With the onset of spring, a whole line forms in front of the doors of the beauty salon. Every fashionista who takes care of her feet wants to get them in order before wearing open shoes. And many resort to hardware pedicure. What is it and how to do it step by step?
Advantages and disadvantages
This type of procedure has many advantages:
- The gel, which is used to soften the stratum corneum, acts gently without touching living cells, so the risk of injuring the skin is zero. In addition, this product has a disinfectant effect;
- The use of various attachments allows you to treat the skin even in the most inaccessible places;
- Massage is an undoubted positive addition to the procedure;
- After the procedure, the skin grows much slower than with a classic trim pedicure;
- This type of procedure can be done for both women and men. In addition, many doctors recommend hardware pedicure as a preventive measure for foot diseases with diabetes.
Like any other procedure, hardware pedicure has its disadvantages, which include:
- High price. In order to pamper your feet with a hardware pedicure, you will have to shell out a considerable amount of money;
- The opportunity to get an appointment with a non-professional. With this outcome, be prepared that within a few days you will have to visit the beauty salon again;
- If the feet are in a neglected state, then one procedure will not be enough. You will have to come to the salon 5-10 times.
Which pedicure is better: hardware or classic?
To determine which pedicure is better: hardware or classic, let’s look at their main differences.
- In order to do classic foot care, you need to use water, and in the hardware version, only creams are used to treat calluses, corns and cracks. This speeds up the process a little and eliminates the possibility of infection.
- Soaking the feet in warm water, which is mandatory for the classical approach, is not recommended for people with thrombosis.
- Getting your feet in order using special equipment is absolutely painless, but a regular pedicure can lead to unpleasant sensations.
- Trimming pedicure means working with nail scissors and clippers, and this often leads to cuts. Infection can enter the body through wounds.
- A special device will help achieve smoother foot skin and better nail shape than manual treatment.
The advantages of a pedicure done with a device indicate that in many cases it is worth purchasing a device and caring for your feet yourself. The price of the device can be quite affordable.
Process
Hardware pedicure includes several stages of the procedure, here is its order:
- The master disinfects all instruments in front of the client;
- Next, the client’s feet are disinfected. Special means are used for this;
- A gel is applied to the skin of the feet to soften the skin. Keep the mixture on your feet for 10-15 minutes;
- The stratum corneum is removed using grinding attachments and cutters;
- All calluses and corns are removed using cutters;
- The cuticle is polished, the nail plate is polished;
- The skin is smoothed by grinding;
- A rich cream and essential oils are applied to the skin of the feet;
- A foot massage is performed;
- If required, apply varnish to the nails.
Sterilization and processing of the device
A novice master must remember that after each pedicure session, all instruments, including cutters, must undergo mandatory sterilization. This must be done, as particles of skin, nails and fat remain on the attachments.
The complete tool processing process includes:
- dry cleaning from biological residues;
- disinfection;
- preparation for sterilization;
- sterilization.
Important! Only after going through all the stages should the nozzles be put into an airtight container.
Contraindications
Hardware pedicure has such contraindications as:
- Pregnancy period. The fact is that various chemicals are used to soften the skin, which can harm the fetus;
- For any diseases of the kidneys or liver. The reason, again, is the chemicals contained in the products;
- Individual intolerance to individual components.
Peeling and nourishing the skin of the feet
In order to remove dead skin, you need to take a pumice stone . It is best to use a fine-grained one in order to give an even surface to your skin. This tool becomes indispensable for foot care. Pay special attention to the most problematic areas (corns and keratinized skin) and treat them more thoroughly.
Pumice stone for heel care
But there are many places on our feet that are difficult for pumice to reach. In such cases, you can use a foot scrub and thoroughly treat the areas. After the diligent procedure is completed, you need to rinse your feet in clean warm water.
Foot scrub
Now you will need a wooden stick . The cuticle of the nails is sufficiently softened at this stage of the pedicure and can be moved without any traumatic consequences. Please note that experts do not recommend cutting the cuticle on your toenails; it must be pushed back regularly.
It's time to do the final nail cleaning procedures. Using a bone or wooden stick, you can easily clean your nails of remaining dirt. This procedure is best carried out with maximum diligence, in order to prevent injury to the fat pad, which is located directly under the nails. When the cleaning is done, we begin the most enjoyable process.
Wooden stick
Now your feet can be pampered with a massage . Massage your feet with additional nourishing cream if they are too dry and need moisturizing. If you experience profuse sweating, you can use special foot products with a deodorizing effect. And if you have been on your feet all day and feel noticeable fatigue on your face, legs, and throughout your body, then it would not be a bad idea to use creams from the series with a tonic effect .
Foot massage
If you don’t have any cosmetic product at hand, experts in the field of cosmetology recommend using regular vegetable oil . Using regular olive or sunflower oil, you can achieve good results in restoring the water balance of the skin of your feet.
