How Do You Soak Off Acrylic Nails

After about 20 minutes the nails will become loose and you can then remove them.

How do you soak off acrylic nails. Then you soak your nails in a cotton pad soaked in acetone. You can also soak your hands in warm water for 10 to 20 minutes first to help speed up the process. If you are really concerned put some Vasoline on the skin around the nail and fingertips to reduce the area the acetone is on.

Take a large ziplock bag and fill it with just enough acetone to submerge your nails fully. Stick your hand inside the bag and let your nails soak in. Cut away the dead hard skin and moisturize.

Make sure your nails are completely submerged and keep them in the bowl for at least 30 minutes. Now its time to soak your nails into the bowl. Vinegar can remove acrylic nails although it may take longer or be less effective than acetone.

Then soak your fingers in the smaller bowl for about ten minutes. Cut off your acrylic nails again get as close to your real nails as possible without actually snipping them off. In some salons they use a new nail tip and slide it under the acrylic after soaking to pop them off.

Dead and hard skin around the nail will lift the acrylic off because there may be friction between the nail and the skin. Soak your nails again for 10 minutes. Lay a small towel over your soaking hand and the bowl and soak for 10 minutes.

This goes without saying but be careful to not stick your fingers in liquid that is too hot After that you should be able to easily scrape the gel polish off with a metal nail file or wooden stick without damaging the acrylic underneath. Take a towel and dry your hands off after you have removed the nails. Be careful not to snip off your real nails.