How can I remove nail polish when I don’t have a suitable product on hand? An urgent issue, when the nails urgently need a new manicure, the old varnish "tears", and the tool for removing it did not finish on time. And we are talking about a simple varnish, not a gel that can only be removed by sawing with a device or a file.
Use a different varnish
The composition of nail polishes contains a certain amount of solvents that evaporate when the varnish dries and fix the coloring matter on the surface of the nail. Knowing this fact, you can take it as a basis for removing the old layer. To do this, just take a colorless nail polish or another one, of any color, apply on top of the old manicure, and then quickly wipe it off the nail plate after using a cotton pad. Each layer must be applied alternately on each finger, and then immediately washed. Moreover, the varnish should be precisely quick-drying.
The solvents contained in the composition will help soften the old coat of varnish, which will help to remove it easily and without residue. You can not use fast-drying paint, as well as drops, accelerating its drying. They will not give the expected result.
Food products
The nail polish remover can easily be replaced with substances that are regularly consumed. These are good analogues, since they are accessible and completely harmless to the nail plate.
- Ordinary vegetable oil. Use it this way: a small amount is applied to each nail plate so that it does not spread, but covers the entire layer of old varnish. Leave in this form for 20-30 minutes, and then wipe the soaked layer with a cotton pad.
- Lemon juice or citric acid solution. With this tool, wipe the painted nails and expect the desired result in a few minutes.
- A mixture of vinegar and mineral sparkling water. Fingers are placed in such a liquid for several minutes, and then wipe the varnish with a cotton pad.
- Alcoholic beverages with a high percentage of alcohol. This way to replace the nail polish remover is not completely safe for the nail plate, but if you do it quickly and then wash your hands thoroughly and grease them with a moisturizer, then everything will be fine.
Household products
Lack of nail polish remover is not a problem if there are several products in your home arsenal that can replace it. In addition, they are completely harmless to the structure of the nail plate.
- A classic of the genre is the removal of a coloring matter through alcohol. Yes, ordinary medical alcohol will completely remove the remnants of the old manicure. You just need to put it on a cotton pad and wash the varnish in the same way as would be done with a regular varnish remover. The only drawback is that alcohol dries with frequent use, so they should not get carried away, and after using it, you need to lubricate the nails with a special cream.
- Hot soapy water. You can just hold your fingers in such a solution, or you can wash something at the same time. The varnish will easily “fall off” after such a manipulation.
- Hydrogen peroxide will certainly be found in many medicine chests. It is just necessary to moisten her cotton wool or cotton pad and erase the traces of the former manicure. Or you can add a tablespoon of peroxide in 100 ml of hot water and hold your fingers in this solution. After removing the remaining varnish.
- Turpentine, white spirit or gasoline are very effective and will instantly cope with the task. That's just the smell from them is unpleasant, and they also dry the skin and can leave yellow marks on it. After using such products, hands should be washed well with soap and greased with hand and nail cream.
Cosmetics
How can I erase the varnish if there is no liquid and the above funds? The answer will tell women’s cosmetic bag. As it turned out, even there you can find a solution to the problem.
- Varnish for fixing hair. This tool is sprayed onto a cotton pad and very quickly try to erase the old varnish with it. The varnish dries quickly, so you can not hesitate with the manipulations. But at the same time, do not forget about safety: the tool can contribute to the appearance of irritation on the skin. After contact with skin, immediately rinse the area with water and soap.
- Deodorant aerosol. The product is sprayed onto a cotton pad so that it becomes wet, and then they remove the remaining varnish.
- An effective but lasting method is to remove the varnish with perfume. However, efforts and patience will have to be made, but the result will please. But perfumes or eau de toilette should be alcohol based, not oily. Cologne will work well.
- Toothpaste. It is better to use white and whitening. Put about a “pea” of paste on each nail and rub it with a cotton pad until you get the expected result.
Scraping old layer
How can I erase the varnish without resorting to chemical and food products? Mechanical impact. But this method is best used last but not least, since it is not completely safe for the nail plate.
For this method, a sharp manicure or alternative tool is suitable. It is better to refuse a file. This method will relieve the old varnish, but the nail plate will become damaged, rough, prone to delamination and brittleness.
You can scrap the paint from the nails with another nail, but it is also unsafe. After mechanical removal, the nails will need a long rehabilitation.
“Do no harm” - commandment when removing nail polish
If an aggressive chemical, white spirit or gasoline was chosen as an alternative to nail polish remover, then safety precautions must be observed.
- To apply substances in small quantities on a cotton pad.
- Perform the procedure in a well-ventilated room or outdoors (if possible).
- The skin of the hands must be wrapped with cling film, cloth, or use rubber gloves with cut off fingertips. Contact with these products on the skin will lead to allergic reactions, yellow spots, peeling.
- When erasing paint, do not close your nails and a dampened cotton pad so that you do not inhale the toxic smell in large quantities.
- Pregnant, children and animals should not be near you, so that mass toxic poisoning does not occur.
Refer to this method of removing colored and colorless nail polish as little as possible.
Glitter Varnish
Glitter varnish is inconvenient to remove even with the usual varnish remover, since its particles cling to a cotton pad and are not erased the first time. To avoid such problems, and the absence of a liquid with acetone does not become a problem, glitter varnish should be removed in the following way:
- First you need to use one of the previously presented methods to remove the top coat of varnish. The sparkles will remain.
- After that, make a bath of hot water and soap or shower gel. Fingers are dipped into it and left to cool water.
- After that, take an orange stick or a metal file and a soft rounded end and gently scrape the softened sparkles from the surface of the nails.
- After this, hands and nails are lubricated with a special cream.
Conclusion
Choose for yourself the safest products that are harmless to the nail plate and very effective in combating the remnants of varnish. Well, what can be used to erase the varnish is listed in this article. Although it is better not to forget to always buy a new bottle, nails do not tolerate experiments on themselves.