Complete list of pedicure tools and kits

With the onset of the summer season, any fashionista takes out an arsenal of sandals and shoes of various colors and designs. All of them are united by one feature - heels and toes are visible in them, and therefore care for them should be more thorough. A pedicure will help correct minor imperfections and highlight the advantages of beautiful feet, and a multi-colored varnish will emphasize style and originality. To make skin and nail care comfortable not only in the salon, but also at home, you need to make sure that you have all the necessary tools and devices.

In professional salons, you can find a huge number of different files, scrapers, tweezers or scissors. They can vary in material, shape and size, and all of them may be needed for quality service. Of course, for home use, there is no need to purchase such a large number of devices, which often practically do not differ from each other. But you won't be able to get by with a couple of tools either. You need to be ready in advance to spend a tidy sum to buy everything that may be required even for the simplest nail treatment.

There are some differences both in appearance and cost, as well as in the functionality of conventional and professional pedicure tools.Most often, household products are less durable because they do not have to operate at that frequency. Because of this, their cost is significantly lower. Plus, not every salon tool is required for simple home care. The minimum kit for individual use in a home care setting includes the following tools.

• Nail and cuticle scissors. Thin nails are most conveniently trimmed with small nail scissors, which can also be used to trim the cuticles if necessary. They can be with a long or short tip, have a thinner or wider handle. It is impossible to predict which shape will suit a particular girl, but when choosing, you need to be guided by how such scissors fit into your hand. The fingers should fit freely into the rings, the stud should not be too tight, but too much free play will interfere with the work.
• Nippers with triangular tips. This tool is more convenient than scissors to trim cuticles and burrs due to the special shape of the blades. They adhere more closely to the cut and do not leave ragged edges.

• Nail pliers. The nail plate on the toes is thicker and stronger than on the hands, so it is rather difficult to cut it off with ordinary scissors. Small tweezers will come to the rescue, which can easily cut off a nail with one click on the handle.
• Nailfile. The ideal option would be to purchase a whole set, which will include several tools of different sizes and abrasives. This is necessary in order not only to file the edge of the cut nail, but also to bring it to a certain shape and give smoothness. The finest-grained nail file can be used to grind the surface of the nail plate before applying the gel or varnish.
• File or grater for leather. Leather graters will also have to be purchased in a set, since different areas of the skin will require different hardness. With tougher graters, the upper hardened layer of skin is removed from the heel, various calluses and corns. A softer file will help cleanse the skin around the nail and on the softer areas of the foot.

• In recent years, have become increasingly popular laser multi-sided graters... They are made of stainless steel, so they can be used with both dry and wet pedicure. The tool got its name due to the small teeth on the working surface, which remove the dead layer of cells. Such small notches are applied to the metal with special laser equipment.
• Brush. For particularly sensitive and dry skin, a simple brush with short and stiff bristles can perfectly replace the grater. Also, this tool perfectly cleans the surface under the nail, where road dust constantly gets in the summer season.

• Scraper. Overdried and rough skin does not lend itself even to the lowest abrasive file. In such cases, there is nothing left but how to cut off these dead areas. In order not to cut or injure living tissue, a special scraper was developed. In it, a sharp blade is hidden in a neat nozzle that regulates the thickness of the cut layer and prevents an inexperienced person from hurting himself. Usually, the skin has to be cut off only if the skin has been deprived of even minimal care for a long time, so the tool will not come in handy very often. But in some cases it is still impossible to do without it.
• Pusher. This tool gets its name from the English "push" - to push. It is designed to push back the cuticle that has grown on the nail plate. It is best to purchase a double-sided pusher, at the other end of which there is a small tooth.It is convenient to use this clove to clean off excess pterygium (a thin, almost transparent layer of skin at the nail bed) from the nail, without injuring the nail plate itself with a sharp blade.

These products will be enough to make the simplest trim manicure yourself. It should be borne in mind that the feet must first be soaked in warm water (this can be done in an ordinary basin), wiped off with a towel and removed from the debris or sawn-off nail particles with wet wipes or cotton pads.

A complete list of all professional tools and devices for skin and nail care includes, perhaps, more than a hundred positions. The description of each of them will take more than one page. All of them can be grouped according to certain characteristics and be divided into the following subgroups.

• Tools and tools for working with the nail. These are various scissors with straight and curved blades, nippers, files and tongs of various shapes and sizes, made from different materials. This also includes all tools and all equipment for applying a care and decorative coating to the nail plate. These are a variety of varnishes and gels, rhinestones, tools for painting and printing on nails. Special UV lamps that allow the gel polish to harden on the nails. Good salons use special floor lamps that are larger than table lamps for the convenience of clients. Special tools for decorating nails, such as brushes, dots and fimo.

• Tools and products for working with cuticles. This subgroup includes both conventional nail scissors and nippers, which can be used on the nail itself, as well as specialized spatulas, pushers, wooden sticks and cutters. This subgroup includes special tools for softening and removing cuticles. Products that actually dissolve this thin film of skin on the nail are called removers.

