

Try lemons. Or take a not so abbrasive nail embry board and buff your nails. It will take off the top layer of the stain and leave a nice fresh nail underneath. Don't do this too often because it will make your nails thin.

Answer 2

First let your nails soak in some water then scrub them real good. Next buff them with one of those buffer that have 3 steps... rough, med & soft. That should help very much. Then, in the future, always keep a clear basecoat of nail polish on before you try new polish because that will stop the dye from getting into your nails.

Answer 3

Try peroxide. It gets stains out from under my nails. I'm talking about the growth of my fingernails on the end of my nails.

Answer 4

Try buffing your nails. Chances are that it's only the top layer that's been discoloured. And for future reference, always, and I mean always, use a base coat before applying a coloured polish.

Answer 5

i work with manicurists, they have told me to use lemon juice. i do hair professionally, so my nails are stained constantly. i haven't tried it because it's pretty much pointless, they'll get stained again the next day anyway.

Answer 6

Toothpaste, lemons, or some brand of whitestrips will help.

Answer 7

lemon juice with backing soda can help u

Answer 8

hot water and hydrogen peroxide