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10 Acetone-Free Nail Paint Removers

Which nail polish remover do you use? Check your nail paint remover to see whether it contains ‘acetone’. If yes then you should seriously consider changing the remover. It isn’t safe for your nails because it is stripping your nails of their natural shine with the paint it removes.

Here I’ll like to quote a celebrity nail artist Brittney Boyce. She calls a traditional nail paint remover ‘drying and harsh’. And acetone is the real culprit.

What Is Acetone?

It is an organic solvent of industrial and chemical significance. It is used for removing nail paint because it can break down and dissolve other substances. Manufacturers use acetone as a prime ingredient in nail polish remover. While a very small amount of acetone is used in a traditional nail polish remover, it can still harm your nails.

In the words of Brittney Boyce, a traditional nail polish remover can be heavily damaging to your nails. She cautions her clients about using traditional paint removers. She recommends non-acetone removers that are gentler on nails.

How To Remove Nail Polish?

It seems an easy job if done with a traditional nail paint remover. Acetone does a good job. It can give quick results and for this reason, it is a hot favorite of fashion-conscious women. But every time it is applied to nails, it damages the nails.

Christine Koehler, the founder of a leading nail polish brand Flora 1761, suggests soaking nails in warm water before using a paint remover. Water will expand your nail bed and loosen the polish so it can be removed easily.

But Non-Acetone Polish Removers Need A Little More Time To Be Effective

A quick job can’t be an excuse to use a harmful nail polish remover. If you follow Koehler’s suggestion, you can easily clear your nails of faded and chipped paint.

Boyce Suggests Following Nail Paint Removing Options

Hand Sanitizer

Take a cotton ball and soak it in a hand sanitizer or alcohol. Place the alcohol-soaked cotton pieces on your nails and gently rub them back and forth for 10 seconds. You will see your nail paint coming off fairly quickly. Using a hand sanitizer is a good option if you don’t have alcohol. Boyce also recommends using alcohol-based perfume, if you don’t have alcohol or hand sanitizer.

Hairspray

Boyce suggests using aerosol hairspray for removing nail polish. It is advantageous because it can also be used to remove the spill. Cover your polished nails with cotton saturated with hairspray. Leave it for a couple of seconds and remove the polish from the nails by rubbing the cotton. A similar technique can be used to lift the polish out of fabric or carpet without discoloring it.

Lemon

Lemon juice can also act as a nail polish remover. Soak your polished nails with lemon juice or place lemon slices over your nails until the lime juice softens the polish. You can … Find more

Why Bubbles Appear In Nail Polish?

If your nail polish has bubbles, you will have to remove the nail paint and start fresh. But unfortunately, the bubbles will come back again and again, if you don’t know how to apply nail polish in the right manner.

Reasons For Bubbles In Nail Polish

The air that gets trapped while you apply coats of nail polish on your nails forms bubbles in the drying process. Following are the reasons for the bubbling of nail polish.

• Using a thick nail paint
• Applying coats quickly
• Not using a base coat
• Using an expired nail polish

But you can prevent the appearance of bubbles if you apply the nail paint in the right manner. And you will be surprised to know that you don’t need additional accessories or training for applying nail polish.

Let’s start with a clean slate

Clean Your Nails

Polish won’t set on your nails if they are greasy or dirty. First, wash your hands with a quality handwash to clean your nails and let them dry completely so you can do further cleaning. Take a cotton ball, soak it in acetone and wipe the dried nails to remove any leftover oil, grease, or dirt from the nails. Also, clean the nails from the root to the top. Now your nails are cleaned and ready to accept polish or paint.

Apply A Base Coat

Just like you apply a primer before makeup, your nails need a base coat before polishing. It will provide a smooth base for the polish to set. The oil you removed from your nails would come back naturally but a base coat is enough to seal that oil and prevent it from discoloring the polish. Also, the base coat would provide a smooth and even finish to your nail paint. Buy a quality base coat for your nails and apply it all over the nails before polishing.

Nail Polish

If you are using an old nail polish that has been lying in your vanity box for a long time, you should check its consistency. Apply a small coat on a nail to check whether it is thick or thin. If it is thick, dense, and sticky, it won’t give the right finish. If you still want to use that nail polish, you should thin it out with a lacquer thinner. But it is better to buy a bottle instead of spending your money and time treating an old and gloppy polish.

Roll The Bottle

Shaking the bottle or pumping the brush in and out of the bottle to mix the contents is a mistake. What you need to do is simply roll the bottle between your hands. Vigorous shaking or pumping the bottle with the brush will only create tiny air pockets in the polish and those pockets would transfer to your nails and form bubbles. The tiny holes you see on your nail polish are due to the trapped air in the polish. Sometimes polish gets separated from … Find more