Home pedicure
If you don’t have extra time to go to the salon, then the procedure can be performed at home.
In order to carry out the procedure, we need to prepare:
- A product intended for skin disinfection;
- A device with the necessary set of attachments;
- A stick (orange), which is intended for the cuticle;
- Ointment intended for the treatment of calluses and cracks;
- Foot mask with paraffin;
- A liquid designed to remove varnish from nails, as well as a degreaser.
Before starting the procedure, you should carefully study the instructions. Step by step process:
- First of all, you need to wash your feet and remove nail polish;
- Wipe the foot with the prepared disinfectant. This stage will get rid of dirt;
- The cuticle needs to be softened. This step is necessary in order to remove the stratum corneum;
- Remove dead skin layer;
- Correct the cuticle using a small attachment. If you are not comfortable, you can use a stick;
- Adjust the length using a cutter;
- Sand the surface of the nail;
- Remove all calluses and corns;
- Degrease nails and apply varnish.
This procedure should be done no more than once every 21 days.
Hardware pedicure is a procedure that is very popular among girls. Its enormous success can be explained by the fact that the results after the procedure last for a long period of time.
Recommendations and tips for beginners
To give yourself a pedicure using an electric device at home, I would advise beginners to still adhere to certain rules:
- Start working at minimum speeds to get used to the machine or avoid injury if you are careless.
- Position the nozzle in relation to the plane of the body at approximately 35 degrees.
- When processing the nail fold, it is advisable to move the cutter in the direction of nail growth.
- The cuticle should be processed from the center to the edge.
- To prevent the attachment from jumping off, move it opposite to the rotation of the cutter.
- Do not press the nozzle tightly against the skin while the device is operating and do not hold it in one place for a long time.
That's probably all I wanted to tell you. Don't be afraid to start, it's not difficult. The main thing is that once you get the hang of it, you will no longer be fixated on the salon, since you can get your legs in order at any time convenient for you.
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The main advantages of the hardware method of foot treatment
Before telling you how to do a hardware pedicure and revealing the main secrets and subtleties of this process, we invite you to familiarize yourself with the main advantages of this treatment method. This type of pedicure is loved by many girls due to the following advantages.
- The device for manicure and pedicure is used to remove dead tissue from the skin of the hands and feet, cuticles and file the nail plate. In this case, there is no need to make preliminary baths to soften rough skin, which will significantly save your time.
- Since this technology involves an unedged processing method, you don’t have to worry about wounds, injuries and infections - their occurrence is excluded. The pedicure machine is safe and suitable even for people with diabetes.
- Due to the fact that the attachments operate at the same rotation speed, fingers and feet are treated efficiently.
- The device for manicure and pedicure copes with any problem. With its help you can easily get rid of corns, calluses, ingrown nails and so on. Each process has its own cutters that cope with the task most efficiently.
Treating your nails
We start by shaping them with a file with large grains.
To correct the length of nails, ordinary scissors are useful; problematic nails can be treated with a plugger.
Next, apply a special product to the cuticle and lower the legs into the water again.
We cut the cuticle from the edges of the nail to the center. Cuticle scissors alone are not enough here; cuticle tweezers can also come in handy.
However, now this method is considered too harsh and you can limit yourself to a French pedicure - soften the cuticle and simply push it back with a stick made of orange wood. This method is considered gentle, and over time the cuticle simply stops growing.
The final stage of the pedicure is the application of scrub and cream. Don’t be afraid to massage your legs well with a scrub – your skin will only be grateful. Now apply the foot cream.
Spa at home
Of course, all foot spa treatments are very difficult to perform, but this is not a reason to deprive your feet of pleasure.
To tone your legs, you can add ground coffee (1 tbsp), salt (2 tbsp), as well as lemon, mint and orange oils to the bath.
After this, treat the cuticle with a mixture of the same lemon oil and white clay, and then move it aside.
Extend the pleasure with a foot mask made from rosemary oil, olive oil and salt. Keep on your feet for 10-15 minutes, lightly rubbing your feet.
Afterwards we carry out a full foot massage up to the ankles and put on warm socks.
You can get rid of swelling with a bath of dried rosemary, as well as cedar and peppermint oils.
After holding them in the aromatic water for 10-15 minutes, we wipe our feet and apply a scrub of olive oil and brown sugar to the cuticles. Afterwards the skin can be removed. We treat the feet with a mixture of soda, dried mint and ground coffee. We wash off the scrub.
Apply a mask to your feet, which includes egg yolk, half an avocado, 2 tsp. honey and mint oil.
Rub your feet with olive or coconut oil.
Relaxing treatments
They start with a bath of pine, rosemary and mint oils. Afterwards, a mask of pink clay and mint oil is applied to the cuticle.
We make the scrub from fine sea salt and iodine. Let your feet be stained with iodine, it is even useful - prevention of arthritis and arthrosis.
We do a foot massage with any cream, then put on warm socks.
