Hardware pedicure: features and technique of the procedure

Healthy toenails are considered the standard of beauty, so they need regular and proper care. Today there are many types of pedicure, but the hardware technique is especially popular among them. It is considered the most effective and safest. You can provide maximum care for your feet using this procedure both in a beauty salon and at home.

Hardware pedicure is a modern technology that allows you to perform high-quality polishing and grinding not only on the nail plates, but also on the skin of the feet. Cosmetic sessions are performed with a special device, which includes many different attachments and instruments. The main feature of such a pedicure is that it does not require preliminary steaming of the feet in a bath; in this case, oils and a spray are used to soften the skin.

Professional pedicure is performed in beauty salons with grinding attachments of different diameters, it provides a quality finish on the heels, around the nails and between the toes. Unlike the classic pedicure, the hardware pedicure is considered the most "jewelry", as it provides care even in hard-to-reach places of the foot. The cosmetic procedure is carried out using a special device called an electric milling machine. The device has a power of over 40 W, the rotation speed of the attachments in it is adjustable and can reach a range of up to 25,000 rpm.Thanks to this speed, the treatment of nails and skin is painless and safe.

Choosing a medical pedicure, you can get rid of micro cracks in the feet, calluses and fungal diseases. With the help of special attachments, it is also possible to remove an ingrown nail. To ensure proper foot care, experts recommend using a combination pedicure. It will help not only eliminate defects, but also become an effective way to combat delamination and brittle nails. To correctly perform a hardware pedicure, you need to have a professional set of tools and have skills, so this procedure is best trusted by experienced cosmetologists.

Although hardware processing of nails has appeared recently, it has already received many positive reviews. Initially, experts used it for medicinal purposes to eliminate skin formations, corns and calluses, then this technique was used for aesthetics. The main advantages of this pedicure include:

• effective care of nails and foot skin in problematic and hard-to-reach places;
• treatment of the epidermis and nail plates, because during the procedure, special nourishing creams and formulations are used that soften the skin and make it tender;
• long-term result - after cosmetic treatment, the nails grow back slowly and the feet remain soft and well-groomed for a long time;
• beneficial effect on the entire body, since when grinding the skin, an additional massage of reflex points is carried out;
• safety and painlessness - the cuticle is not removed, it is softened and leveled by the attachments;

• the ability to get rid of the fragility of nails and fungal diseases - the horny cells are cleansed of the dead layer and their metabolism improves;
• the uncut technique is well suited for people who have a violation in the circulatory system or a disease such as diabetes mellitus;
• complete protection against the introduction of fungi and viral infections, since the instruments are sterilized.

The advantages of a hardware pedicure can also include financial savings, since after visiting a beauty salon, nails and skin grow slowly. Therefore, after completing the procedure, you do not have to often contact the master for correction. To prolong the beauty effect, it is enough to use foot care products at home.

As for the shortcomings, there are practically none.

It is also undesirable to carry out sessions and people who have a thin nail plate.

In order for the legs to please with a well-groomed look, it is necessary to periodically do a pedicure. Hardware processing of feet is carried out, as a rule, in specialized salons, but if all the necessary equipment is available at home, then it is quite possible to perform the procedure on your own. The cosmetic session is carried out step by step as follows.

• First of all, you need to wash your foot well, treat it with an antiseptic and wipe it dry. If the nails are too long, then you need to shorten them.
• Then a keratolytic should be applied to the skin with a thin layer using a brush, it will help soften the foot. The duration of the drug action is no more than 10 minutes. Keratolytic actively affects the cells of the epidermis and promotes the rapid exfoliation of the stratum corneum. It is best to choose products based on grape or lactic acid. It is impossible to unpick your legs in hot water during the procedure, as the skin will swell and absorb liquid, which will further complicate the treatment.Before the session, it is enough just to perform a hygienic bath at a water temperature of no more than +36 degrees.

