Removing gel polish at home

Nowadays gel manicure is very popular among the fair sex. This manicure is performed not only in beauty salons but at home as well. One of the factors of successful manicure is the correct performance of all operations, availability of certain instruments and materials. The advantage of gel is its durable wear life. Upon some time it should be erased somehow. And here problems start. Let us figure out if a polymer coat made with several layers can be removed on your own and what is the most important to keep nails unharmed.

Is it possible to remove gel polish at home all by yourself?

Let us start perhaps from a liquid. It is known as a remover. Removal of gel polish with such fluid will be useful only if it is coated with a thin layer. However, in general, such solution mostly is appropriate for the removal of polymer coat remains.

Remover will not be satisfactory for softening of acryl or solidified gel. Moreover, trying to erase coating with sticks may bring about the removal of natural tissues of your nail.

The next required material is foil. It is not possible to remove gel polish properly without it at home. Both special foil and food foil will do. The second option is cheaper. A cotton pad soaked with remover is applied on every nail and then fingers are wrapped with foil. It is required for heat retention that will stimulate chemical agents of liquid.

Cap clips are more of auxiliary elements. They are employed to prevent the breakdown of construction made of cotton pads and foil. In real practice, you can do without them.

A nail file is required for the removal of gel polish from nails at home. In accordance with abrasive ability, the necessary instrument should be 100 and 180 grits of abrasive power. With the help of a nail file, a top coat is erased, and if there are many coats then color and partially base coat are erased as well. Only after that, the remover is applied, which now can freely get to the base coat without breaking the integrity of a natural plate. Gel polish can be removed from nails with a nail file and without a nail drill machine. And if you have it then just install a nail drill bit with necessary abrasive power and perform similar operations. It will be much quicker than with a nail file. Orange sticks are applied for the removal of the sufficiently soaked polymer coating.

The next participant of the process is a nail buffer. This is a tool with an abrasive surface. It is employed after all stages of removal of coating for smoothing of a nail. Before the appliance of nail coats, it is used for degreasing. A nail polisher is practiced with a nail buffer for nail polishing. It looks similar to a nail file. A very thin layer of granules is attached to the surface of the tool. It is suitable to disguise defects and make a nail plate glossy.

What is required for the removal of gel polish at home?

Remover will not be satisfactory for softening of acryl or solidified gel. Moreover, trying to erase coating with sticks may bring about the removal of natural tissues of your nail.

Cap clips are more of auxiliary elements. They are employed to prevent the breakdown of construction made of cotton pads and foil. In real practice, you can do without them.

Preparation of nails for removal of gel

Removal of gel polish on your own at home can be performed in case there is special equipment and certain chemicals. If all operations are planned to be done with the help of a nail file then special skills are not required. Nail plates must be dry.

When planning to erase gel polish at home with the help of remover take into consideration that such solution has a negative impact on the skin. In order to avoid excessive drying and appearance of irritation natural oil or cream should be applied on hands and cuticles twenty-four hours in advance every 5 hours before the start of the procedure. 15 minutes in advance of the procedure chosen remover should be applied on hands and then they have to be wrapped with polyethylene or foil. Further all remains are cleaned.

How to remove gel polish correctly using remover?

Now when you know the basics you may get down to actions. Removal of gel polish from nails at home step by step:

Erase top coat with a nail file of 100 grits. If leveling was performed before then erase part of colored nail polish and base coat;
Prepare ten pieces of foil. The approximate size is 10×10 cm so that it could be enough for two wraps around a finger;
Divide cotton pads into four pieces. Each of them should be abundantly soaked with remover;
Place wet pieces of cotton pads on nails, wrap them with foil and fixate them with nail clips;
Wait for 15 minutes and then remove construction made with foil and cotton pads from each finger by turns;
Gently remove remains of gel with orange sticks;
Wait for 5 min until nail plates are dry and then polish granulations with a nail file of 180 grits;
Finish operations with a nail buffer;
Perform polishing: the sound of specific scratch will make you understand that the process is finished.

Care procedures are the end of it. Apply natural oil or fatty cream on hands and nails.

