Rough Nails After Removing Acrylics

These problems can include nails becoming thinner jagged and ingrown at the edges and more prone to breaking.

Rough nails after removing acrylics. Polygel nails are too soft especially for a rough user like me and not as durable as acrylic. By cutting the ends off you are freeing nails from damage and keeping them healthy says Mona Gohara a. The list of health risks doesnt end here.

Moreso they are gluing a nail on top of that rough damaged surface. She had left my nails cut straight across with sharp edges and barely filed them to shape. Follow the two expert steps below to remove your acrylic nails easily and without damage.

Fatal mistake number 101. Ripping acrylics off will likely take off some layers of your nail too. If youve had acrylic nails for a while the portion of your nail that is beneath the acrylic will be fragile once the acrylic is removed.

I had the gels removed at the salon had my nails trimmed short and got a regular manicure. Post-gel damage is typically caused by the removal process. She did apply some strengthenerpolish but my nails still looked rough and ridged under that.

This thins your natural nails making them weaker. Post-Gel Problem 1. After removal you find your nails to be brittle flaky and easily broken damaging all your growth progress in just seconds.

Removing them can take up to an hour she says and is done by soaking your nails in an acetone-based solution. The nail is missing the support of the acrylic. Now use your acetone and put it in a small container and gently soak for 5 minutes.