How to remove gel polish from tips - the second life of a manicure palette

If you have reached the stage of removing gel polish, you have probably already appreciated all its undeniable advantages: durability for 2-3 weeks, strengthening of the nail plate, a wide color palette, no long and painful wait for the coating to dry.

However, this material has one small drawback: the gel polish removal step takes longer than removing regular nail polish. And to carry out such a procedure, special liquids for removing gel polish are required.

You've probably heard that gel polish spoils your nails, making them thin and brittle. It is a myth! It's not the material that ruins your nails! One of the reasons for damage to the nail plate is improper removal of the artificial coating, so this procedure must be approached with special responsibility!

Is it possible to remove gel polish yourself at home without damaging your nails? What materials and tools are needed for this? Let's figure it out.

How long can you wear gel polish?

First, let's figure out what period of wearing the coating is optimal. Often girls wear gel polish for a month, or even longer. However, they do not understand that they can damage the nail plate.

Technologists advise walking with the coating for no more than 2-3 weeks. Prolonged wear puts stress on the tip of the nail plate, its root suffers from the weight of the coating. All this can lead not only to breakage, but also to deformation of the nail plate.

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Next, you need to prepare the tips for gluing. To do this you need:

• cut off the corners of the tip according to the shape of the nail, making a cut along the thickness at the point where it is attached to the nail plate;
• carefully sand the tips;
• wipe with disinfectant liquid.

Now you can apply glue to it and stick it to your nail. To ensure that it adheres well to the nail plate, move it up and to the side.

Using special tweezers, cut the part, leaving the required length. Then take a nail file and file the tip down to the same thickness as your nail. At the last stage, it is necessary to give the new nail the required shape.

How can you not remove gel polish?

RULE 1: Under no circumstances should you pick at the gel polish or tear it off the surface of the nail plate, because this can cause serious injury! If you are careless, you can remove the top layer of the nail along with the material, and this can lead to thinning and, at a minimum, painful sensations when in contact with water and various surfaces.

RULE 2: do not file away partially peeled off gel polish. In this case, you also risk cutting off the top layer of the nail and ruining it.

What other consequences might arise?

• There is a possibility of tearing not only the gel polish from the nail, but also the nail plate from the nail bed.
• You peel off the artificial coating, and the nail plate becomes thinner and thinner each time.
• Those with thin nails may feel unbearable pain during coating - the base will burn strongly in the lamp. They can also get a burn to the nail plate, which in turn can lead to onycholysis - separation of the nail plate from the nail bed. It will take quite a long time to treat onycholysis.
• You will have to strengthen the nail plate, and this will require additional time for the manicure procedure.
• You will have to buy materials to strengthen the nail plate: acrylic powder, gel or polygel. And these are additional financial expenses.
• Thin nails become mobile and weak, so the coating may be worn less than usual. You will have to try very hard to avoid detachments and chips.

We hope these reasons are enough to convince you not to peel off the coating from the nail plate and do the gel polish removal according to the rules!

By the way, the peeling process itself is quite painful, it’s hardly worth it.

How to care for damaged nails after removing extensions

After you remove your gel nail extensions, you will find that your own nails are in very poor condition. That’s why they need treatment and recovery. The best way to ensure this is to go to a beauty salon, where you will receive professional care. It has an undoubted advantage over home methods, primarily due to the availability of a professional range of care products and tools, as well as the experience and knowledge of a specialist.

Oil baths to restore and strengthen nails

However, if for some reason this is not possible, you can treat damaged nails yourself at home. Once a week or even every other day, make a hand bath with olive or flaxseed oil. Nails are damaged, and the fastest and most effective way to return them to their proper condition is through oil treatments. During the treatment bath, you should gently massage the area around the nail to stimulate its growth. Due to frequent contact with oils, creams and other cosmetics, you should forget about varnishes at first.

Eating vitamins and other beneficial substances is an important part of nail care. You can purchase special medicinal preparations for nails, or buy vitamins in ampoules and rub them into the nail plate. Don't forget about your diet. Care should be taken that it includes a sufficient dose of all substances necessary for the body. This will speed up the process of restoring damaged nails after removing the extensions.

The speed at which damaged nails return to their proper condition depends on the intensity of their care and adherence to a proper diet, including all the necessary vitamins and minerals. It is especially important to pay them as much attention as possible at the initial stage of treatment.

