How to Repair Your Fingernails After Fake Nails
Fake nails are great for a special occasion, a costume or to enhance thin nails. Unfortunately, wearing them for more than six months can cause your own nails to become thin and brittle due to the weight of the acrylics and the lack of natural light. Repairing fingernails after fake nails, does require some time and care. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Acetone-based removal kit
- Nail clippers
- Fine emery board
- Cuticle cream
- Suede buffer
- Nail-strengthening polish
- Non-acetone remover
- Cotton rounds or puffs
Instructions
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Use an acetone-based acrylic removal kit to take off acrylics. Start by clipping your nails as short as possible. Soak your finger and thumbs in the tub of acetone according to the time guidelines on the label. Rub your fingernail against the soft plastic teeth inside of the tub to help loosen and dissolve the acrylics. This can take up to 5 or 6 minutes per nail, but it is the least damaging way to get them off.
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Use a fine emery board to shape your nails into a rounded square right at your fingertips. Work from the sides toward the center, not in a sawing motion. This is the strongest shape for nails.
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Massage a cuticle cream into your cuticles and buff it in with a suede buffer. This can be done every night while you watch TV or read. This helps increase circulation and stimulate growth.
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Apply a strengthening polish to your nails. Put on a new coat every other day, and start fresh after five applications. These polishes help bond the fingernail layers to each other while providing a hard and flexible top coat to protect your nails. Use a non-acetone remover and soft cotton puffs each time you start fresh.
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Tips & Warnings
Behave as though your nail polish is always wet and your own nails will break less often. It sounds silly, but after a few days, being careful with your nails will become a habit.
Do not attempt to remove bio-gel nails at home. Have them taken off by a professional.
