When we choose to want to have gel nails, it is because we want to achieve a more beautiful look of our nails and of course also that they look healthier. Putting these is not very complicated, but just like true nails can be damaged, broken or lose their color, so we will teach you how to remove gel nails.

Usually these ornaments that are quite similar to natural nails, last quite a while, but the time comes when they need to be removed, either because they are in poor condition, or simply because we get tired of them and want our natural nails again.

The durability of this type of nails will also depend on other important factors, such as how long it will take to grow the original nails, since you can notice a difference between the two as they grow.

When this time comes, women go to a manicure, aesthetic or beauty center, so that it is a professional who does the work of removing the gel nails. The reality is that it is not necessary to go to this type of center, since you can achieve it from the comfort of your home; in fact we can say that the removal is much simpler than putting them, in addition you would save time and money in this way. To learn how to put gel nails visit this article.

While it is true that nails of this type are very well adhered, since a very strong glue is used so that they do not peel off easily, it does not mean that you cannot take them off yourself from your home and follow the whole process.

Follow the tips that we bring here for you to remove your gel nails without damaging or spoiling your natural nails.

What are gel nails

These nails are an aesthetic means that makes women can wear their manicure in an impeccable way, it is similar to when they decide to do it with nails made of porcelain or acrylic. In other words, it is one of the types of false nail that exist, which is composed of a gel and then superimposed on the natural or traditional nail.

These nails come in molds that are already prefabricated, that is, they are already ready to be put on the original nails, adapting to them in the best way; in this way it will seem that they are the real ones and many people will not even realize that they are not real.

Once put on, they can be treated like the real ones, file them, paint them, count them, in other words give them the design that one wants.

Method 1

Do not boot it

Don’t go trying to tear your nails off like this anymore; it is very important that you do not do it, because in this way you could remove your false nail but with it would come the layer that is above your real nail and therefore the spoilage and could even cause you some discomfort since they would be very fragile.

File the nail

What you must do in the first place to be able to remove your gel nails is to file the false nails, do it until it is at the same level of your real nail, in this way it will be easier for you to remove it. You can also proceed to file, but only a little the surface, in order to weaken it, but you must be very cautious because you could reach your original nail.

A container containing acetone

Fill a container with acetone and then you must submerge the nail that you are going to remove for approximately fifteen minutes.

Remember that acetone is a chemical, which will cause the gel nails to detach their adhesive and therefore in turn separate from the real nails. This type of ingredient is usually found in nail polish removers, only to remove this type of nails, you will need more concentration and more quantity.

Remove the nail

Take an orange stick and very carefully try to put it under your false nail and then see if it can be lifted easily, because it must be this way, if you see that it costs a little work, do not continue trying, but proceed to put your nails for another 5 minutes in the same acetone.

It is true that acetone can damage your cuticles, so as a prevention they can cover them with stickers for manicure, which will already be molded for this, or you can choose to take a little heat, give it the shape of a cone and put it around the finger, so that in this way only the nail that you are going to treat comes out.

To finish

It’s time to shape it and file the original nails; wash your hands using soap and warm water, then dry well and finally you must take a cuticle cream which should be moisturizing, also use another for your hands and finally, as your nails have most likely been weak, apply a layer of a hardener so that in this way you strengthen them.

Method 2

It is normal that we do not want to use acetone because it is a fairly strong chemical, so we bring this other method for you.

Don’t boot

In any method, the main thing is not to proceed to tear out the nail without having done anything before, because you would damage your natural nails.

Cut your nails

Cut the nail well until it matches your original nail, you can also use a file that is rough.

Filing the nail on its surface

Take a lime that is of a coarse grain, that is, of approximately 150 or 180; begin to smoothly and evenly file the surface of your nails. You should do this by taking your time, if you speed up you could damage your original nails. Go removing the dust that comes out so that you realize more clearly when you are reaching your real nail.

Beware of filing your real nails

You should not file your original nails, so it is important that you notice some signs that indicate that we are close to the real nails; natural nails have visible crests and gel nails generate less dust.

Change files

Take a file that is thinner so that you can finish removing the gel that remains in a delicate way. Do it very carefully and without haste, because you will not want to hurt your real nails; do the process until you see that the gel has already disappeared?

Dampen

Now you must moisturize your nails; use a polisher so that you can smooth your nails since they could have been scratched thanks to the file and then proceed to moisturize your hands with a cream and of course also your nails with some oil or lotion; for a while you are not going to use chemicals that affect your nails and wait at least a week if you want to put other nails of this type back.

Advice

If you want to have your gel nails and keep them longer in good condition, it is good that you go to an aesthetic center every two or three weeks to have them checked, the specialists will determine if it is time to fill with more gel that part of the real nail that is already notorious or if they proceed to polish it so that it is coupled with the false one.

These nails are recommended for those people who have quite fragile, brittle or fluted nails, also for those nails whose growth is quite slow. And of course, very good tool for those women who eat their nails, because they would stop doing it.