Nail extensions today are quite popular, but sooner or later these nails have to be removed. To address for this in the salon is optional, because unlike the gel, remove the acrylic nails yourself is not too difficult.
How to remove acrylic nails at home?
Despite the fragility of the material, try to chip, cut or otherwise mechanically remove acrylic is not worth it. This is fraught with damage to the nail. To remove these nails, acetone-based solvents are commonly used, which acrylics are well suited to.
In addition to acetone, to remove acrylic nails will need:
- scissors or tweezers for nails;
- nail file;
- cotton wool or cotton wool;
- foil;
- a special spatula (an orange stick, a pusher, etc.);
- hand cream .
How to take acrylic nails at home?
So:
- Trim the tweezers with the maximum possible length of the narcotic nail (you can use scissors, but because of the strength of the material, this is problematic). After that, use the nail file for further grinding, as much as possible, of the acrylic nail. The main thing in this case is not to damage the skin, since the presence of abrasions or cuts can serve as an obstacle to the application of the solvent necessary to remove the acrylic nails.
- Carefully follow the nail file on the surface of the nail. The fact is that acrylic nails to give them shine are often covered with a special compound (finish gel), which is not easily affected by the solvent, and therefore it is better to cut it gently.
- The skin around the nail should be greased with a thick cream to protect against the effects of acetone.
- Moisten cotton pad in acetone and attach to the nail. Top with foil. The foil in this case is used as the cheapest and most convenient material, although instead of it you can use special rubber fingertips and any other material that will help fix the tampons with the solvent and at the same time protect you from its active evaporation.
- Minutes through 10-15 acrylic enough to soften so that it can be cleaned off the nail. In air acrylic freezes quickly enough, therefore it is better to remove it step by step, removing the foil from all fingers at once, and in turn. If any part of the acrylic does not separate, do not try to hamper it, and it is better to again apply a swab with acetone, for a few more minutes.
After the acrylic nails are removed, hands should be thoroughly washed with soap to remove acetone and grease with a nutritious cream. On the nails, to improve their condition, it is recommended to apply oil or medical varnish.