how do u take off fake nails?

Question

its so annoying. i got them done at the salon (first time) and i wont b able 2 go back there to get them off. their glued on real good. i cant just break them off. wat do i do? thankx!!

THANKX EVERYBODY!!!

Answer 1

buy nail polish remover with acetone in it. the fake nails should kind of "melt" off.

Answer 2

1. Get pure acetone (from your local beauty supply store not polish remover...not enough acetone), Orange wood sticks, tin foil, Vaseline and cotton balls
2. Trim tin foil into strips about 2" by 6"
3. Rub Vaseline or cuticle oil on your fingers around nail (not on nail) to prevent excess absorbtion
4. Saturate a cotton ball with the actone and place over nail
5. Wrap foil around finger and cotton
6. Allow to sit for a good 20-30 minutes
7. Remove foil and cotton, and gently slough off dissolved acrylic.
8. Repeat as needed until all acrylic is removed.
9. Repeat on other hand.

Be careful with the acetone. It will ruin your clothes, furniture and your table if you spill!
Doing it this way will prevent you from breathing fumes or absorbing harmful acetone through the skin.
Running hot water over them will not remove them
This is how they will do it in a salon. AS long as they used NAIL acrylic, this will work. If they used dental acrylic or MMA, the only way is to let them grow out. Do not peel, pry or nip them off. That will damage the natural nail, often permanently!

Answer 3

soak in regular nail polish remover, and using an orange stick, gently loosen the fake nails a little at a time soaking in between. I did this when I wore fake nails and it always worked even if I used super glue instead of the nail glue that came with them!

Answer 4

Take a cotton ball and wet it with nail polish remover. Place the wet (not dripping wet) cotton ball on the nail, and then wrap the fingertip with aluminum foil to keep the cotton ball in place. Let it sit for about 5-10 minutes and then carefully try to remove the nail. The acetone in the nail polish remover dissolves and softens the acrylic (plastic) that the nails are made of.

Answer 5

It was your wedding day and you desperately wanted your nails to be as glamorous as your dress. On top of that, you didn't want to worry the paint on your nails chipping off on the big day. You decided to go for acrylic nails and they were a huge success. Now, however, you are desperately wanting to get rid of them. Don't panic! Here's how to remove your fake nails

Answer 6

Go to the beauty supply store and get Pure Acetone i works better then just nail polish remover. Don't just rip em off you will ruin you nails..

Answer 7

okay one good way is to jsut poor some nail polish remover into a litte saucer/dish and lay your fingers in it so that the nail polish remover get around the nails.. keep then in there for a few minutes. and then the glue will be lossendfrom the alchohol in the polish remover anmd you can pull the nails off.. becareful if you have cuts on your fingers! it will sting for a minute.. but it goes away fast!

Answer 8

I had the same problem. Just go to any salon supply (open to the public) or any store like Walmart, etc. In Walmart I found a "acetone" polish remover/acrylic nail remover. If you soak them in acetone polish remover it will take a little longer. Good luck.

Answer 9

Soak them in Nail Polish Remover or acetone. That is how I take off mine.

Answer 10

Trim them back to the edge of your finger -
File the tops of your nail, carefully, as to not go thru your own nail surface. . . then just wait for the nails to grow out/off - takes about 3 months to grow mostly new nails. . . be patient.

Edit: Before using acetone (everyone on here is telling you to do this) - READ THE WARNINGS on the label . . . this stuff is very dangerous, and harmful . . . be careful, please.