Help Your Nails Recover After Acrylics

Anyone who's ever had acrylic nails knows that they absolutely ravage your natural nails if removed incorrectly. During the 4 months that it usually takes for them to regrow, there are some steps you can take to help keep them moisturized and look pretty.

Steps

  1. Rub an acetone- soaked cotton ball over your nails to catch any acrylic residue left over from removal- do not pick or tear at the residue.
  2. Wash your hands with a moisturizing soap (not dish soap) and pat dry.
  3. Apply some moisturizer to your whole hand, rubbing your palms and fingers to help circulation.
  4. Gently trim your cuticles, or just push them back with a stick, so you have a clean- looking nail to work with.
  5. Cut or poke a tiny hole in a vitamin E capsule, the kind that are a translucent gold color and full of a thick oil.
  6. Gently squeeze the capsule to apply it to all of your cuticles, just a small dab will do.
  7. Gently rub the vitamin E into your cuticles and into the fingernail itself. This will help fill in the flaky ridges that remain after many acrylic fills.
  8. If your nails don't feel too sensitive, buff them with a fine-grit nail buffer with the oil still coating the nail. The oil serves as a protective layer and helps shine the nail.
  9. When the nails is buffed smooth, wash your hands again and lightly file the nail tip in one direction so you don't further weaken the nail.
  10. Apply a light oil to your nails daily, and DO NOT paint them with any sort of polish for at least a week.



Tips

  • Try not to bend the nail over and over, It breaks your nails. It's painful too.
  • Warm water softens nails.
  • Use a nail hardener to help strengthen your brittle nails.
  • Keep them short until they have regrown.
  • You should try to use a nail growth serum after the acrylic nails are removed.
  • Avoid acetone as much as possible, and wear gloves to do dishes or whenever you use drying chemicals.
  • Don't trim your cuticles. It can cause infection.
  • Of course, keep your fingers out of your mouth if you are a nail or cuticle biter.
  • Keeping the tips filed will help prevent splitting or tearing.
  • If you can quit acrylic nails for life, your nails will be in much better shape.
  • Instead of Nail Hardener, use a good cuticle oil with almond or jojoba oil so they are strong, flexible ,and less prone to breakage on impact.

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