How To Take Gel Polish Off Acrylic Nails

To do this simply use a cotton tip or cotton swab to soak up some of the excess gel and gently squeeze it out of the cuticle.

How to take gel polish off acrylic nails. For gel polish and acrylic nails let it sit for at least 20 minutes. Place the soaked cotton ball on top of the nail then wrap a square of tinfoil around it to keep it in place. Soak your nails in a bowl of acetone for 5 minutes.

Cut them as close as possible to your natural nails. Then soak cotton balls in the non-acetone based nail polish remover until its saturated. Adigun soaking your nails in acetone wrapped in aluminum foil is what leaves them dried out and weak post-gel mani.

Soak a small piece of cotton with acetone and place it on your nail. If you have powder dip nails let the acetone sit for 10-15 minutes. Picture SourceHow to Remove Gel Polish Without Acetone.

Now apply a generous amount of petroleum jelly on the skin surrounding your cuticles. Clip the acrylic nails as short as possible. Do it for each finger.

Fill a small bowl with nail polish remover. Buff the shine of your polish using a nail file. The slight penetration the acetone has can be used to remove a very thin layer of the buff off gel on the natural nail after you have removed the bulk of the gel with a file but to avoid any possible damage to the natural nail it is best to leave this thin layer and let it grow out.

Use the wet washcloth to gently rub off any remaining polish. Without applying too much pressure rub the cotton balls on your nails to take off the polish. Do this several times and the job will be well done.