• Tools and means for skin care. This includes a variety of leather files and graters, coarse bristled brushes and pumice stones. A wide range of different scrapers and blades to deal with rough spots, calluses and calluses removers. A very interesting device for a salon pedicure is special socks impregnated with special chemical compounds. They are worn for a certain time, after which the top layer of dead cells slides off the foot like snake skin.

• Ancillary equipment and accessories. This group includes special pedicure baths, chairs and stands. Containers for storing and disinfecting instruments, special hoods and vacuum cleaners designed to rid the skin and the surrounding space of nail dust. These are various consumables in the form of disposable slippers, various capes, dry and wet wipes, gloves for the master, socks for the client. This subgroup includes special magnifiers, which greatly facilitate the work of a professional and allow you to see and eliminate a larger number of defects in the nail and skin, or to make a very delicate drawing even on the smallest marigold.

In addition to professional and home pedicure tools, there are some that can be used both in the salon and individually. Most often these are some kind of sets and special cars. For example, one of the most popular leather and nail polish tools in the salon and at home is the small sander with multiple cutters. The only difference between a professional tool and a conventional one is its power and variety of attachments.

Ready-made foot care kits from renowned manufacturers can be purchased for home use, while the master in the salon can serve the client, taking out exactly the same instruments from the box. Ultraviolet and LED lamps, various hydromassage baths and beauty products are also considered versatile products and equipment.

Those who purchase tools for nail and skin care for the first time will have to be especially careful in choosing a reliable manufacturer and quality products. Pay attention to the following points when choosing.

• A good tool is easy to use. It fits perfectly in the hand, does not slip and does not require a lot of pressure when pressed.
• Any cutting edges should be sharpened so that they do not tear, but cut the skin.
• High-quality scraper or special razor blades do not cover the cut area and move smoothly and smoothly.
• The material must be hard and anti-corrosive, as pedicure involves frequent contact with warm water.
• The thicker the toenails, the larger the forceps should be.
• If possible, it is better to choose several varieties of one instrument in order to find out during the procedure which one is more convenient and of better quality.
• Not every expensive product is of high quality, but good tools cannot be too cheap.

Do not be very upset if the first chosen tool is not perfect, experience comes with time. However, there are several manufacturers for whose products reviews have remained predominantly high for many years, both from professionals and from ordinary users. For example, one of the oldest and most famous German firms Zinger or more modern Camillen 60.

There are many manuals and examples of using this or that tool on the network, and some packages even have a small instruction. Since each device is designed for a specific purpose, the instructions for their use will vary significantly. There are some general rules that are best followed.

• Only dry areas of the skin are processed with a sander. If you put a cutter on a wet area, then it will either scroll “idle” on it, or damage the delicate steamed skin.
• It is strictly forbidden to take with wet hands those devices that are connected to the mains. In addition, it is advisable to remove basins and water trays away from such devices.

• Hardware pedicure is not done on legs that have rashes, inflammations or wounds. It is necessary to solve the problems with the health of the feet, and then proceed to the beauty promotion. Trimming and the easiest home manicure can be done, but it is also best to wait for all areas to heal. The same rule applies for an ingrown or damaged nail. This is the primary problem, and the pedicure can be postponed.
• All instruments must be in good condition, clean and sharp. After each procedure carried out at home, all equipment must be thoroughly washed with soap and dried.

If personal tools are easy enough to rinse with soapy water after use, then salon tools require more thorough disinfection. This is due to the fact that in the salon the same scissors or nippers are used to process the nails of different people. For those who want more thorough care of their home arsenal, you can safely follow the example of the salons.

Disinfection can be carried out using special solutions: "Mikospor", "Gigasept" and others like that. To do this, it is necessary to lower the instruments into a container filled with a solution and keep them in it for the time indicated on the disinfector's packaging. Another great tool that can be used for cleaning personal tools is regular alcohol or hydrogen peroxide.

Sterilization in salons is carried out in special equipment at high temperatures. It is impractical to purchase such an expensive and massive equipment at home. Ordinary foil and an oven can come to the rescue. Clean, dry instruments are laid out on foil so as not to touch each other, and placed in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 15 minutes.

Even the best tools can quickly deteriorate if used or stored improperly. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to set aside a special drawer of the bedside table or a deep box for them. It is good if each tool lies in a separate compartment or is pulled to the side of the box with a small rubber band. Such organizers can be easily made independently or using examples from the Internet. Of course, you shouldn't drop or throw your tools, use them for other purposes and leave them in the water for a long time.

It is advisable to regularly check the sharpness of all cutting edges and sharpen them in time. If there is no experience of self-sharpening, then it is better to give the pedicure tool to a specialist. Spring products (pliers or nippers) should always be stored unfolded so as not to stretch the spring.

For information on what tools you need for a classic pedicure, see the next video.