When you need to do manicure or
pedicure at home, it is very important to have knowledge of it in general, and
the requirements in particular. If you feel the need of a system of manicure / pedicure
and wandering, then the following mentioned system would be of great help to
you. So for creating a perfect manicure / pedicure system at home, you will
need the followings:
- 1 pack of cotton balls
- 1 polish remover
- 1 emery board
- 1 nail trimmer
- 1 cuticle remover
- 1 bottle fingernail polish
- 2 toe separators
- 25 paper towels
Now you definitely would be
interested to know, how the above mentioned items will help you in doing
manicure / pedicure.
Nail Polish Removal
Take cotton balls as many as you
need them, soak each finger well with nail polish remover, so that your
fingernails true color start appearing. Use a very less quantity of nail polish
remover to remove the nail polish. Since nail polish is extremely drying, never
soak the nail in it, especially the cuticle. Keep the good contacts of your
nails with the nail polish.
Soaking and Removing Cuticles
Your cuticle is like a foreskin.
It is found at the bottom of your nail, where fingernail cartilage and skin
meets. To remove cuticle, soak your nail in warm water for 3 minutes or less.
Now use cartilage remover to push the cuticle down.
Trimming Your Fingernails
To trim out toenails, use nail
clippers. To reshape or shorten nails, simply use nail clippers. If your nails
are hard, soak them in water before trimming. If you have soft nails, do not
trim after bathing or washing, because in doing so you may cause damage, which
sometime may lead to infection. Do not cut too short toenails, because doing so
increase the chances of developing in grown toenails.
Filling Your Nails
Use emery board to make your
fingernails smooth and good looking. You can use emery board to smoothen the
ends of your fingernails. Do not use emery board to scrap your natural nail surface
at all. This will make the nails surface rough.
Exfoliating & Moisturizing
Hands and Feet
Now use sugar wash to massage
your feet, legs, arms and feet. Rinse your hands first and then use pumice
stone to rub away callus and other rough surfaces on the bottom of your feet. Now,
rinse the scrub of your feet and legs. Now, use moisturizer or some other
soothing cream for your hands and feet that may heal a cracked and rough dry
skin.
Polishing Nails
Remove excess moisturizer using
polish remover. Polish your nails and dry them between coats, preferably
minimum of four coats. If you have weak or brittle nails, place one or two
coats of ridge filling nail polish on the nail as base coat to shore up the
nail. Two coats of a colored nail polish are next, followed by a topcoat to add
luster. Use foam toe separators to fingers, while polishing. Allow drying the
polish.