How To Take Gel Nail Polish Off Of Acrylics

8 Provide your skin some TLC after the gel manicure is removed.

How to take gel nail polish off of acrylics. File off the gels. File off the gel. File off the top layer of your gel manicure.

- Rub the cotton ball on your nail. Then soak cotton balls in the non-acetone based nail polish remover until its saturated. Wash your hands or feet with a gentle soap and water to remove the acetone.

File back and forth across the gel until you get down to a thin layer of gel. This could take up to 10 minutes per nail. Make sure to apply a nail strengthener or conditioning treatment after buffing the polish off.

Remove any remaining gel nail polish with a washcloth that youve just run under warm water. Repeat for all the nails until the all your nails are clean. Use a nail file to remove shine top layer nail polish or any colour to avoid creating any mess or get your hands full of colour.

Take care to rub only the nail and avoid rubbing the surrounding skin. Use a large buffer to remove the topcoat off your nails. Then soak cotton balls in the non-acetone-based nail polish remover until its saturated.

Now apply a generous amount of petroleum jelly on the skin surrounding your cuticles. Place the soaked cotton ball on top of the nail then wrap a square of tinfoil around it to keep it in place. 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.