Going to a new nail salon for the first time can be nerve racking. Not knowing whether or not someone knows how to do their job correctly and efficiently is normal. There are some people who have never had a pedicure before. A pedicure is like a mini vacation for your feet; bring relaxation to your entire body.
The first thing that a pedicurist does is prepare their station for the customer. They begin by running water in the pedicure tub and adding a soap to the water. There are many different kinds of soaps with different types of scents. While the water is running, and the customer should be picking out a color, they should start preparing the tools used to work on your feet. They will have a little bucket that they put the tools in that …show more content…
Now if there is not any polish to remove then they will skip this step and move on to clipping down the toe nails. After the toe nails are cut down one the one foot the pedicurist will begin to file and buff the nail to make it smooth. Next, they will have you swap feet, the one that’s in the tub will come out and the one that is out goes in. repeating the step that was done on the first foot and placing it back into the water. The next step would be to start to clean around the toe nail bed. She/he will ask for the original foot back to begin this process. One your foot is up on the towel it will be patted until the foot is damp instead of dripping wet. She/he will then start to push back the skin around the toe nail bed called the cuticle. At this point, the excess skin will be cut off using nippers or cuticle clippers; when all the toes are clear of excess skin you will swap out your feet. This step will also be repeated on the other foot. The final step during this part of the pedicure is the scrub the bottom of the foot. Depending on whether or not the bottom of the customers’ foot is smooth or rough there will be a different process. If the customers’ foot is smooth to slightly rough the pedicurist will take the Pumice stone, adding some cuticle softener (which is kind of like a creamy body wash for your feet) onto the top of
The first thing that a pedicurist does is prepare their station for the customer. They begin by running water in the pedicure tub and adding a soap to the water. There are many different kinds of soaps with different types of scents. While the water is running, and the customer should be picking out a color, they should start preparing the tools used to work on your feet. They will have a little bucket that they put the tools in that …show more content…
Now if there is not any polish to remove then they will skip this step and move on to clipping down the toe nails. After the toe nails are cut down one the one foot the pedicurist will begin to file and buff the nail to make it smooth. Next, they will have you swap feet, the one that’s in the tub will come out and the one that is out goes in. repeating the step that was done on the first foot and placing it back into the water. The next step would be to start to clean around the toe nail bed. She/he will ask for the original foot back to begin this process. One your foot is up on the towel it will be patted until the foot is damp instead of dripping wet. She/he will then start to push back the skin around the toe nail bed called the cuticle. At this point, the excess skin will be cut off using nippers or cuticle clippers; when all the toes are clear of excess skin you will swap out your feet. This step will also be repeated on the other foot. The final step during this part of the pedicure is the scrub the bottom of the foot. Depending on whether or not the bottom of the customers’ foot is smooth or rough there will be a different process. If the customers’ foot is smooth to slightly rough the pedicurist will take the Pumice stone, adding some cuticle softener (which is kind of like a creamy body wash for your feet) onto the top of