Gel polish removal methods

There are two ways to remove artificial turf: using sawdust and soaking it with a special gel polish remover or napkins.

Sawdust

To remove the coating using sawdust, a special apparatus and removal cutters are required. Therefore, this option is suitable only for those girls who are familiar with hardware manicure.

Perhaps someone will have the thought: “Why not try to remove it with a rough file?” But we’ll immediately answer that this method is quite problematic, takes too much time and can damage the natural nail. It is necessary to try very hard to treat the area near the cuticle, and there is a risk of rubbing the skin. Therefore, at home, the easiest way to remove it is by soaking.

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Maceration

This method involves soaking the gel polish with a special acetone-containing liquid. Below we will consider the list of materials required for this procedure and detailed technology for removing gel polish.

NOTE! Not all base coats can be soaked, so ask the seller to select the base that is suitable for this type of removal.

Why do gel nails break?

Broken nail

Gel nails begin to crack, break, or peel for two reasons:

1. To a large extent (up to 90%) this is the result of unprofessional work of a master who violated the technology.
2. Human factor. There may be a rare case of the body rejecting some ingredient of the gel - a banal allergy.

If you are intolerant to the gel, it is better to use tips - plastic overlays that imitate natural nails. They are sold in sets of various shapes, lengths, and designs.

Materials and tools for removing gel polish using the soaking method

To soak gel polish with a special liquid, we will need:

• a rough file, the abrasiveness of which is approximately 100 grit;
• cotton pads;
• scissors for cutting cotton pads;
• gel polish remover;
• aluminum foil (you can use food grade foil instead of professional grade);
• orange stick or metal pusher;
• buff;
• file for natural nails;
• cuticle oil and hand cream (if you do not plan to apply a new gel polish coating immediately or on the same day);
• paper towel or napkins.

Nail file classic pink 100/180 g ParisNail

Gel polish remover E.MiLac Remover 1000 ml

Orange sticks small IRISK 90-100 pcs

Pusher for manicure P-09 wide spatula/peak length 132 mm Nippon Nippers

Buff mini 100/180 white ParisNail 50 pcs

Disposable files 220/280 11.5 cm (05 Turquoise) IRISK 10 pcs/pack

Two-phase cuticle oil strengthening Apple Vogue Nails 10 ml

Nourishing hand cream “Delicious hands” Blackcurrant IRISK 250 ml

Instead of liquid, you can use special napkins for soaking gel polish.

In this case we will need:

• rough nail file;
• gel polish remover wipes;
• orange stick or metal pusher;
• buff;
• file for natural nails;
• cuticle oil and hand cream (if you do not plan to re-coat);
• paper towel or napkins.

Straight file black UT-401 A 100-180 ZINGER

Wipes for removing gel polish, polish in individual packaging InGarden 200 pcs

Orange sticks medium IRISK 8 pcs

Buff mini 100/180 black ParisNail 50 pcs

Disposable files 220/280 11.5 cm (06 Purple) IRISK 10 pcs/pack

Cuticle oil “Jasmine” in pencil ruNail

Hand cream Cream Oil with grape seed oil and jojoba ARAVIA 550 ml

Rules for self-removal of artificial nails

The main thing is to clearly understand that acrylic and gel nails are removed differently. In the first case, you need a solvent, in the second - special files.

You also need to stock up on time and patience and follow simple rules:

• read the detailed instructions on how to remove extended nails;
• prepare all the necessary materials and tools;
• take your time, be careful;
• be sure to carry out restoration measures after removing the extended nails.

Technology for removing gel polish at home

Using a special liquid

1. We lay out all the necessary materials and tools in front of us.
2. Spread a paper towel or napkin. This is necessary so that the debris from the removed gel polish can be immediately rolled up in a napkin and thrown away. It won't get in the way and you won't have to pick it up from your work surface.
3. Prepare cotton pads. It is necessary to cut blanks from them that resemble the shape of nails so that the acetone has as little contact with the skin as possible. 2-3 disks will be enough.
4. Cut the foil into 10 pieces. Each piece should be of such a size that you can wrap your finger in it.
5. Use a nail file to remove the top transparent layer, namely the top coat.
6. Next, apply gel polish remover to pieces of cotton pad, place them on each nail and wrap them in foil.

