Removing DipIt Nails

Removing DipIt Nails

Removing DipIt Nails is this Wednesday’s Q&A query of the week. How to do it without damage is key and the hot topic for healthy, happy nails.

Whoop, whoop, it’s Hump Day, and welcome to this week’s Q&A with Ask the Pro Stylist.  This Wednesday a reader, Gemmalyn, wants to know the proper way to remove DipIt Nails.

I read your article about DipIt Nails at DipIt Nails Versus Gel Manicure and I was wondering about the removal process. Is it the same as gel, which includes soaking your nails in acetone (with our without the use of cotton balls and foil) and the process of scraping and filing off the gel?

Thanks for writing in Gemmalyn. Removing DipIt Nails to fill an already completed set is located on the brand’s information and reads as follows: “Shorten the nail to the desired length, remove 40% of the DipIt nail surface on all 10 fingernails using an electric nail machine with a medium carbide tip.”

However, I highly recommend against using the electric nail machine for removing DipIt Nails or any artificial nail and/or gel polish. Repetitive use damages the nail bed. The few times I have had mine removed with the machine, I could feel it hot against my nail plate. A nail wedge would accomplish the same task.

The use of any metal instrument to remove gel or acrylic nails is also frowned upon. The scraping of the nail plate causes damage. Instead, the natural shine should be buffed off, and then soaked. At this point the polish should crumble and allow for slight pushing with an orange wood stick. If you want the entire artificial nail removed soak longer and do not peel. If you want just the polish removed, use acetone then buff.

It is your nails and you have the right to tell the nail technician what instruments you want or not to be used on your hands. You also have the right to use sunblock when curing under the lamps. Speak up-it is your health.

If you have a question similar to this week’s query removing DipIt Nails, please email me at DeirdreAHaggerty@gmail.com. Until then, happy styling!

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