FINGER NAILS:

CAUTION: never use any form of heating (or electrical) unit to warm the Soak Off Solution.  You risk serious injury to your client.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:  A towel, glass or ceramic dish, our Soak Off Tool and our Soak Off Solution.

1.      Using polish remover, remove the Top Coat from your Clients nails.

2.      Using a 180 grit file etch the surface of your Clients nails.  We are not filing them thinner, just breaking the gel seal and speeding up your soak off time.

3.      Pour enough Soak Off Solution into your glass or ceramic dish to cover your Clients nails.

4.      Put all of your Clients fingertips into the solution.

5.      Use a towel to cover the dish (and over their hands).  This will help keep the body heat in and will be enough warmth to aid in speeding up the Soak Off process.

6.      Depending on the thickness of your application, soak off time can take anywhere from 5-10 minutes.

7.      After 5-10 minutes remove the towel.  You should see a crackle effect all over the surface of your Client’s nails.  This indicates that it is releasing from the nail bed.  Unlike traditional Acrylics, Soak Off Gel does not dissolve.  It releases from the nail plate.

8.      Now take your Soak off Tool and gently scrape the nail.  This should take little to no pressure.  This should not damage your Clients nails.

9.      Once you have removed all of the Soak Off Gel, it is important to have your client wash their hands with soap and water to remove the moisturizer in the Soak Off Solution.  If you do not do this, you will cause lifting when your reapply their color gel.

Option #2 is using the cotton ball and foil method. Wet a cotton ball with Soak Off Remover Solution. Place on nail and wrap with ample aluminum foil tightly. Wrap the hand in a towel and let sit for 5-10 minnutes before remocing the foil.