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Anyone who has ever had acrylic nails knows that they can seriously damage your natural nails if you remove them the wrong way. During the four months it normally takes to regrow your nails, there are some steps you can take to keep your nails hydrated and looking beautiful.

To step

1. Rub your nails with a cotton ball of acetone to remove any acrylic residue that is left on your nails. Toddle and don't pull on the acrylic residue.
2. Wash your hands with moisturizing soap (no detergent) and pat dry.
3. Apply a little moisturizer to your hands. Rub your palms and fingers to help the blood circulation.
4. Trim your cuticles gently or push them back with a cuticle pusher so you have clean looking nails to work with.
5. Cut or poke a small hole in a vitamin E capsule. Use a capsule of translucent golden color that is full of thick oil.
6. Gently squeeze the capsule to apply the oil to all cuticles. A small drop is enough.
7. Gently rub the vitamin E oil into your cuticles and fingernails. This will help fill in the flaky edges that appear after removing the acrylic nails.
8. After applying the oil, file your nails with a fine nail file if they are not too sensitive. The oil acts as a protective layer and makes your nails shine.
9. Wash your hands again when the nails are smooth. Gently file the nail tips in one direction so as not to weaken your nails.
10. Apply a light oil to your nails daily and do not paint them with any nail polish for at least a week.

Tips

• Do not trim your cuticles, as you can get an infection.
• Keep your nails short until they have grown.
• Use a nail growth serum after removing the acrylic nails.
• Use as little acetone as possible and use gloves when washing dishes and using drying chemicals.
• If you stop with acrylic nails completely, your nails will be in a much better condition.
• By constantly filing your nail tips, your nails will not split and tear.
• Try not to bend your nails back and forth. This will hurt and your nails will break.
• A nail hardener helps to make your brittle nails stronger.
• Warm water softens your nails.
• Keep your fingers out of your mouth when biting your nails and cuticles.