How Do You Make Homemade Nail Polish Remover?

To make homemade nail polish remover, simply mix equal parts lemon juice and vinegar together. To use the nail polish remover, dip a cotton ball into the mixture and then press it onto your polished nail. You need a medium bowl, cotton balls, lemon juice, vinegar and a spoon. The entire process only takes a few minutes.

  1. Pour 1/2 cup of lemon juice into a bowl

    Pour 1/2 cup of lemon juice into a medium bowl. You can use bottled lemon juice bought from any grocery store, or you can squeeze your own. Either way works well because of the acidity in the lemons.

  2. Add 1/2 cup of vinegar into the bowl

    Pour 1/2 cup of vinegar into the bowl with the lemon juice. White vinegar is the most common choice, but apple cider vinegar works as well.

  3. Mix the ingredients together

    Using a spoon, mix the lemon juice and vinegar together thoroughly. Mix until they are combined well into one liquid.

  4. Dip a cotton ball into the mixture, and remove nail polish

    Take a cotton ball, and dip it into your homemade nail polish remover. Squeeze the excess into the bowl and then press onto each nail for about 10 seconds.