| The procedures for manicure and pedicure are almost | | | | surface is for shaping them. |
| the same. A manicure is actually a treatment for | | | | Soaking the hands in case of manicure and feet in |
| beautifying the fingernails and hands. Manicures start | | | | case of pedicure, in a bath of salt and aroma oils or |
| with cleaning the hands by washing or soaking, hand | | | | Epsom salts will do your feet some good. Calloused |
| lotion application and shaping of the nails after filing. | | | | feet require being soaked for longer hours and adding |
| Nail polish is applied after this. There are also special | | | | milk to the warm water will help loosen the dead skin. |
| procedures called the French manicures. A pedicure is | | | | Cuticle remover is applied to the nail bases and using |
| also a beauty treatment, but concerned with the | | | | orange wood stick the skin is pushed back to where |
| feet. It involves soaking the feet applying lotion, filing | | | | it meets the nail during manicure and pedicure. |
| and shaping the toenails and applying nail polish. | | | | Trimming of loose skin is done using cuticle nippers |
| Before starting on manicure and pedicure, it is | | | | and care should be taken to see that the flesh is not |
| necessary to visit a beauty supply store or a drug | | | | cut. Exfoliators, scrubs or if possible wet pumice |
| store in order to get the materials required for the | | | | stone is used to remove the dead cells. Scrubbing |
| treatment. The old nail polish has to be removed | | | | too hard may cause reddening, in case of which the |
| completely using cotton bands dipped in acetone | | | | scrubbing should be stopped immediately. |
| remover since the usage of cotton balls could leave | | | | Professionals usually apply at least one layer of clear |
| behind traces of cotton strands on the nails. | | | | nail polish to start off. Colored nail polish should be |
| If this does not remove the polish completely then | | | | applied in three layers start with a base coat then |
| the cotton has to be soaked on the nails for some | | | | the color coat followed by a top coat. Clear nail polish |
| time until the nail varnish comes off completely. High | | | | may also be used instead of base coat and topcoat. |
| quality clippers are much preferred for cutting the | | | | The manicure and pedicure is usually finished with a |
| nails as they give us much better results and the nails | | | | massage using oils and lotions. |
| have to be cut leaving about 1/8th of an inch length | | | | In case of pedicure, the nails are to be dried before |
| so that the nails don’t extend over the tip of | | | | wearing shoes. Pedicure socks are available which can |
| the fingers. | | | | be worn without covering the toenails. These beauty |
| For acquiring a soft square shape nail its best to file | | | | treatments help in keeping the feet and hands in |
| from around the corners and edges in one direction | | | | good condition making the skin soft and smooth. |
| using Emory boards and not metal files as they could | | | | Improves blood circulation it nourishes the skin of the |
| rip the nails. In Emory boards the smooth surface is | | | | hands, legs and foot muscles and discourages |
| for softening the nail edges whereas the coarse | | | | numerous ailments. |