How to make a pedicure at home

Bring the legs in order can be independently, without asking for help from the masters. Home pedicure does not take a lot of time and effort, if you follow the sequence and important recommendations. The technique involves several stages, do not neglect them, in order to achieve the desired result.

Required tools:

• towel;
• pelvis;
• foot cream;
• medical varnish;
• colorless top coat;
• colored varnish;
• manicure set;
• cuticle softener;
• nail polish remover without acetone;
• dividing pads for a pedicure;
• components for making baths;
• ingredients for the preparation of peeling.

Preparing for a pedicure

Before proceeding with the procedure, it is necessary to conduct a series of preparatory activities working in the complex.

Stage number 1. Foot baths
Below are the recipes baths. Choose the appropriate option and start cooking.Baths soften the skin, relieve the feet of unpleasant smell, heal cracks, steam out calluses and natoptish. Hot water is not able to completely steam the skin so that the horny particles can be removed without difficulty. The components that make up the household products are designed for 5 liters of warm water. Choose a comfortable temperature for yourself so as not to get burned. The duration of the procedure varies from 25 to 40 minutes.

1. Mix 80 gr. sea ​​salt with 60 ml. ammonia. Wait for dissolution and lower the legs in the composition. You can also use only sea salt, while its amount per 5 liters of water should be doubled.
2. Make 150 gr. turns, 100 gr. plantain, 60 g. parsley and 40 g. mint leaves. Insist half an hour.
3. Cut 2 lemons into thin slices, brew it in 5 liters of boiling water. Add 100 ml. corn oil, 50 gr. ground cinnamon. Cool the mixture to a comfortable temperature, pour 150 ml. warm fatty milk.
4. Pour boiling water 120 gr. oregano, 50 gr. burdock, 40 gr. plantain and 80 gr. horsetail Wait 1 hour, heat the mixture, drip ether sandals, lavender ether and geranium ether.
5. Take 60 gr. yarrow, 50 gr.lemon balm, 50 gr. calendula Brew the plants, leave for 50 minutes, then heat the mixture, add 30 ml. infusion of chamomile, 10 ml. rosemary ether and 15 ml. ether lavender. Insist another 20 minutes, after which the bath can be used.
6. In hot water, steam 100 gr. sage, 100 gr. oak bark, 40 ml. birch sap and 10 gr. baking soda. Cool to an acceptable temperature, then add 50 ml. vegetable oil.
7. Dilute 200 ml. boric acid in 4 liters of water. In another container brew 100 gr. chamomile in 1 liter of boiling water, leave for 40 minutes. Mix both the composition, keep the legs in the tub for about a quarter of an hour.
8. Make 50 gr. herbs of bedtime, 60 gr. parsley seeds, 60 gr. flax seed and 100 gr. basilica Infuse for 20 minutes, then add 50 ml. lemon juice and lower the legs in a bowl.
9. Fill with hot water 100 gr. Hypericum, 50 g. nettle, 50 ml. juice of aloe vera and add 100 gr. sea ​​or edible salt. Steam skin for no longer than 25 minutes.
10. Put 30 ml of it in warm water. potassium permanganate, the solution should turn pale pink. Do the procedure for no longer than 20 minutes to avoid burns.

Stage number 2. Treatment of hardened skin
Using circular motions, remove dead skin with a pumice stone or pedicure grater. Always start with the heels, work on a small area at a time, and then lower the legs into the bath again. Repeat until the result is not satisfactory.

Important!
Do not use blades intended for pedicure to remove horny particles. This method is not approved by the masters, because it removes not only the upper layer of the epidermis, but also the living skin. If you perform the treatment incorrectly, you risk treating the foot to the blood, after which it will be painful to attack it.

Stage number 3. Foot scrub
After you have treated the foot with hard pumice, it remains to remove small particles in order to smooth and soften the skin. The peeling procedure does not have a specific duration, see how the skin is. Intermediate excess can be removed with warm water or a dry cloth. It is allowed to combine several formulations in one application.