• After that, the master needs to put on a protective mask and clean the feet of the emollient. First, a nozzle with a coarse-abrasive spraying 60 × 60 is used, it is put on the holder and fixed. The foot must be processed at a device speed of no more than 12,000 revolutions. Next, the skin of the feet is polished; for this, the nozzle is changed to a fine-abrasive one with a size of 100 × 100. At this stage, it is important to polish the epidermis well, but this should be done carefully: if you remove the skin layer unevenly, you will get a "fringe", and if you "saw through", you can damage the skin.
• At the end of polishing, the foot should turn out to be pink with a slight yellowish tinge. All residues of the softener are removed from it. As a rule, this is done with warm water, sprayed with a spray bottle. After cleaning, the feet are wiped dry and the areas between the toes are processed. Since there is constant sweating and dirt in these places, the treatment must be carried out carefully, using a ceramic-coated nozzle, which looks like a cut cone. The frieze should be running at 10,000 rpm.

• Next, the nozzle is changed to a polishing fine-grained one and the remnants of the stratum corneum are removed from the feet at the same speed. The legs are washed again with warm water and dried with a towel.
• The next step is cuticle care. A special roller is put on the apparatus and grinding is carried out with a milling cutter at a speed of 10,000 revolutions. It is worth paying attention to the fact that during the procedure, the cuticle cannot be cut off and pushed back, it is simply treated with a diamond nozzle that looks like a small ball. A milling cutter is gently passed along the cuticle from one side to the other, while you do not need to try to press on it. The result is a smooth and even surface that needs to be cleaned of dirt and sprayed with an antiseptic.
• After that, the nail plates are polished. At the end of the session, nourishing oils are applied to the nails, cuticles and feet and rubbed into the skin with smooth movements. Next, a felt polishing pad is installed and the nails are given a shine effect. Polishing is carried out at 5000 rpm.
• The final step will be rubbing in a non-greasy cream and a light massage.

Summing up, we can say that hardware pedicure is not an easy procedure., which requires knowledge of its implementation. Therefore, it is best to trust it to professional craftsmen. If the session is performed correctly and efficiently, then its effect will be long lasting. To increase the duration of the pedicure, the masters recommend rubbing oils to care for the cuticles at home every day.

To date, the market is widely represented equipment for the implementation of hardware pedicure. Among foreign manufacturers, the trade Gehwol brand... Its devices allow for high-quality polishing and grinding, and after cosmetic procedures, the dermis becomes smooth and light matte. Gehwol machines are equipped with a complete set of attachments that allow you to process both nails and skin of the feet. There are also several coarse and fine grain cutters in the device, thanks to which you can easily remove calluses and coarse growths.

In addition, the Gehwol device is small in size and is ideal for performing pedicure at home.

Good reviews received and apparatus "Strong -210/120", it is characterized by a powerful 64W motor. Manufacturers have equipped the equipment with various brushes, attachments, cutters and a handy carrying case. This machine is multifunctional.

Highly rated by users apparatus "Option"... Its advantages include compact size and the ability to perform professional pedicure both at home and in salons. The equipment is completely safe in operation and equipped with protection against power outages. In addition, the machine has the ability to control the movement of the direction of the hand, which simplifies the processing of the feet.

The masters are in great demand and apparatus "Runail PM-25000", which many jokingly call the "electric drill". It is inexpensive, comes in several models and is ideal for a professional pedicure.

Not inferior in its popularity and equipment "Xenox"... It is intended, as a rule, for beauty salons, equipped with a huge selection of attachments and tools. The device is easy to use, so it can also be purchased for home pedicure.

Recently, many specialists prefer hardware pedicure, as it has many advantages over the traditional one. Modern technology has received positive reviews, since it allows not only to give aesthetics to the foot, but also has a healing effect.

In addition, the visitors of the salons noted that the hardware pedicure is absolutely painless and safe for health; during skin grinding, a massage effect occurs, which activates reflex zones and has a positive effect on blood circulation. As a result, the sweating of the feet is reduced and the risk of corns and calluses is reduced. After such a pedicure, the nails acquire a beautiful appearance, get rid of fragility and become healthy.

Housewives are also satisfied with the hardware pedicure. With the necessary equipment available, you can easily learn how to carry out the procedure yourself. The advantages of the cosmetic procedure were noted not only by the fair sex, but also by men for whom the aesthetic appearance of the legs is no less important. They liked the fact that the processing is fast and does not require painful nail clipping and rough skin.

See the technology for performing high-quality hardware pedicure in the video below.