These days, due to increase in standard of comfort, Pedicures and Manicures, have been rated as vitals in many neighborhoods. And it is not for ladies but you can see it as a regular practice for many boys also! And taking off to a neighboring salon is the obvious way to do it.

Though the way and the usefulness of salons can vary according to the individual finances, but the idea of pleasure manicure is stiffly settled in the heads of heaps of people from developing nations. Despite, you ought to think through a few things, before you decide on a particular salon for your customary manicure.

Fundamentally, its better to remember that each salon (or spa) is not of the similar type, though they may look ditto with modish looking assistants and they are furnishing a menu or price list, which is also ditto. There will be bigger variations there.

Now to analyze more accurately, lets take an example of a restaurant. There can be tons displaying uniform menus and making attractive ads around, but many may be deficient in health and cleanliness requirements and the worst thing is you cannot be informed of that, while you are enjoying cuisine sitting there. You might have enjoyed that many times, but it’s a human tendency not to verify for these requirements.

Well, similar is possible of salons and spas. You may not be very eager in gazing at the inspection certificate when you are coming in but all of them are obligated to provide a minimum grade of cleanliness standards for the safety of their clients.



Its vital to be aware of the staff condition as well as the ambience of the salon and the devices which they are working with. You must ensure that the foot bath is of a better standard. For example, the salon assistants must wipe inside out and drain the bath working with an anti-bacterial liquid after completing the pedicure of one customer, in order to be prepared to accept another.

In particular the assistants must verify that bath is not gingerly cleaned, but is neaten ardently by working with proper devices and liquids. If this is not done, these fancy looking baths can be the habitat for many types of bacteria. Also they can be containing flakes of skin (as well as hair!) from previous clients.

It’s not a news of long ago, but a big name salon was obligated to shutter in California in that a girl saw big boils and sufferings on feet after concluding the pedicure. Inquiries confirmed that this was as a result of yucky conditions prevalent at the footbaths.

There has to be a method of hygiene of manicure devices matching to a hospital. If by chance any customer is scratched while doing a manicure, then there is a extremely huge chance of getting an access to injurious bacteria in his/her body that can be crucial.

It is also vital to maintain the workstations very hygienic in between clients. Actually a powerful anti-bacterial liquid should be used to clean the entire workstation area in order to forbid breaking of germs and bacteria.

There are some vital aspects to remember, before you make your next appointment with a manicure/pedicure salon. This is for your own safety and protection. Just make an inquiry whether the salon you are going is having any service or security issues. Remember to have a look at the manicurist’s license and also check for disinfectant containers. And the liquid must be fresh. It’s a good practice to carry your own manicure set, in order to be safe and get a peace of mind!

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By: Gilbert Nathan

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The procedures for manicure and pedicure are almost the same. A manicure is actually a treatment for beautifying the fingernails and hands. Manicures start with cleaning the hands by washing or soaking, hand lotion application and shaping of the nails after filing. Nail polish is applied after this. There are also special procedures called the French manicures. A pedicure is also a beauty treatment, but concerned with the feet. It involves soaking the feet applying lotion, filing and shaping the toenails and applying nail polish.

Before starting on manicure and pedicure, it is necessary to visit a beauty supply store or a drug store in order to get the materials required for the treatment. The old nail polish has to be removed completely using cotton bands dipped in acetone remover since the usage of cotton balls could leave behind traces of cotton strands on the nails.

If this does not remove the polish completely then the cotton has to be soaked on the nails for some time until the nail varnish comes off completely. High quality clippers are much preferred for cutting the nails as they give us much better results and the nails have to be cut leaving about 1/8th of an inch length so that the nails don’t extend over the tip of the fingers.

For acquiring a soft square shape nail its best to file from around the corners and edges in one direction using Emory boards and not metal files as they could rip the nails. In Emory boards the smooth surface is for softening the nail edges whereas the coarse surface is for shaping them.

Soaking the hands in case of manicure and feet in case of pedicure, in a bath of salt and aroma oils or Epsom salts will do your feet some good. Calloused feet require being soaked for longer hours and adding milk to the warm water will help loosen the dead skin.

Cuticle remover is applied to the nail bases and using orange wood stick the skin is pushed back to where it meets the nail during manicure and pedicure. Trimming of loose skin is done using cuticle nippers and care should be taken to see that the flesh is not cut. Exfoliators, scrubs or if possible wet pumice stone is used to remove the dead cells. Scrubbing too hard may cause reddening, in case of which the scrubbing should be stopped immediately.

Professionals usually apply at least one layer of clear nail polish to start off. Colored nail polish should be applied in three layers start with a base coat then the color coat followed by a top coat. Clear nail polish may also be used instead of base coat and topcoat. The manicure and pedicure is usually finished with a massage using oils and lotions.

In case of pedicure, the nails are to be dried before wearing shoes. Pedicure socks are available which can be worn without covering the toenails. These beauty treatments help in keeping the feet and hands in good condition making the skin soft and smooth. Improves blood circulation it nourishes the skin of the hands, legs and foot muscles and discourages numerous ailments.



By: Muna wa Wanjiru

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