How to Remove Nail Stickers

Nail stickers can give you a perfect manicure in just a few minutes, but it is often difficult to remove. However, there are a few ways that you can apply to make removing nail stickers much easier, such as soaking your nails, using a cuticle pusher and using nail polish remover. After removing the nail stickers, you need to take care of your nails and hands to repair the damage caused by the nail stickers.

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Use solvents and cuticle pushers

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Soak nails in warm soapy water. Nail stickers may loosen when you soak them in a bowl of warm soapy water. Mix some warm water with a few drops of hand soap in a small bowl. Dip nail tips in water and soak nails for about 10 minutes.

You can wiggle your fingers while soaking in soapy water so that the water gets into the adhesive to loosen it.
After soaking for 10 minutes, you can take your hand out to see if you can peel the nail off.

Apply a little cuticle oil. Cuticle oil can also help loosen glued nails. ^{[1] X Source of Research} Put a few drops of oil directly under the nail paste and wait a few minutes for it to absorb.

After a few minutes, try shaking the nail back and forth to see if it is loose enough to peel off.
Don’t try to pick up the nail if it doesn’t come off easily.

Use a cuticle pusher to loosen the nail. You can also use a stick to push the cuticle under the nail and slowly remove it. Use the sharp end of the wooden stick to push the cuticle between the fake nail and the real nail, then slowly shake it back and forth to make the fake nail come off. ^{[2] X Research Source}

Push the stick from the cuticle towards the tip of the nail. Do not push from the tip of the nail inward.

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Peel off any remaining adhesive. After you have removed all the fake nails, you will have to peel off the remaining glue on the nail. You can also use a cuticle pusher to scrape the glue off your nails. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

If the glue doesn’t seem to go away, you can try soaking your nails in warm water or using a cotton ball to apply a little nail polish remover.

Use nail polish remover

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Dip nails in nail polish remover. If the nail polish doesn’t seem to loosen when soaked in warm water and cuticle oil, you can try nail polish remover. Pour some nail polish remover into a bowl and dip your nails in until they reach the cuticles. ^{[4] X Research Source} Soak for at least a few minutes. After a few minutes, you can check to see if the false nail is about to come off.

Remember that acetone nail polish removers can dissolve the glue, but the acetone-free ones do not.

Dab the nail polish remover around the edge of the nail polish. If you don’t want to soak your fingertips in the nail polish remover, you can use a cotton ball soaked in the solution to dab it on your nails.

Try dabbing nail polish remover under the false nails to loosen the glue.

Peel off the glue when it starts to loosen. When the nail polish remover starts to work, you will see your nails loosen. You can simply pull the nail polish off with your fingers if it is loose enough, or use a cuticle pusher to slowly remove it.

Peel off slowly, even if the nail appears to be loose. If you pull the nail stickers too quickly, your real nails may be damaged.

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Wash off the acetone and condition your hands. The acetone in the nail polish remover can dry out the skin, so you should take care of your hands after removing the nail polish. ^{[5] X Source of Study} Wash hands and nails with warm water and mild soap, then dry thoroughly and apply hand cream to hands and nails.

Repair damage caused by glued nails

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Do not paint and apply false nails for several days. Your nails can heal on their own after being damaged, but this process takes a few days. To give your nails time to heal, don’t apply nail polish or other false nails for at least a few days. ^{[6] X Research Sources}

Try using a few drops of cuticle oil to give your nails a natural shine while they heal.

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Cut nails short to prevent nail breakage. Your nails can become brittle after removing the stickers, so keeping them short can help prevent breakage or chipping. ^{[7] X Research Source} Use nail clippers to shorten nails.

You can also use a nail file to smooth out jagged edges if your nails are already short.

Polish your nails to smooth out rough spots. Nail stickers may leave a rough, rough surface after removal. You can correct this problem by lightly polishing your nails.

Use a nail polish sponge to file rough spots on your nails.

Steps

Use solvents and cuticle pushers

Use nail polish remover

Repair damage caused by glued nails

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