Hello,
I had nails put on a little over a month ago, I had them filled again about 3 weeks ago but I'm ready to be done with them already. I called the salon and they want to charge me $25 to soak them off but is there a cheaper way to just do it myself at home?
Thanks!
Here is a video tutorial on how to do it, if you do not like this one there are TONS on you tube ... Sally Beauty Supply should have all you need.
All you need to do is soak them in acetone to soften the acrylic and then use a wooden cuticle/orange stick to scrape off the acrylic. You can buy the acetone at place's like Sally Beauty Supply or Ulta. I would suggest you also get a brush on nail strengthener. After you have removed the nails, buff your nails then brush on the nail strengthener.
I know if you take a certain type of nail polish remover, soak them in it they will dissolve. I cant remember what kind it is though. Non acetone? It has been so long since I had nails...I normally would just rip them off without doing anything...it hurt some times. Sometimes they would just come right off. You are down a layer or two on the nail surface..but they grow back normal.
Buy a bottle of pure acetone and soak your hands in a bowl. You'll have to alternate between filing, picking and soaking.
When I did this, it took about an hour to get everything off.
When i had them after prom (years ago...lol!), i soaked them in acetone remover and then peeled them off. It took layers of nail and left me sore. I agree with putting a strengthening polish on after.
Get straight acetone from a local beauty supply shop.
Pout into a shallow bowl.
Add some cotton balls.
Soak nails and rub them against the cotton
They will come off
It will take a while.
Just bite them off. Easy and fast. All the acetone will just ruin your skin.
You can get straight acetone like other mams have said but that takes forever imo! I clip my nails short then soak the nail beds and it works. Don't yank them off that hurts! I had a salon take my nails off once and that lady almost went through the wall it hurt so bad! Do it yourself! Cheaper and less painful
Soak them off! Chewing them off will leave a nasty taste in your mouth. Make sure you use the strongest acetone you can find ( and dont put it in a plastic bowl) It will take about a half hour to an hour but they will come off.
I have had acrylic nails for 20+ years and randomly take them off and let them breathe for a couple months before putting them on again. I have never had the nail salon do it because it hurts like a mo-fo! I have always taken them off myself and have never soaked them in acetone. I simply start to let them grow out and they eventually start to lift in places and then i just start kind of picking at them and it loosens them up. Also when your real nail is growing out under it starts to lift on the tips and you can pick it off from there too. I know this probably isn't making much sense but they kind of start coming off on their own when they grow out. Hope that helps! Good luck!
Yep the long route at home is to soak them off...It takes awhile though.
Or you can clip them at the corner and see if you can slip and insert (I use a business card) any thicker card stock will work to get under the accrylic nail to "lift" it off.
Are they starting to lift on their own? If so, then the above will work and won't take as long.
You may be able to soak them in acetone....it's pretty rough on your nails and hands but believe that's what salons use. You might be able to google it...
Buy some nail polish remover with acetone. The acetone is important because that is what gets the glue off. Pulling them off can damage the nail bed. A friend of mine used to work at a spa and learned there that prying them off (which is how they did it at her previous place) can damage the nail bed, causing permanent ridges and preventing good growth later, Acetone is not great for nails but infrequent use will not do the same damage.
Oh, and do trim them first to your natural nail. It will make it easier.
you can try to soak your nails in pure acetone. I have shallack nails and they take a cotton ball, soak with acetone, place on my finger tip and wrap in tin foil...
It may work.
At my salon, when they remove nails they cut them short with nail clippers, then just slip a plastic nail tip (like the ones they put on your nails in the first place) underneath the acrylic, then slide it across the nail to remove the acrylic. If it's been 3 weeks since your last fill, they're probably lifting anyway so this won't be hard to do. If they're really stuck on there, it might be a bit painful, but it's less damaging than soaking your hands in acetone! Good luck.
