Covering nails with gel varnish has many advantages, most important of them - the stability of manicure and the duration of socks. But after a while the plates still grow, and there is a need to eliminate shellac. It's not as easy as erasing the usual nail polish, because the gel coating is much stronger.
How to remove shellac in the cabin?
Wizards perform the described procedure for 10-15 minutes. In the beginning, hands are thoroughly washed in soapy water and wiped dry. After that, special devices, similar to a sticky plaster, are impregnated with a shellac removal liquid. Sponges are attached to the fingers with a sticky base, and the soft side, moistened in a solvent, snug against the nail. After this time, the devices are removed, and the gel-lacquer is easily separated from the plate in the form of a film. If the remains of shellac are present on the nails, they are carefully cleaned with a stick from an orange tree.
After the procedure, you can again apply a coating layer, but experts advise to refrain from this at least 1-2 weeks. It is better to apply a strengthening and moisturizing varnish on the nail plates, which will help them to recover.
How do they remove shellac from nails?
There are many professional solutions for this purpose:
- Erase Remover Red Carpet;
- Liquid for removal of biogel and gel-varnish Runail;
- Cuccio Veneer;
- Expert Touch Remover OPI;
- Masura;
- Artifical Nail Remover In'Garden;
- Remover Gel FX Orly;
- Nail Product Remover Entity One;
- Soak-Off Remover Jessica;
- Product Remover CND.
The cost of liquids depends on the manufacturer, as well as the volume produced. Each of these solutions has the same efficiency and approximately similar composition.
How to remove shellac on your own?
Of course, the procedure in the cabin is quite a high price and many women do not want to spend money on such a simple event.
In order not to damage the structure of the nails, you first need to remember a few rules that explain how to properly remove shellac:
- Be sure to wash your hands before the event with soap, preferably with an antiseptic effect.
- Do not attempt to chop, cut or cut the cover.
- Do not use metal accessories for manicure.
- Treat fingers and nail plates with antibacterial solution after the procedure, for example, with Chlorgequidine or a professional manicure suspension.
In addition, before you remove the shellac, you should buy a special liquid, disposable sponge-winding, wooden stick. In the event that for some reason you could not buy these devices, you can dispense with the usual liquid for removing varnish with acetone, round sponges and foil (used for winding the nail and tight fixation of impregnated cotton wool).
The procedure is similar to salon, but the use of non-specialized solutions for the removal of gel-varnish requires an increase in the duration of exposure: from 20 to 30 minutes. To facilitate the process of removing shellac, you can lightly cover the surface of the coating. So the liquid will quickly soak the hardened gel and help
It is important to note that the use of acetone for the considered action can damage the skin around the processed nail and adversely affect the state of the plate itself. Therefore, you should prefer special tools.
At the end of the allotted time, the winding must be removed from the fingers. As a rule, at the same time, the coating also leaves in the form of a thin film. Before removing the sticky layer of shellac, left in the corners and along the edge of the nails, it should be allowed to dry, and then easily pushed with an orange stick for manicure.