How do I remove my acrylic nails?

Years ago when I had them removed at the nail salon, they soaked my fingers in what I assumed was nail polish remover. After a while they started to disintegrate. When I tried this at home recently, with acetone nail polish remover, it did not work. What am I doing wrong?How do I remove my acrylic nails?
Hi there,





the best way to remove your acrylic nails is to have them removed


professionally. They will charge you, but they should include a mini manicure and polish in the service which helps you adjust to not having hard acrylic on them.





If you cannot afford to have them removed by a professional, then you will need:


100% acetone (non-acetone is only good for polish removal)


Take two bowls, one bowl smaller than the other.


In the larger bowl put hot water in (not boiling and do not put your fingers directly into it!) and set the


other smaller bowl inside.


In the smaller bowl, put your acetone in with a few drops


of nail oil, file the top of the nail first with a 100 grit file and soak your nails for about 15 minutes.


Cover your hands with something like a towel or flannel because the


vapours do not smell nice!





After the 15 minutes, take your hands out and remove the softened acrylic with a metal precision pushie tool.


If you do not have a proper tool, you can use an orange stick covered in a lint free pad.


Place your nails in again for another 10 - 15 minutes and most of the acrylic should have come off.


Repeat if necessary. If you find there is still a little bit left on your nails,


you can file GENTLY with a 240 grit file. Once you have done, slather nail oil over them and rub in, keep applying the nail oil for at least a few days after removal.


It is good to get into the habit of applying nail oil even when you do not have acrylics on as it nourishes the nails.





Please whatever you do DO NOT ';pop them off by sticking a thin nail file or other nail tool under them and wiggling it around!'; You WILL damage your natural nail, and please do not bite them off or pick at them either.





Acrylics will not ruin your nails. It's all down to the application and removal procedures. When performed properly, you should not have weak, uneven and flimsy nails when you take them off (again depending on how they were applied).


If you have had acrylics, even for a short period of time, it will take a few days to adjust to the fact you are back to your natural nails as acrylic is obviously a lot tougher than your own.How do I remove my acrylic nails?
you don't need to have them soaked off. if you can get a nail file for it then you can file them off.
Soak them in nail polish remover that has ACETONE in it. Make sure it has that one ingredient in it or it won't do any good. Even with that, they don't completely come off. It just softens them and you will need to pull them off. I just bite mine off...
Soak them in PURE Acetone. None with fingernail polish in it. Let your nails soak for 10-20 minutes. The acetone will melt the acrylic off.
Well when I take mine off, I leave them on a lil past the time u shud get them filled and I use acetone and with nail clippers pop them off. But the acetone shud work
Try non-acetone.
boots make an acrylic nail remover, its a little tub that has some stuff in it (not sure what) and a scrubber round the edge of the tub (not a good description), it works well and i think is about 4 pounds but you can reuse it, deffo worth it!


hope this helps


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