Pedicure Procedure
Always remember to keep your implements clean: if they are left dirty they may harbor germs and cause infections.
Preparation
• Before we begin, make sure you are properly prepared. Disinfect all hard surfaces, then wash your hands with soap and water and sanitize them with an instant hand sanitizer
• Make certain your rolling cart is fully stocked with a disinfection tray, Spa Pedicure products, other pedicuring products, implements, tools, towels and polishing products.
Trim the nails
• All pedicure clients should have filled out the consultation form (client profile) covering medical history and other important information. Remember, you must proceed with caution if a client is diabetic, calling the client’s physician for clearance if you have any doubts, and never perform a pedicure in an extreme situation, such as open sores or infections of the foot or leg.
Filing of Nails
• Plan on the service taking around an hour to complete. This includes a six to seven minute massage per leg. When you do the service in the salon, complete each step on all five toes before going on to the next step.
Preparing the Bath
• Fill the foot bath with warm water—this means under 37°C, or a comfortable temperature. Add the water to agitate as it fills to create light foam in the bath.
• Let your client get settled in the chair with shoes, socks or nylons removed. You may provide a robe if the client so desires.
• Submerge both the client’s feet in the warm water, adding more water if necessary to adjust the temperature to the client’s comfort.
• Soak the clients feet for 5 minutes in the bath to take full advantage of the softening effects of Rice Bran and Vitamin E Oils. As they soak, remove your instruments from the disinfection unit and lay them on a clean, sanitized towel.
Disinfect the foot
Procedure
• Begin by placing a clean, sanitized terry towel in your lap, and remove one foot from the water. Pat the foot dry and remove the enamel from the toenails.
• Gently massage for 2 to 3 minutes, concentrating on areas of extreme dryness, then rinse and pat dry. • Wrap the foot in a clean towel.
• Unwrap the first foot and run the Callus Smoother over all calluses to reduce and smooth. Use a circular motion to reduce calluses inlayers until the skin is pink and pliable. Rinse the foot and towel dry.
Exfoliate the feet
• Do not return the foot to the bath as you use the Callus Smoother on the other foot. when both feet are clean, exfoliated, and dry, you are ready to proceed to the next portion of the service.
• Gently push back and remove non-living (true) cuticle from around the proximal and lateral nail folds, staying away from the eponychium.
• Trim the corner of the big toenail at a 45° angle. Using firm ‘balance-point’ positioning and holding the toenail trimmer like scissors- between thumb and middle finger, leaving the index finger free for balance slide the tip of the trimmer under the corner at a 45° angle, so you can see the trimmer on the other side of the nail. Make sure you don’t leave a hook or spike behind on the lateral nail edge.
• Guide a curette, small spoon tool or orangewood stick along the lateral nail edge in the direction of nail growth. Do this on both sides of the nail to remove non-living tissue and debris.
• After all five toenails have been pedicured, rinse the foot in the bath and pat dry.
Moisturize
• Cover the entire foot up to the top of the ankle, leaving no bare spots. Then wrap it in a clean, dry terry towel and let this foot rest while you work on the other foot.
• Pedicure the second foot in the same manner as the first.
• Cover the second foot with moisturizer, wrap it in a clean, dry terry towel and let this foot rest while you return to the first foot.
• Place the pedicure tools back into the disinfection unit.
• Unwrap the first foot and completely rinse the entire masque from the foot, using a soft brush or cloth if needed. Pat dry.
• Apply Nail Enamel – begin by placing toe Separators between the toes, apply one thin coat of base coat and allow it to dry, apply a thin coat of nail enamel and after it dries completely apply a one coat of top coat.
• Allow enough time for enamel completely cure and then apply foot powder on the soles.