Removal of gel polish without remover at home

The advantage of refusal to employ remover is the absence of risks of irritation and dehydration of skin integuments and cuticles. The disadvantage is that such an operation is complicated without certain skills. There is a major risk that you will not notice where the last coat ends and a natural nail starts.

How to remove manicure without remover at home:

Start operation with a nail file of 100 grits. It is better to shorten the length from the start. It will allow to see coating thickness and essentially reduce the treated surface. After that top coat and color are removed;
After reaching the colorless layer estimate its thickness. Apply a nail file of 180 grits. Remove base coat. After each couple of strokes carefully brush the dust off, estimate what is erased — still the base coat so far or already the nail;
As soon as you notice the beginning of the natural plate, you must stop. Topically and with the help of a soft nail file or a nail buffer remove the remains of coating;
Employ on all fingers a nail buffer and then a polishing instrument.

The same as in the previous case employ care procedures. Apply moisturizing and enriched solution and carefully anoint it with massage strokes until absorption.

How to remove gel polish coating quickly and at home?

There is a way to speed up the procedure. However, it requires a special device. It will ease and force operations but there is a risk to harm a nail if there are no certain skills.

Step-by-step tutorial on how to remove gel polish with a nail drill machine at home:

Attach a nail drill bit;
Activate your nail drill machine with 5000 — 7000 rotations per minute. Carefully approach the nail drill bit to a surface and check whether it slides or not. The device must seize the surface. If there is no such effect then the nail drill machine should be turned off and turned on again in order to perform another checking;
If everything works properly turn the machine on to 30000 — 35000 rotations per minute;
Start to move the nail drill bit from a cuticle to the edge of a nail with careful strokes easily and confidently touching the surface of the nail. The heating of the nail lets you know that you move slowly or operate within one part of the nail too long;
Erase polymer coating until transparent base coat.

Further actions depend on purposes. If you plan to make a new design then leave the base untouched and continue with operations. If you want to let your nails rest for some time then carefully remove the base with a nail file. Perform care procedures.

How to remove gel polish with a heavy-duty coating at home?

Manicure with a heavy-duty coating is performed when one’s own nails are weak. In such a case, a coating layer is essentially thicker. Removal of gel polish with a heavy-duty coating at home is possible but one should prepare for a long time procedure. Of course, the best is to apply to a master.

Still decided to perform the operation unassisted? In this case, observe the rules. First and foremost remember that operations are performed only with dry means. Remover employment is strictly prohibited. Otherwise, the result will be disappointing — the nails will become thin and sore.

Removal of gel polish with a heavy-duty coating is better to perform with a nail drill machine. A nail file is employed as a last resort. Operations should be performed in accordance with the guideline mentioned above.

In this case, a base coat is not recommended for removal. It would be better to apply a transparent nail polish above it.

Tips and tricks on how to remove gel polish at home

It is important to understand that unassisted removal of polymer coating may cause harm for nails. The outcome will be a durable six-month recovery and unsightly appearance. Therefore, in the beginning all rules should be studied, all materials and tools should be prepared and an optimal choice of gel polish removal within your power should be done. If you are not confident that you will make it then better apply to a master.

Several requirements regarding polymer coating removal:

Employing special bases for a manicure always find out whether it succumbs to soaking with remover;
Standard acetone is not appropriate for considered operations;
Material for nail extension, poly gel and acryl are removed with a dry means;
Newcomers should pick orange sticks instead of a metallic pusher since it is very easy to damage a nail with it;
In case when soaking does not strip coating everywhere quit your attempts to remove the coating by force. Better remove such parts with a nail file.

There is no way for gnawing or poking of gel coat. A part of the nail plate can be disengaged together with it. As a result, one will have to heal nails for a long time.

There is a conventional image that soaking nails in soapy water for 20 minutes will be enough for the removal of the coating. In reality, this is a huge error. Such an operation for sure will bring about harm to nail plates.

All materials and tools designed for gel removal should be purchased in specialized shops. It is better to choose a service where you can be advised about solutions and peculiarities of a chosen item.

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