What to do if Nail Polish Dries Up
Is your favorite nail polish dry and now you can't paint your nails with it again? Don't despair! By following a few simple tricks you can get it back and keep wearing that color that you love on your nails. In many cases, either because it has not been closed properly or has been uncovered too long, your nail polish has dried out, making it impossible to use. See the following OneHowTo article for the answer to the question, what to do if nail polish dries up.
Steps to follow:
One of the best tricks to fix dried nail polish is to add two or three droplets of acetone to the bottle. Perform this step carefully without overdoing it to avoid getting the opposite effect and the lacquer becoming too liquid. Close the bottle, shake vigorously, test if it works and add a little more acetone if necessary.
If you do not have acetone, you can use liquid nail polish remover, this can also work to recover the initial state of your nail polish. Just follow the above procedure and your nail polish will again be ready for use.
Another solution that you can try if your nail polish is dry is to put the bottle in hot water. To do this, you only have to heat a cup of water, put the tightly closed bottle inside and let it sit for a few minutes over a low heat. When you take it off the heat, the nail polish will have a much more liquid texture.
In addition to these tips to recover dry nail polish, in many cases you will also need a solution that will help you open a nail polish bottle when the top is stuck. In this situation simply dip the bottle in hot water for a few minutes to soften it. Then you can easily open the lid and start painting your nails.
At OneHowTo we offer some useful tips to keep your nail polish in perfect condition and to prevent it from drying out again. Just read this article on How to think thick nail polish to find out.
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Tips
- Try applying the nail polish on a paper before you apply it on your nails to make sure it works.
- You should also make sure you clean the brush in order to make it work properly and so it doesn't have any polish remnants. You should do so soap.
