How to Help Your Nails Recover After Acrylics

Any individual who's ever had acrylic nails realizes that they totally assault your normal nails. (In the event that taken off erroneously) During the 4 months that it typically takes for them to regrow, there are a few stages you can take to help keep them saturated and look lovely.

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.