1. Mix 100 gr. sea ​​salt, 50 gr. oat bran and 120 gr. coffee grounds. Pour in 70 ml. vegetable or corn oil, then proceed to the processing of feet.
2. Crush in a combine or meat grinder 1 lemon, 100 gr. apricot kernels and 1 tomato with peel. Add 130 gr. food or sea salt and 10 gr. soda
3. To prepare this peeling you need 70 grams. oat bran wholemeal, 1 radish, 50 gr. fatty foot cream (suitable for children) and 50 grams. salt. Clean the radish, rub on a large grater and squeeze the liquid with gauze. Connect the mush with the rest of the components, proceed to the procedure.
4. Mix in a uniform composition of 150 grams. cane sugar, 50 gr. cocoa powder, 100 gr. crushed dried orange peel and 70 ml. olive oil.
5. Crush 100 gr. walnut in a convenient way along with the shell. Add 80 gr. sour cream and 100 gr. thick honey Stir thoroughly and treat the feet.
6. Dry in the oven 70 gr. orange peel or tangerine, 100 gr. lemon peel. Cut 1 banana into thin slices and also send to dry. Grind all the ingredients and add 70 ml of milk.

Technology pedicure at home

After you have gone through all the preparatory stages, softened the skin and removed the dead particles, you can proceed to the immediate treatment of the fingers.

1. Squeeze a little cuticle remover onto a cotton swab, carefully treat the skin along the nail. Do not touch too large a surface, you only need to soften the cuticle. Wait a quarter of an hour, then with a dry cotton swab begin to remove the softened areas, slightly pressing. After you have processed all 10 fingers, wipe them with a dry cloth.
2. Use a spatula for manicure and gently move the cuticle, which you have not been able to soften. Move from the edge of the nail, moving deeper and upward. Now you need to carefully cut it with nail clippers, start from the sides, moving to the middle. For girls whose cuticle is barely visible, it’s better not to touch it. The pedicure will not look worse from this.
3. Go to work with nails. Using a nail file, carefully cut the glossy layer and possible irregularities. Do not get carried away, otherwise the nails will exfoliate. Cut the free edge of nail scissors, adhere to the optimum length of 1.5-2 mm. Otherwise, the edges will grow into the skin, which will lead to painful sensations. If your nails are distinguished by excessive stiffness, hold them for 5 minutes in hot water,then dry well. Now take your usual rigid nail file and file the edges, moving from the center to the edges. Give your thumb a straight shape, the rest - rounded.
4. Apply the cream on the foot and make a massage. Well knead the fingers, heels and bending zone. Remove excess tissue with a cloth, wipe your nails with nail polish remover without acetone, or use a disinfectant. It is necessary to degrease the surface before applying the varnish.
5. Cover the plate with medical varnish in 2 layers. The restorer of the “Smart enamel” series, which is sold in each pharmacy (price is about 140 rubles), proved itself to be excellent. The tool will not allow the colored coating to be absorbed into the nail, thereby eliminating brittleness and delamination. Also in the "Smart enamel" is calcium and iodine, which strengthen the nails.
6. Place separation pads between your fingers. If you have the talent of an artist, make an interesting design. Otherwise, cover the nails with monochromatic colored varnish in 2 layers. Dry and apply another layer of colorless coating to fix the result. Wait for drying and voila, you are a happy owner of well-groomed fingers!

How to make a spa pedicure

Apply a fat cream and massage for 20 minutes. After that, remove the product with a dry cloth and make another layer, but much thicker. Put plastic bags or special pedicure tins on your feet. Cover them with woolen socks and lie down for 3 hours. You can easily do housework, after removing the “uniform” your feet will be soft, like a baby’s.

Now you know how to perform a pedicure at home. Prepare the necessary ingredients for baths and peels in advance, make sure that you have the right tools in your manicure set. Do not neglect the stages of preparation, pedicure is not only beautiful nails, but also gentle and well-groomed skin of feet.Perform simple actions every 10 days, so that your legs will please you round the clock. Take care of yourself and be irresistible!

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