Q&A for How to Remove Acrylic Nails

You can; it takes longer than acetone but it will work eventually. Unfortunately, it is just as drying to the skin as acetone.

Soak the nails in the remover for 10-20 minutes then gently scrape off the acrylics. You can do this by placing your fingertips in a bowl of nail polish remover containing acetone or by applying acetone-soaked cotton balls to your nails and wrapping them in foil.

You can use hot water to remove acrylic nails, but it requires a long soaking time, usually about twenty minutes. Since the water is only softening the acrylic, not breaking it down, you need to wait until it has fully softened before you try to remove the nails.

Hot water isn't a very effective way to remove acrylics. If you are sensitive to acetone, try a non-acetone polish remover instead.

You can soak the nails in hot water or rubbing alcohol for 20-30 minutes. When they have softened, use dental floss or an orangewood stick to pry them off.

You need to soak them thoroughly in acetone before trying to remove them. If the soaking time isn't long enough or if you just try to pry them off you can damage the natural nail.

You can use rubbing alcohol to soften the acrylic, but it takes a long time, 20-30 minutes. Even with a long soak, they won't be as easy to remove as they would be with acetone.

Generally, no. There are some ways to do so, but they can damage your nails. You should use acetone when removing acrylics.

Yes, and using a floss pick instead of a string of floss is easier and can be done by just one person.

Yes, you can.

It could damage your nails if you scrape the real nail. It is not advisable because the acrylic nail is glued to your real nail and it could tear off your real nail if you aren't careful. Soak it in nail polish remover. It works better if it is 100% acetone.

Acetone dries out your skin, so if you soak it for too long unprotected, yes it might. However, the petroleum jelly will moisturize your skin and counteract the acetone. If you have really sensitive skin, however, I would advise you not to use this method.

This is often due to the damage that can occur from acrylic nails, including a thinning of the nail.

No, the petroleum jelly is only used so the acetone doesn't dry out your skin.

Acetone is commonly found in nail polish remover. Nail polish remover without acetone will work very slowly. Alcohol will not work.

Yes, but it should only be around $10 at a nail salon.

Soak your nails for about half an hour. If the nails do not come off, keep soaking them for another 20 minutes and gently pull at the nails.

Using acetone can dry out your nails badly (which could cause breakage) if you use it too often, so it is best to moisturize your nails with nail oil after using acetone.

It's generally not necessary, unless you're really not comfortable doing it yourself. But if you follow the steps carefully so as to not damage your nails, you should be fine.

Yes, they may take off some layers of your real nails if you remove them incorrectly. If you are removing them completely with dental floss, go slowly and do not take off the remainders of the acrylic nails too fast.

Nail oil is always a good way to help strengthen and moisturize them. You can buy different types for different results.

Yes. The acetone should weaken the gel and soften it enough for you to be able to push the gel off of your natural nail.

Acetone is a chemical inside of nail polish removers. Most nail polish removers are acetone based, but there is also non-acetone remover.

You can use Q-Tips or paper towels.

Yes, but be careful because it could damage the real nail. I suggest a week of lotions and/or nail oils to heal the nail's damage. Then you can apply the varnish.

Yes. The acetone is stronger and works faster.

You could go a nail salon and have them removed professionally.

You probably want to go to the nail salon and have them professionally removed; it only costs about $10.

If you use normal glue you should be fine. Soak them in warm soapy water/nail polish remover and gently prize the fake nail from your real nail.

You can leave the fake nails on safely for as long as they last, but you'll have to get them filled every 2-3 weeks if you don't want a gap between the real and fake nail.