How to Remove Acrygel From Nails
If you love doing acrygel nails, but don’t love trying to get the acrygel off so much, then follow along with this tutorial.
I will show you how to remove hard gel from your natural nails, using the best tools.
Tools and materials:
- 100/180 nail file
- Round makeup pads (cut in half)
- Nail clips
- Nail scraper tool
- 100% acetone
- Cuticle oil
1. Start with filing
You need a 100/180 nail file for this step.
Use it to file off the majority of acrygel polish from your nails as possible, before you are down to your natural nail.
Tip: Be careful when using the file, because it could damage the skin around your nail, which will eventually lead to some future cuticle problems.
Keep the file on the surface of your nails only.
2. Soak with acetone
Once the filing is complete, soak round makeup pads that have been cut in half in 100% acetone, and wrap each nail with a soaked pad.
Apply a nail clip to each wrapped nail, to hold the acetone-soaked pad in place.
I prefer to do this one hand at a time, so I have my other handle available to work with.
Let the soaked pads remain on your nails for 10 minutes.
3. Remove clips and pads
After 10 minutes, remove the first clip and pad.
4. Scrape off acrygel
Most of the acrygel should have soaked off, or curled up and detached itself from your nail at this point, but you can use a nail scraper tool to gently remove the rest.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each nail.
5. Re-soak your nails
After scraping, pop each nail back into a clip to soak off any remaining bits of polish.
Then repeat step 4.
Use the scraper tool to target any last remains of polish.
6. Buff your nails
Lightly buff each nail with a cube, and wash any residue from your nails and hands.
7. Apply cuticle oil
Apply a generous amount of cuticle oil to each nail to immediately rehydrate your cuticles.
Use your finger to spread the cuticle oil from your cuticles to the tips of your nails.
Acrygel nails
After removing the acrygel, my nails are clean, smooth, and completely free of damage, and that was totally the goal!
I hope you try this acrygel removal method and find it helpful. Leave a comment to let me know if you did.
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