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How to Remove Nail Glue From Hair

Mar 16, 2011 / By Lea Winters

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Acrylic nails look gorgeous, but they can cause a hair-raising situation if the glue gets in your hair.

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At-home manicures are seriously the best form of therapy -- but that peaceful therapy can turn into a nightmare if you get some of the glue for your fake fingernails stuck in your hair. Don't freak! You don't have to cut off all your beautiful locks to get out the glue. Just grab a bottle of nail polish remover as soon as possible and get to work -- nail glue is much easier to get out when it's still wet.

Grab a cotton ball and soak it with acetone-based nail polish remover (you probably already have it in your makeup cabinet.)

Put the cotton ball on the affected parts of your scalp and let it completely soak through the glue. This should only take a few minutes.

Use an acetone-dipped cotton swab to reach those places you can't get to with the cotton ball.

Comb out the nasty nail glue chunks loosened by the acetone. A wide-toothed comb is best, but you can also use a fine-toothed comb -- just be sure you don't snag your hair on the glue chunks. Ouch!

Peel off any remaining nail glue left on the scalp.

Repeat the steps until you get all of the nastiness out of your hair.

Wash, condition and style your hair as normal. Be sure to spend a little extra time on the shampoo lather to get the acetone out of your hair.

1.Acetone-based nail polish remover

3.Cotton swabs

5.Shampoo

7.Leave-in conditioner

2.Cotton balls

4.Comb

6.Conditioner

Acetone can really dry out your delicate skin, so apply leave-in conditioner directly to your scalp to moisturize the skin touched by acetone.

Don't you dare cut nail glue out of your hair! Get your rear to a professional stylist if you get a lot of nail glue in your hair. Your stylist is better equipped to get the glue out of your hair.