How to Get Nail Polish Off the Skin

Nail polish around your nails or all over your skin can mar the look of your manicure or pedicure. You can remove the nail polish from your skin with some nail polish remover. This generally takes more scrubbing and more polish, as your skin is more porous and textured than the surface of your nails. If you are removing nail polish from a child’s skin, be careful to prevent her from putting her hands in her mouth until you’ve washing and rinsed her hands completely.

Things You'll Need

• Terry cloth
• Nail polish remover

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Apply a quarter-size amount of nail polish remover to a clean terry cloth. The raised nap on the terry cloth will help slough off the polish.

   • 2

     Hold the cloth over the nail polish on your skin. Let it sit for five minutes to give it time to loosen the nail polish stain.

   • 3

     Rub the cloth over the nail polish stain to work off the nail polish stain.

   • 4

     Wash your hands with hand soap and rinse them with water.