What will take off acrylic nails

It's a huge bummer and money-suck to get a fresh set of fake nails only to find that they're beginning to fall off.

Meet the Expert. Yankee recommends applying Dashing Diva Nail Guards to your nails before adding any enhancements. Nail Guards are super-thin nail-shaped films that are applied to your natural nails first, before any acrylic, hard gel, dip powder, or gel polish manicure. After applying Nail Guards, any artificial nail service can be applied over the top," Yankee says. Using a wooden manicure stick, gently lift the enhancement off the nail by slipping the stick under the Nail Guard from side to side until loosened.

Then, little by little, lift the enhancement off the nail. You may need to apply additional cuticle oil or non-acetone remover with the stick to completely release the fake nail. After removal, clean off any residual adhesive from the natural nail with polish remover.

Massage in cuticle oil to finish. Edwards says that fake gel nails must be drilled down at the salon. However, if you have acrylics, you can remove them by soaking them in pure acetone. Yankee advises cutting your nails down as low as possible for this process. Fill two glass bowls with acetone about halfway. Wet a hand towel in water and microwave on high for one to two minutes, then unfold the towel and cover one side with a piece of plastic wrap. Apply cuticle oil generously to the area surrounding each nail.

Place your hands into the bowls of acetone, and cover with the warm damp towel with the plastic side down to face hands. The plastic wrap and warm towel will generate heat to speed up the removal process. Remove hands after 15 minutes, and evaluate the progress. EC Labs amazon. Cotton Balls. Sky Organics amazon. Wrap Aluminum Foil. Reynolds amazon. Small Bowl. Youngever amazon.

Orange Sticks Wooden Cuticle Sticks. Adecco amazon. Foam Nail Buffer. Tinksky amazon. There are several different ways that you can remove fake nails without using acetone.

If you are looking for less damage in the first place, you should definitely try out press on nails from a specialty company like Clutch Nails. These nails can look just as good as acrylics and last just as long, but with none of the damage or salon visits!

Join the Club! Back in Stock. Shop Shop All. Patrick's Day Nails Holiday Nails. Ready to Glare. Best Sellers. Cuticle Oil Another way to avoid using harsh chemicals like acetone or isopropyl alcohol is to use cuticle oil instead. How to Repair Damaged Nails Even if you do everything right during the removal process, certain types of fake nails can leave your natural nails weak and damaged. Buff out your nails to even the surface that might contain a lot of bumps and ridges due to damage from the fake nails.

Apply a strengthening top coat to your nails for the first two weeks after you remove your acrylics. This will help heal your brittle and damaged nails and you can even use it as a topcoat for nail polish once your nails have had a moment to breathe on their own. Keep reading and watching, and maaaaybe consider the easier-to-remove gel nails for your next mani?

Get in a car and drive thyself to a nail salon. Sry, just had to remind you one last time of the best—and honestly, probably fastest—solution. The easiest way to take off acrylic nails fast is to cover them with a cotton ball soaked in pure acetone, wrap your fingers in tin foil, and let them sit for 30 minutes. The acetone will help break down the acrylics, so you can buff or scrape off the rest with an orange stick or cuticle pusher. I gotchu.

Stock up on the essentials above, then keep scrolling for more in-depth tutorials. Ah, yes, the classic removal technique for the average DIYer.