TIP: to protect the skin around the nail from the acetone contained in the liquid, you can lubricate it with a rich cream.

7. On average, soaking time is 15-20 minutes. But on any bottle of liquid there are instructions that indicate the exact “exposure” time.
8. After the specified time has passed, carefully remove the softened coating from the nails using an orange stick or pusher. Do not remove all the foil at once; work with each finger in turn. The gel polish comes off quite easily and it will take you very little time to apply to each nail. If there is a coating left on one of the nails, do not peel it off under any circumstances, so as not to injure the nail plate. It is better to reapply a cotton pad moistened with gel polish remover and wrap it with foil.

PLEASE NOTE: Beginners should not use metal pushers. An inexperienced person can damage the nail plate as it may be difficult for them to distinguish where the base coat layer ends and the natural nail begins.

9. After all the gel polish has been removed from all the nails, we treat them with a buff. Using a natural nail file, give the free edge of the nail the desired shape.
10. We wash our hands to clean them of small particles of gel polish and nail dust. Apply cuticle oil and rub it in with massage movements. And the last step is to apply a moisturizing or nourishing hand cream.

Using special napkins

The use of such wipes significantly reduces the time required to remove the coating. Each napkin is in an individual foil bag, already soaked in gel polish remover. The inside of the packaging is made of a foil-like material, and the packaging itself is made so that it can be wrapped around your finger without using foil.

1. We lay out all the necessary materials and tools in front of us.
2. Spread a paper towel or napkin.
3. We file off the top transparent layer, namely the top coat, with a nail file.
4. Apply cream to the skin around the nail to protect it from the effects of acetone.
5. We take napkins, open the individual packaging in the area of ​​the incision, put the packaging on your finger so that the napkin is adjacent to the nail, and close the packaging tightly on both sides so that it does not fly off.
6. We wait 10-15 minutes and check whether the gel polish has soaked. If necessary, repeat the procedure. Then remove the softened coating using an orange stick or pusher.
7. We treat the surface of the nail plate, cleaned of gel polish, with a buff, and give the free edge of the nail the desired shape.
8. Wash off the remaining small particles of gel polish and nail dust from your hands. Apply cuticle oil and then moisturizing or nourishing hand cream.

As you can see, it’s quite possible to remove gel polish yourself! The main thing is to follow simple rules!

Features of removing gel and acrylic coatings

Nail extensions are made using two materials: gel and acrylic. Before removing extended nails, you need to ask the master what material he used to apply the extensions. After all, gel and acrylic are removed in different ways. If there was a gel coating on the nails, then it can only be removed by filing and nothing else. The gel does not dissolve and cannot be removed by any solvents. Acrylic, on the contrary, is best removed with a special means, the so-called winding technique. With it there is no need to sit for hours on your nails. It's time to learn how to remove nail extensions yourself.

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Manicure after gel nails

After removing the gel mass, you will see that your nails look unsightly, so it’s worth doing a fresh manicure. However, without the use of varnishes and other coatings. It should be done on polished nails. To do this, it is better to use a glass file, and at the same time use it to give the nail plate the correct shape and shorten it, if necessary.

A good solution would be to do a gentle biological manicure , which begins with a regenerating bath for hands and nails with the addition of oils that contain a large amount of nutrients. After softening the skin and if there are no contraindications in the form of damage to the epidermis, you can also do a gentle peeling.

Biological manicure

To soften the cuticle and make it easier to remove with a wooden spatula, apply a special preparation to it. If the nails are severely damaged, and the skin of the hands requires deeper nutrition and regeneration, then the next step is to use a mask, serum or nourishing oil. It is recommended to massage the selected product into damaged nail plates.

To achieve the best result, you should immediately take a paraffin bath afterwards. This will cause the beneficial substances to be sealed under an impenetrable layer of paraffin, and the increase in temperature will enhance their penetration into the skin. After completing the procedure, apply a nourishing cream high in vitamins and other beneficial substances to the skin of your hands. And on the nails, depending on their condition, the regenerating substance is applied in the form of oil. After a biological manicure, do not paint your nails. Using conditioner is also worth waiting for, as they have an oil film that nourishes them.

As you can see, removing gel nails yourself at home is not that difficult. However, do not forget that after the procedure your loved ones need recovery and strengthening, and therefore it will be necessary to provide proper care for them.