Removing Acrylic Nails

Use a cuticle oil right after you remove the acrylic nails to restore your real nail bed.

Removing acrylic nails. Lets see if it works or not. Apply petroleum jelly to the skin around your nails. Here is a list of everything you need to take off the acrylic nails.

Follow Me On Instagram. Polish remover cotton acetone aluminum foil nail clipper and a nail file. If you have acrylic left on nails wrap them again using more of the remover.

First that you need to do before removing the acryl from the nails you should cut it as much as possible. You NEED to let your natural nails exposed to air for the keratin to harden. Then wrap your fingers and the cotton ball in tinfoil and wait 10 minutes for them to loosen.

Use the file to shape nails gently buff if necessary and wash hands to remove any remaining solution. One method I saw on TikTok to remove acrylic nails was the oil method. Most salons will only use a combination of fileting and acetone to remove acrylic nails from the patient.

Once all acrylic is removed your nails may be weak. Thats the only way you can get your nails strong again after removing acrylic nails that is if you didnt remove too many layers from your natural nail. Do this carefully so that you do not risk breaking your natural nail.

Make sure you DO NOT file away your nail as this will damage the nail bed. There are a few tried-and-true methods when it comes to removing acrylic nails at home. When removing gel polish or acrylic nails use the nail file to first remove the top layer of polish.