Gel nail polish is still girls’ manicure top choice. We all love it for the unquestioned long-wearability and flawless-looking nails. Gel-covered nails are also resistant to damage, which is another gain. The problem arises when we remove the gel at home. How to do it damage-free? Do you really need a technician to do it? Of course you don’t! You can do it at home not causing damage to your nails. Check 3 ways of removing gel polish and do it the right way!
Gel mani and lamps used to be a luxury that we couldn’t afford. Today every other girl has a LED or UV lamp at home. We like to do long-wear and lovely manicure on our own more and more often. Applying gel polish seems to be trouble-free but taking it off at home is given little thought and often done all wrong. Time for making changes! Discover 3 ways of removing gel polish.
Why gel mani makes a good choice: benefits
lasts for up to 4 weeks
easy application
a tempting range of colors and effects that can’t be achieved with an ordinary nail polish
endless possibilities when creating nail designs
high resistance to damage
How to remove gel nail polish at home?
1. How to remove gel polish? ACETONE
To safely remove gel polish at home, make use of acetone. You need:
- 100/180 nail file
- cosmetic acetone (optionally acetone-based polish remover)
- cotton pads and aluminum foil
- wooden pushers for taking off the nail polish that’s left
- buffer
Let’s take the gel off! Follow the procedure step by step:
STEP 1 – Use a file to get rid of the nail polish top.
STEP 2 – Take a cotton pad, soak it in acetone, press it to the nail and wrap foil around the finger. Do the same with other nails. If the foil is too tricky, you can get remover clips which are easier to use. Leave the foil/clips on for 10 minutes.
STEP 3 – Remove the foil and gently take off the polish using cotton pads; use the pusher if necessary.
STEP 4 – Smooth out the nails with a buffer block. You can move on to pushing the cuticles and filing the nail plate now.
2. How to remove gel polish? GEL POLISH REMOVER
The steps are similar when you use a gel polish remover – a gentle, acetone-based product that is designed for taking off gel polish. Removers are gentler on nails, not causing damage or drying out the skin around them. They leave nails moisturized instead. You use it like you do in point 1 but you need to check the timing directions in the leaflet of your product.
3. How to remove gel polish? FILE
You can remove gel polish with a file but you can do it only when you plan on applying new gel polish after that. Why? A nail file removes only the top and the polish whereas it leaves the base on the nails. The base protects your nails so if you file too harshly, you will leave them paper-thin.
How to remove gel polish with a file?
File the top and the polish off. If you plan on fresh gel mani, you don’t need to remove the base thoroughly. If necessary, cut the nails and give them the desired shape. Now, degrease the nail plate, apply a base and then a new polish.
