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 How to Remove Acrylic Nails
Author: Mila Sidman
Getting acrylic nails at the saloon
can get pretty pricey, as is having them removed there. Thankfully
you can do both at home these days. To add your own acrylic nails,
purchase a kit in the drugstore. Once you grow tired of them,
here's how to remove them at home.
You
can remove acrylic nails two different ways. You can purchase
a professional acrylic nail removal kit at your local drug store,
or you can invest a dollar or two in a large bottle of nail polish
remover. Make sure you buy a kind that has acetone in it, not
one of the gentler nail polish removers on the market these days.
Lay out several pages of
newspaper on your kitchen table to prevent spills. Keep several
paper towels close by as well to wipe off nail polish, dry your
hands off and put the acrylic nails on as they come off.
Clip your nails as short as possible
to make the process easier. Next apply some petroleum jelly to
your fingers (except the nails) to prevent your skin from drying
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Pour the entire bottle of nail
polish remover in a bowl. Warm it up in the microwave to make
the process faster and easier. Soak your fingernails for about
15 to 20 minutes. The acrylic nails should start to come apart
from your natural nail at this point. Gently peel them back a
little and soak longer if they still seem pretty attached. Repeat
this process until you can easily peel the entire acrylic nail
off. Don't force it, or you risk ripping your own nail out of
the nail bed, which is very painful.
Wash your hands several times when you're done to
get all the acetone off. Use a good hand moisturizer. The acetone
dries your skin out. Your nails will look very rough from the
acrylic coming off. Use a nail buffer to smooth them out. They'll
start looking better after a few days.
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