How to remove gel polish with a thread – and what a manicure master thinks about it

In common practice, there are two ways to remove gel polish from nails – soaking in a special solution and cutting with a manicure machine. However, in social networks from time to time there are new methods to quickly get rid of old coverage. For example, like this tip for removing gel polish using regular sewing thread.

In the video, a woman demonstrating a similar technique calls nail polish removal the safest, fastest and most accurate way. Meanwhile, a slew of skeptics gathered in the comments under her video. Is it really harmless to peel off the varnish from the nail plate?

We showed a video with a viral technique to a professional and asked him to rate its effectiveness.

“Gel polishes form a very tight “grip” with the nail plate, which is why they hold so firmly and for a long time. Removing gel polish by unprofessional methods, including the use of threads, can damage the top layer of the nail, disrupt the growth function of the nail plate and even deform the nail irreversibly.At best you will have to grow your nails to a healthy state, this process may take up to ‘at six months,’ says Daria Gazaryan, nail master at Aida Vulfova’s chain of beauty salons.

“If you constantly wear gel polish, then at each visit the master does not completely remove it. It leaves part of the base coat so that the nail plate does not suffer. But even if you decide to completely abandon gel polish, the rest of the base should be gently removed with a special liquid or manually – with nail files and polishers. Not with threads, not with acetone, and even less by peeling off the varnish from the nail plate by hand, ”warns the expert.