How to Take Off Acrylic Nails at Home

'How to take off acrylic nails at home?' There is one simple answer to this question - read the following article about how to take off acrylic nails by yourself.
How to Take Off Acrylic Nails at Home
Nail grooming is an important task of personal grooming, especially for those who have short and weak fingernails. The dilemma, however, was solved by the advent of the artificial nails, better known as acrylic nails. Acrylic nails are a desire of every girl and a lifesaver for those who don't have very strong nails. Also known as artificial nails, acrylic nails undoubtedly add beauty to the hands of their possessors, with that charming long and shapely features. They are also a great thing for those who have the habit of nail biting.

There are a few simple methods, adapting which one can easily apply the acrylic nails at home. Nonetheless, the beauty of the acrylic nails don't last long in the hustle of the daily chores one has to perform. There are a few acrylic nail care tips that are needed to be performed for their long life. And after a while, you might find them unmanageable. What about acrylic nail removal? Let's try to find out how to take off acrylic nails at home.

How to Remove Acrylic Nails
A simple solution for removing acrylic nails can be to go to the nearest beauty salon and get rid of them. But, what if you learnt how to take off acrylic nails yourself? That will be more exciting, what say girls? It really can be a positive step towards nail care and would save a few bucks too. Well, there are a few methods that can help you find out how to take off acrylic nails safely, at home without using acetone and such chemicals. Here are a few tips to get to know how to take off acrylic nails easily at home. Read on for acrylic nail tips.

How to Take Off Acrylic Nails at Home With Acetone
  • First things first, for taking off acrylic nails at home, reduce the length of your artificial nails as mush as possible, to save the removal time. Now, take two medium sized bowl, fill one with acetone and the other with plain water.
  • Place the hands in bowl filled with acetone for approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Acetone will soften up the nails and make it easy for you to remove them smoothly. Take the hands out of the bowl.
  • If done properly, you can see that the nails come off on there own as well. Now, rinse hands in the water bowl to make sure that all the traces of acetone (nail remover) are gone from your hands.
This was the procedure of how to take off acrylic nails with acetone. Now apply a nail care product on the nails as they become dry due to the long duration use of the artificial nails. Read on for nail care.

How to Take Off Acrylic Nails at Home Without Acetone
  • This method requires a bit of patience. You will have to wait until the natural nails have grown more than the size of the acrylic nails. Then, use an acrylic nail clipper to reduce the length of the acrylic nails. Never use the regular nail clipper as it can crack your nails midways.
  • Use the large grain side of the 4 sided buffer and file the acrylic nails down as thin as possible. After this, the acrylic nails must look merely like a strong layer on the regular nails. You can also stop here and wait until the natural nail grows and clip them on growing.
  • Otherwise, use a cuticle clipper to clip along the thin edges of the nails and continue towards the middle of the nails. Keep on clipping until the whole nail is gone. To find out the disappeared edges, use the cuticle clipper once again and keep on clipping.
Read more on: Apply the cuticle oil and a quality hand lotion to the hands and you are done! I guess, now you have found the procedure of how to take off acrylic nails without acetone. Both methods are equally easy and adaptable by everyone. Well, this was all about how to take off acrylic nails at home. Take care!

By Rutuja Jathar
Published: 11/12/2009
 
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