What is the fastest way to remove dip and gel nails at home?
What is the fastest way to remove dip and gel nails at home?
One of the great parts about getting a Dip Powder or Gel Polish manicure at the salon is that it lasts long and is very durable. The drawback to that is that it means it’s harder to remove because the manicure adheres to your nail so well. Today we’ll show you what your removal options are for a fast way to get your Dip Powder or Gel Polish manicure removed at home are.
First, let’s talk about some safety things so we don’t damage our nails doing this. Don’t pick or peel Gel Polish or Dip Powder that is lifting or chipping. What will happen is you can remove the top layer of your nail when you peel the manicure off. If it’s still adhering to your nail it will damage the nail when you pick at it. This will give you thin, soft, or sore nails if you peel off too much of your mani.
The other thing to watch out for is nail drills. When used properly by a licensed nail technician or someone who knows what they are doing, they can really help make manicure removal easier. However, you need to know what you're doing with them. If you over-drill the nail it can make the nail too thin and remove the top layer which will lead to soft nails or sore nails. The over drilling can be a symptom of rushing too much because the more you drill the less manicure is left to remove so the removal becomes very easy. In a situation like a salon that is trying to get as many manicures done in a day as possible drilling more off to make removal faster allows them to get more people through the chairs. For home users it's usually just because someone doesn't know what they're doing. So just a word of caution to be careful when using a drill because over drilling can do some damage to your nails.
So how do we remove a gel Polish or dip powder manicure? The good news is that both of these manicure treatments can be removed with just acetone. In order to make the removal go as quickly as possible it's best to file the nails before you start soaking them in acetone. You want to file them so that the shine is off the nail and what you are doing here is breaking the seal of the nail so that the acetone can soak all the way through the manicure and help remove it faster. The traditional way to then remove the manicure is to soak a cotton ball in acetone and wrap it to the nail with a foil wrap. The foil wrap will hold the acetone cotton ball in place while it soaks through the manicure and softens the manicure so that it can be removed easily. You'll know the manicure is ready to remove when you can simply use the acetone cotton ball to wipe up what's left of the manicure and leave you with a clean, clear nail. This can typically take anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes depending on how much you've filed the manicure, how strong the manicure was still adhering, and some other factors.
If you need any of the items above, you can get them here: https://www.revelnail.com/products/dip-gel-removal-kit or most of them are also available at any drug or beauty store.
If you are looking for the absolute fastest way to get your dip powder or gel Polish manicure off at home revel nail has recently introduced a patented device called Swift Soak. Swift Soak is a device that allows you to pour hot water into one chamber and acetone into another chamber and then use the bristles in the Swift Soak bowl to rapidly remove your manicure. Acetone performs much better at removing Gel Polish or Dip Powder manicures when it's warm, however it is very flammable so it's not safe to heat. What makes the Revel Nail Swift Soak bowl so useful is that it safely warms the acetone by having the hot water in a different part of the bowl. The acetone sits on silicone scrubbies that you can use to rub your nails against which rapidly removes your manicure. For most women they can remove a dip powder or gel polish manicure in three to five minutes. This is substantially faster than the 10 or 15 minutes or even more that it can take if you use acetone soaked cotton bowls with foil wraps.
Reviews like this one show you how fast it can be for some women:
If you're a woman who only occasionally removes her manicure at home and usually goes through the salon something like Swift Soak may not be what you need. You can probably just have some acetone and cotton balls ready for any time that you need to do an emergency mani removal at home. However, if you enjoy changing your many frequently, like doing your own manis at home or don't have the patience to wait for 15 minutes to remove your manicure with foil wraps then Swift Soak is a great alternative that can get a Dip Powder or Gel Polish manicure off in just a few minutes at home without doing any damage to your natural nails.
You can get your own Swift Soak kit here: https://www.revelnail.com/products/swift-soak-manicure-removal-system?_pos=1&_sid=15ad83799&_ss=r&variant=43152746774726
Now you know the fastest way to get your Gel Polish or Dip Powder at home, and how to do it safely. If you have any more questions, you can contact us at sales@revelnail.com.