How To Gently Remove Acrylic Nails

How to Remove Acrylic Nails At Home

Tools and Materials

• 100 percent pure acetone
• Tray or bowl
• Acrylic nail clippers
• Floss pick or cuticle pusher
• Metal cuticle pusher
• Cotton balls or pads

Instructions

1. Remove most of the length with acrylic nail clippers to make the removal process easier and quicker.
2. Pour 100 percent pure acetone into a tray or bowl that is large enough to fit your nails.
3. Soak your nails in the acetone for five minutes.
4. Use a metal cuticle pusher to gently remove the polish from your nails starting from the bottom edge of the nail.
5. Pry up the bottom edge of an acrylic nail with a floss pick or cuticle pusher and gently lift the acrylic nail off your natural nail.
6. Use a cotton ball or pad dipped in acetone to remove any remaining polish or adhesive residue.

Tips

• Be careful not to damage your natural nails when removing the acrylic nails.
• If the acrylic nails are difficult to remove, soak them in acetone for a longer period of time.
• Do not use acetone on your natural nails, as it can damage them.
• After removing the acrylic nails, apply cuticle oil or moisturizer to your natural nails to help them recover.