Many consider regular trips to the pedicure salon a waste of time and money. They say toenails can be trimmed at home. And if some women save on a pedicure in winter, then a lot of men are embarrassed to turn to professionals for this service at any time of the year.
Meanwhile, neglecting the health of the feet often ends badly. Improper care of the rough skin of the heels can lead to the formation of painful cracks and change the gait for the worse. Inept cutting of the nail plate causes it to grow into the soft tissues of the finger, so if you don’t want to visit a pedicure specialist, you may need to visit a foot doctor in a while.
Toenails grow slower than fingernails, so maintenance is less frequent. According to experts, a pedicure should be done every three weeks. In the presence of serious problems (corns, calluses, ingrown nails), the period between procedures can be reduced to 2 weeks.
What Problems Can a Professional Pedicure Solve?
A pedicure is not only hygienic but often a medical procedure. If everything is fine with the feet, it is enough to remove the cuticle and the top layer of keratinized skin on the heels, trimming and polishing the nail plate. Women usually complete the procedure with a decorative coating. It gives the legs a special beauty and sophistication.
However, the ideal condition of the skin of the feet is a rather rare phenomenon. Most adults have problems with tight shoes, standing work, poor foot care, diabetes, or other medical conditions. They definitely need to see a professional.
A pedicure performed in a beauty salon helps to solve such problems:
- Ingrown nails.
- Hyperkeratosis (excessive thickening and coarsening) of the skin on the legs.
- Deep cracks in the heels.
- Core corns.
- Fungal diseases.
- Diabetic foot.
Ingrown toenails do not always need to be removed in a podiatrist's office. In the absence of inflammation and deep penetration of the nail into soft tissues, it is quite acceptable to contact a pedicure master. They will carefully trim the edge of the ingrown nail and remove it with special tools.
Excessive growth of rough skin, the formation of deep cracks, and calluses is successfully treated with a hardware pedicure. With the help of special nozzles of varying degrees of abrasiveness, the master carefully removes rough, damaged skin, cuts out calluses to the base, smoothes the sharp edges of cracks, and removes the nail plate damaged by the fungus.
The final stage of a salon pedicure is always cosmetic care. The master applies a moisturizer, special antifungal, or healing agents to the feet. The skin after the procedure becomes soft and smooth, and the gait becomes flying.
How to Prepare for a Pedicure
No special preparation for the procedure is required from the client. It is only necessary to wash your feet well with warm water and soap and put on comfortable shoes. It is advisable for women to think over their outfits so that it is convenient to expose their feet before a pedicure.
The pedicure specialist should definitely be warned about the following problems:
- Diabetes
- Allergy to any cosmetics
- Fungal infection of the skin/nails;
- HIV, hepatitis, or other infectious disease.
This will help not only protect the client's health but also prevent the spread of infection.
When choosing a salon, it is important to pay attention to the level of professionalism of the masters, as well as compliance with hygiene requirements. All metal tools (nippers, cutters, scissors) should be sterilized in an autoclave or dry-heat cabinet. Files, buffs, pedicure sandpaper, bath covers, and slippers are now used disposable. The master should wear gloves.
Subject to these rules, as well as regular visits to the salon, your feet will always be tender and soft. A professional pedicure is an excellent way to maintain healthy feet and gain ease of walking.
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