What is European or edging manicure, what its advantages compared with other forms of treatment of nails, how to do it? Today we have a closer look at this type of pedicure and answer all the questions that you are interested in.
What it is
European edging pedicure - a kind of foot treatment in which the tub is not in use any sharp objects - scissors, clippers and other devices to remove the cuticle. Due to this risk of damage to the skin and bring an infection is reduced to zero, a foot treatment is completely safe.
Foot Processing Technology
European pedicure, whose technology is very simple, is carried out in steps. To bring the feet in order, you need to:
- Remove old nail.
- Apply to the cuticle of a special agent for the tender.
Move aside the remnants of cuticle orange stick so as to make it look neat. - Polish nail file coarsened and horny skin around the nails.
- Sawed nails, give them a neat shape. It is important to file, not rounded edges, as the nail plate can grow.
- Treat foot softening composition.
- After 15-20 minutes, carefully rub a pumice stone to remove the remnants of callous and dead skin.
- Apply on foot nourishing cream, massage, that means completely absorbed.
- Cover nails with a transparent protective or colored lacquer.
See how to do edging pedicure on a video clip on the detail shown procedure:
What tools are used to remove the cuticles
Edging pedicure at home or cabin can be done using special tools that soften and remove the cuticle. On the market today there are three types of such compounds:
alkaline. The alkali in the composition dissolves the cuticle for 3-4 minutes. If you overdo means, the skin around the nail may be burned. The main drawback of these formulations is that they accelerate the growth of the cuticle and provoke the appearance of burrs. Therefore, they have to use often.
With aggressive acids. These funds are not sold in retail stores, as are suitable for professional use only. They have a thick consistency, suitable for the removal of much rough skin and corns.
With fruit acids. It is produced in the form of gels, delicately affect the cuticle. To remuver dissolved cuticle, it is necessary to hold not less than 7 minutes. Due to the mild impact for everyday use.
When the recommended European Pedicure
European manicure and pedicure for owners of fine delicate skin. Treatment of the most delicate, so using it will not work to remove much rough skin or large calluses. Softening agents do well with only small patches of hard skin.
Edging pedicure is not recommended as the first treatment. When you first go to a salon pedicure to choose a more intense treatment. After 2-3 visits, when his feet will remain large areas of rough skin or large calluses, you can switch edging pedicure.
Benefits processing
European pedicure at home and in the salon has the following advantages:
- Completely safe. When processing is not necessary to use cutting tools. Due to this, there is no risk of damage to the skin, leaving a microscopic cut or scratch, through which can penetrate into tissue infections.
- Painless. Even if the master work very carefully clippers, cuticle removal, or hardened skin areas can cause discomfort. When doing edging pedicure and applied remuver, you do not experience any discomfort. The tool does not sting, does not dry the skin around the nail and has a pleasant smell.
- Do not expose the risk of being infected by a fungus. When processing the stop is not necessary to do the bath, which are dangerous from the point of view of fungus infection, if the master is bad disinfects them. The fungus does not penetrate the skin and by mikroporezy and cracks, since their skin is not.
- It has a cumulative effect. When the cuticle is constantly cut, it begins to grow more quickly. This kind of defensive reaction, as in shaving the hair on the legs. If the cuticle is not cut, and soften and remove, it does not grow faster. On the contrary, 5-10 growth slows markedly procedures and the need to visit the salon less often.
- Suitable for children. If you want your child to do a pedicure, it is best to choose edging. The skin on the feet of children is very gentle, easy to work with pumice and saws. Furthermore, masters do not recommend cut pedicure children as delicate skin is most easily damaged.
- It has an affordable price. European manicure - the most affordable, it costs less trimming and the more hardware. Availability processing due to the fact that the master spends no more than 30-60 minutes and no use of any additional devices, such as a pedicure with hardware.
Care home legs after visiting the salon
After treatment in the salon it is important to maintain a state of well-groomed feet and houses. Do not forget to apply moisturizer every 1-2 days to prevent skin zagrubenie and the emergence of new calluses and corns. Housing is also desirable to maintain the state of cuticles 1-2 times a week remuver applied on fruit acids and push cuticle orange stick.
See how to make European pedicure on video and how to care for the feet after the treatment:
