Contents:
- Medical Video: DIY PEDICURE AT HOME | HOW TO DO A PEDICURE!
- Pedicure at the salon has a negative impact
- How to pedicure at home
Medical Video: DIY PEDICURE AT HOME | HOW TO DO A PEDICURE!
Not only caring for hair and face, foot care also should not be abandoned. Because, foot health also reflects the health of your body as a whole. Most people treat their feet with a pedicure at the salon.Unfortunately, there are some people who don't have enough time or even money to do treatment at the salon. If you are one of them, doing your own home pedicure can be the best alternative to take care of your feet.Find out how to pedicure at home in this article.
Pedicure at the salon has a negative impact
Dr. Jackie Sutera, podiatrist in New York, and Dr. Ella Toombs, a dermatologist in Washington DC and Crystal Clements, explains that there are a number of things you should know about pedicures at salons, namely:
- The jets in the whirlpool can store bacteria and fungi. If the skin is accidentally scratched during a pedicure, you can get a bacterial infection from contact with a previous customer bacteria in the tub.
- The metal equipment used by the salon is not necessarily sterile, because the tool is not only used for one person. Some salons may use ultraviolet light to clean the appliance, but this cannot kill 100% of micro organisms. The tools must be soaked in high temperature for 6 hours and rubbed. So, cleaning the appliance using UV light in a few minutes will certainly not make the device sterile.
- When the salon does a promo, of course, the salon will be crowded so that there is little chance of doing overall sanitation in the bath and on pedicure tools between clients one to another client.
How to pedicure at home
Before starting a pedicure at home, there are a number of things you must prepare first, including:
- Nail polish and nail polish (acetone)
- Special foot brush
- Nail polishers and polishers
- Nail clipper
- Cuticle pusher
- Cotton
- Cuticle cream
- Towel
- Water
- Basin / bucket
- Soap
- Salt
- Essential oils according to taste
- Moisturizer
After all the tools have been collected, here are the pedicure methods that you can try at home:
- First, washyour feet first with soap and water until clean. If you wear nail polish, don't forget to remove the nail polish on the nail by using cotton swabs and nail polish liquid.
- Fill the basin or bucket with warm water. Then add a few drops of essential oil with a variant of the aroma you like and one teaspoon of salt. After that, rend your feet for 10-15 minutes. Gently rub and clean the feet of your nails with a special brush that is downy.
- Massage your feet with natural pumice to remove dead cells (especially in the legs that are used to tiptoe, the sides of the feet, and heels). Then dry with a towel.
- Cut your nails and clean the dirt inside the nails (because the nails have been soaked in water, the nails will be soft and easy to cut and clean). Make sure you cut straight and not cut the nail corner too short, because it can cause ingrown toenails. After that, file with a nail file according to the shape you want.
- Apply a cuticle cream to the base of the nail, rub on the nail and massage gently. Push the cuticle back in a circle and slowly using the cuticle pusher. You can also use olive oil in addition to cuticle cream.
- After the various pedicure methods above, you have done it, bclean your feet again. Then pat gently with a towel to dry (make sure that your toes are also dry between the sides). Don't forget, use moisturizer so that your skin and nails are well hydrated.
- To make your nails look more beautiful, you can apply nail polish. However, make sure if you choose nail polish that does not contain addictive poisons such as formaldehyde, toulene or phthalates.
