I'm hoping this is going to be the answer to all my prayers regarding at-home gel removal,” Lottie says. It is my understanding that this product contains caustic soda/lye/sodium hydroxide, and while that is contained in a number of beauty products, including cuticle removers, I thought it was important to avoid contact with my skin. Its one product that does all, you'll no longer need foils and accotone so this works out to be good value.

I was due to follow that up with a review however life got in the way and I never got round to it, however, here it is! We understand this is frustrating but in the meantime, thanks for persevering with chipped nails a little longer as you wait for the remedy.This product was reasonably effective, but despite no ill effects from it myself, I would say that its safety is still up for debate. Bought a more industrial-strength nail file instead which buffs the old gel off in minutes - much easier! You just apply it Like a polish (after filing the surface) and wait for a few minutes and it comes off really easily. Clipping them once a week will remove the gel nail polish and help prevent the nails from catching on clothing and other objects.

After 8 minutes, the remover seemed to be drying up on my pinkie, so I applied another coat of the remover. It's so much easier to remove your gels with this than soaking in acetone which damages your cuticles. The remover has the consistency of a thick and goopy clear gel polish, and the brush was square and flexible. Put an even layer on – Ensure your layer of gel is even, it will allow it to work evenly across the nails. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).And of course, this one try doesn’t reveal anything about what long term use of this product might do.