How can i remove gel nails off with out breaking my real nails ?

my real nails on the bottom are really long well not that long there the length of the gel nail . but id ont want to break them..How can i remove gel nails off with out breaking my real nails ?
oh this is a easy one. go to the beauty store and buy %100 acidtone it's really cheap. soak your nails in it for about ten minutes. they will start to melt off. you can help the process by peeling the artificial nail off with a cuticle pusher. it will not damage your nail. I work in a salon and that's how its done. only you'll pay a lot more there. oh you may want to use a cuticle cream after because your nails will be a bit dry but not bad. hope that sums it up for you!How can i remove gel nails off with out breaking my real nails ?
Be very careful!!! I got some this summer and when I tried to remove them my nails started to bleed and it hurt really bad!!! If I ever got them again I hould do this...


Put acetone on a cottonball( do not use regular nail polish remover, that is what I did and it is not strong enough) place the cotton ball on your fingernails and cut foil into square sheets, wrap the fail around your fingers to keep the cotton ball in place. Wait for 30 minutes (catchup on your fav tv show, read, etc.) then remove the foil and cottonballs one at a time and the nail should peel off, you may have to use a cuticle pusher to help it along. If you still have a few hard nails left then put a new cottonball with acetone on and wait another 10-15 min! Good Luck!!!
First of all, are you absolutely certain that you got 'real' gel nails applied, or just acrylics? There is a common scam that happens everyday to many people at the 'discount' salons (Think Walmart type salons, language barrier, etc.).


First - gel nails cost more because the gel products used in the application cost more than acrylics.


The scam goes like this: You go into the salon and ask for gel nails, they say, ';ahh, you waanant gel nail, yes? I give you gel nail.'; Well, without another word said between you two, the tech grabs your hand, and the Dremel - which is hanging from a stand next to the table and starts to file down your natural nail, and keeps filing until your nail is thin, and weak, and probably hurting by now. If not, it will be hurting soon enough. Once they are happy that they ruined your nails to their satisfaction, they then remove the dust from your nails, and apply some primer to them. Then usually nail tips are applied. Then they whip out unmarked two containers with a cork cover on one, and a ceramic lid on the other. These contain the cheapest liquid %26amp; powder that they could get their hands on. Long story short - they apply acrylic nails on you. Sometimes they refer to the powder as being ';powder gel.'; There is no such thing as powder gel. A gel is just that - a gel. It has the consistency of a hair styling gel. It comes in clearly marked, small containers with screw top lids. There are several different gels used in each application. Back to the nail tech. She has given you acrylic nails. Then to finish the scam, she will apply a cheap UV topcoat which she may/may not cure under a special UV lamp for 2 minutes. Done. You asked for gel nails but got acrylic nails with a UV topcoat, and now you are being charged the higher price for 'gel' nails, the ones you never got. You have been scammed if any liquid and powder was used in the application of gel nails. L%26amp;P's are NEVER used in gel nails. Only gels are - NO liquid and Powder, ever.





Gel nails- gels are applied in several thin coats- on four fingers at a time. It is then placed under a special UV lamp for two minutes to 'cure' the gel. That hand is removed from the light, and the other hand is placed under the lights to cure as well. Usually, one hand is curing, while the tech is working on the free hand. After 8 fingers are done, then the thumbs are done together, and cured the same way. There will be one cure for each layer of gel on each hand. So, one or the other hand will spend a lot of time under the light during application. There are many individual 'cures' to be done before you are finished. After the final coat is cured, the tech will apply a sealer, or a UV topcoat, and cure that too. Each and every layer of product that goes on your nails MUST be cured under the UV lamp. Note: This is not the same type of lamp that they dry your nails under after they get polished. And that is basically the difference between the two. There is a scam ';gel'; nail application in which you end up with acrylic nails, but they will tell you they are gel. But no, they are NOT gel nails. Then there are the real gel nails, made from real gels, and individually cured layers of gel and topcoat.


Now that you know the difference, is it 'gel' nails that you have, or it is'acrylic' nails that you have. Base your answer on what I just told you, NOT what they told you. They will lie to you, I will not.


Now to answer your question.


If you got scammed, and got acrylic nails, then yes, they can be soaked off in pure acetone for 20-30 minutes, then gently scraped off with an orange stick, or a cuticle pusher. Be gentle whenn doing this. If it diesn'r all come off the first try, soak for another 5-10 minutes, and try again. Remember, use pure acetone, not nail polish remover. Do not rip them off, tear them, bite them, pty them, or file them off. Soak them off and gently remove the acrylic or your nails will suffer from damage by doing it any other way.





If you are absolutely certain that you got 'real' gel nails applied, then youmust go to a salon and have them removed. Gel nails are non-porour, meaning that they do not readily absorb anything, including acetone. Thus, they cannot be soaked off, no matter what others may tell you. They CANNOT be soaked off. Period.


Go to a good, reputable American salon, and have them removed. They will file them down, either by using a hand file or by using an electric file. Do not go to a discount salon and let them tear, or pry them off. You nails will be really damaged badly for quite some time, and they will hurt. And NEVER let a tech use a Dremel on you. Dremels were made for woodworking and hobbies, NOT nails. An electric file is different. It is a small control box on the techs table, with not much more than a few buttons, and maybe a know, or a slide control to adjust the speed. Dremels are used because they are cheap. You can buy a dremel for under $50. My last electric file cost me $500. Big difference not only in price, but quality as well.


TO sum it up: Acrylic 'gel' nails can be soaked off.


Real gel nails cannot be soaked off. It is as simple as that. A little confsing maybe, but just remember that last statement, gel nasils cannot be soaked off. If they soak them off, then you didn't have gel nails in the first place, you had acrylic nails, and you were ripped off. Hope this helps.
go to the salon..it takes alot of soaking and thye can remove them without ripping up your real nails