How to remove French nails?

They are made of gel and hardened under a uv-light. I want to remove them myself. But how???How to remove French nails?
Oh jeez, no one in here knows what they are talking about. Acetone, hot water, pull them off - wow....Wrong answers, people....


The ONLY way to remove UV gel nails is to file them off. There very few exceptions to the rule. One is that IF they were No-light gel nails, then yes - you could soak them off. Those really aren't gel nails anyway but rather a cyanoacrylate-based type of nail. But that is not the case here. Two: If you had a soakable gel applied, then yes you could soak them off. Very few techs use this type of product, so it is highly unlikely that you have this type of gel on your nails. That leaves only one other type of gel - the 'traditional' UV nail gel.


This MUST be filed off. There is no way around it. Oh yeah there is. If you wanted to be foolish enough and try to tear them off, or pry them off - yeah, that would work. But, I would think that you do not want to risk your natural nails being severely damaged in the process, and hurt like crazy too. This is the way that many chop shops remove them. That is NOT the way to remove them. Do not let a tech do this to you. Ever. Not for acrylic, not for gels either.


If you really want to remove them yourself, then you must do so very, very carefully and gently or else you will ruin your natural nails. Get a few (2-3) GOOD 180 grit nail files. You will need more than one as the gel will wear them out quickly. Then, start filing the surface of your gel nails, but do it gently, and slowly. Avoid spending too much time in one spot, but instead keep the file moving across the nail and try to remove the gel evenly on the entire nail. Remember, if the nails were applied correctly -IF, then they will be thicker in the middle, and taper off toward the cuticle area. Be especially careful filing around this area. The gel will most like be quite thin here, and it will not take much effort to remove it from around the cuticle area. In the middle, and toward the free edge is where the gel should be the thickest.


Take the time out to dust off your nails and take a really close look at your progress. It's really kind of difficult to tell where the gel ends, and your real nails begin. You have to be careful, or you can easily file right through the gel and into your natural nails without even knowing it. So, just keep a very close eye on how much gel has been removed. When you can begin to see your natural nails, you have filed them enough in that area of the nail. Stop filing that area when this happens or you will risk what is called ';rings of fire.'; This is when the tech has overfiled into your natural nails and the result is a semi-circular looking red ring on your nail near the cuticles. It's easily visible when you get rings of fire. They are quite distinct looking! If this happens, there is no way to repair it. You have to let the damage grow out on it's own. And that will takes literally several months for it to grow out totally. Avoid doing this in the first place and you won't have any rings of fire! But honestly? It's easier said than done, especially for a beginner!


Don't go back over the areas that are already showing your natural nails. Use great care doing this entire process. It's perfectly fine - and acceptable to leave a very thin layer of gel on your natural nails, especially if you don't feel comfortable filing them in the first place. There really is no need to remove ALL of it because it will grow out eventually, and you should be able to remove enough of it to make them look natural again. But yeah, leaving a tiny layer of gel on your natural nails is totally fine, and won't hurt them in the least bit. Like I said though, use at least a 180 grit nail file, and no lower of a number, such as 150 or 100 grit. The lower the number, the coarser the grit will be. You don't want to use a low grit which is too coarse on gel nails because UN nail gels file down rather easily, thus using, say, a 100 grit file would be way too coarse for what you need it for. Gels always file off much easier - and faster, than acrylic does. I'm going to tell you though, this is not going to be a 10 minute job! Expect to be filing for about 45 minutes to an hour!!! That is how long it should take if you do the job correctly. Don't rush it. You will be taking a big chance at damaging your natural nails. Trust me, it's very easy to damage them by overfiling because the filed gel looks very similar to your natural nails. And you really need to keep brushing them off, and seeing exactly how far you have filed so far. Eventually, you will be able to see your natural nails show through, or at least get close enough to them to just leave it as it is and call it good.


The fact is that many nail techs do not tell people about the removal of UV gel nails and how difficult it is. Truthfully, UV gel nails are NOT recommended for people who only want the nail enhancements on for a short time. When you get real UV gel nails, it really is a long term commitment. For those who want nails only for a short while, and then plan to have them removed, then either wraps, or as a second choice - acrylics, are the way to go. But gels really are for the long-term due to the difficulty of removing them.


I hope this helps! Good Luck!!!How to remove French nails?
When i had them i called the salon and asked how to remove them and they basically said to clip them down to regular nail size and soak them in acetone. it takes a long time though. it will more than likely make your fingers really cold too.
Maybe soak in acetone until they drop off? That's what they recommend for fake nails.


It might not be the most sensible idea - you could really ruin your nails... I suggest you go to your salon if you want them off that bad!
Clip back as much as possibly first, then soak in acetone nail polish remover for ages!! Then buff and shine. Takes a long time.
soak it in a nail polish remover until it goes off..


and put a lotion after...





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soak them in acetone nail varnish and then they shud just come off if u rub them with a cotton pad
Hot water and soap, dont worry about pulling them off hard when taking them off. Work around the nail lifting small bits at a time, then u should have no trouble!
ask someone else to do it for you
clips, and balls of steel.


it hurts