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Safest
Way to Remove Acrylic
In a Way You May Never Have Heard of Before!  Acetone is the world’s best dissolver for many things, including, yes, you guessed it, to remove acrylic (it doesn’t do a thing to gel. That, you have to file off it seems)! The thing about acetone is that it is toxic
to our bodies and gets absorbed immediately into our skin and on
into our bodies. So, soaking in a big bowl of acetone doesn't seem like
such a good idea, does it?
(It is very flammable, NO Smoking around it!) So, what’s a poor girl got to do to remove acrylic with out Well, thanks to a wonderful co-worker, Tiffany, I learned that I don’t need to pour a bowl of acetone and have the client soak her fingers in this toxic liquid for 20 to remove acrylic anymore! One day I looked over and saw my Nail Tech friend getting out an electric heating pad, some aluminum foil and cotton balls. As she started to tear the foil into strips I asked what she was doing. She said, ”Oh, I’m just getting ready to remove her nails.” "Do what?" I asked if I could watch and she taught me (what a sweet heart).... *At home ladies , you’re going to need someone to help you on this task unless you do only one hand at a time! **************************
Steps for Removal  1. Turn on electric heating gloves or heat a neck warming pad in the microwave about 2 minutes just after finishing steps 2 - 4. If it is too warm place a towel over the hands first. *
You can make your own microwaveable heating pad by sewing an oblong
shaped tube, leaving one end open. Pour rice (add wonderful
dried
scents like heather, lavender, cinnamon..) leaving a little space for
it to lay flat, then hand sew the end closed.
2. Tear 10 pieces of foil into approximately 4”x4” sheets (depending on size of nail). 3. Remove polish if needed 4. Completely saturate (and I mean dripping) a cotton pad that is a little larger than Lay it on top of the acrylic and wrap the finger tight with a foil strip. Fold the end under finger so it is completely sealed tight around the finger and cotton ball. 5. When all 10 nails are covered lay the heating pad on top of the foils and let sit for about 15 minutes.
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If
you’re in a salon this would be a great opportunity to get out the
retail cuticle oil, hand cream, nail strengthener and talk about the
importance of after care. Talk about adding paraffin dip to the
service and rebook for a manicure if she isn't getting nails put back
on today.
6. After about 15 minutes, slip off one of the foils to see how it’s coming along. You can use a cuticle stick to scrape off the dissolving acrylic, some prefer a towel to wipe it off. If the acrylic is removable down to the nail, continue to take off the acrylic one by one (if you take all of the foils off at once the others will start to harden up before you get to them). If it isn’t soft all the way to the natural nail, slip the foil back on and press the cotton against the nail. You may need to add more acetone if it's not real wet. ******************
Lightly
buff any remaining acrylic and wash hands. If you’re not putting on
a new
set,
use the cuticle oil you were talking about.
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Do not apply any oils if
you’re
going to be applying acrylic,
that's
lifting just waiting to happen!! Instead, do skin treatments after the nails are put back on. Massage
into cuticles. If she liked the idea of the paraffin add on, dip her
hands in 2–3 times wrap in plastic wrap wait about 10
minutes.
Use the hand cream you suggested and talk about the special ingredients it has and how it will to help maintain healthy skin. Have her pay for everything and get out her keys. Remove all the oils from the nail bed (using anything but cotton to do it. Oh, those cotton fibers!) Some use polish remover, others send the ladies to the sink to scrub off the oils (recommended). To
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