What is a “men's pedicure”?
A men's pedicure is practically no different from a women's pedicure. For the master, the difference will be the larger size of the foot and thicker skin in men. In addition, some experts claim that men have a higher sensitivity threshold, although everything is individual. The cost of a men's pedicure in the salon is the same as for women's.
Unlike women's pedicures, men's pedicures rarely come in bright colors. Preference is given to clear matte nail polish or protective coating. Men's colored pedicure is used only to create a certain image, perform on stage or in a show program.
It is better to have a men's pedicure in a salon. But only a few go there; most men prefer to do it at home. Unfortunately, calling a technician from a salon to your home is also not very popular. Although this has a number of advantages - a high-quality pedicure, a homely atmosphere, saving time, there is only one drawback - the price. You can find out exactly how much a men’s pedicure costs by calling the salon, since many salons have a set price list for all types of services.
Men's pedicure or nail trimming?
Some men, when doing procedures to care for their feet and toenails, do not know that this is a pedicure. Almost every man does it regularly or at least a couple of times a month. Some people pay more attention to this, some less, but many develop a similar habit after marriage. Very often you come across quotes like this on women’s forums: “We’ve been living with my husband for five years, and all these years I’ve been cutting his toenails and sanding his heels.” Without knowing it, men become involved in aesthetic beauty and health. After all, well-groomed nails and skin of the feet are not only beautiful, since a pedicure is also the prevention of skin and nail diseases.
Men's pedicure at home
Foot care is needed daily; it consists of hygiene procedures and the application of special gels or creams. A full pedicure should be carried out at least once a month in the winter, and in the summer every 2-3 weeks will be sufficient. In addition, you can trim your nails separately as they grow. If a person walks a lot, then you should take care of your feet with a nourishing cream. In the summer, when intense sweating occurs on the feet, it would be useful to use a cream with a cooling effect and anti-odor, as well as talc or powder. You also need to pay special attention to the quality of the shoes you wear. It should be comfortable and not interfere with the ventilation of the skin. Choose socks containing natural threads. And if possible, wash your feet with a disinfectant or antifungal agent.
Foot bath with antifungal and disinfectant effect
Ingredients:
sage - 30 g calendula flowers - 30 g aloe juice - 10 ml. or 1 large leaf of agave tea tree essential oil 7-8 drops lemongrass essential oil 5-6 drops lemon balm essential oil 5-6 drops apple cider vinegar - 50-60 ml water - 3 l.
Cooking method:
Make a decoction of herbs (boil for 15-20 minutes), cool and strain. Then add apple cider vinegar, aloe and essential oils and the rest of the boiled water.
Application:
Take a bath regularly, soaking your feet for 15-20 minutes.
Bath for sweaty feet
Ingredients:
chamomile - 30 g oak bark - 30 g cypress essential oil 5-6 drops lemongrass essential oil 5-6 drops petitgrain essential oil 5-6 drops milk - 5 ml. water - 3 l.
Cooking method:
Prepare a decoction of herbs by pouring 1 liter of boiling water and simmering them over low heat for 15-20 minutes. Cool and strain, add essential oils dissolved in milk and add water.
Application:
Daily or every other day for 15-20 minutes.
Performing a men's pedicure at home has a number of advantages.
• Minimum time spent.
• For free.
• The effect is noticeable immediately.
• Well-groomed nails and skin of the feet.
How to do a men's pedicure at home?
The fastest and most affordable method of foot care is to carry out the procedure at home. This will require a maximum of 30 minutes of time and tools (bath, scissors, nail file, pumice stone, cream, scrub, towel).
Men's pedicure. Technique to do at home
1. Pour warm water into the pedicure bath (you can add sea salt, essential oils or special products).
2. Lower the legs and steam for 10-15 minutes.
3. Apply a scrub with large abrasive particles to the feet, massage for 2-3 minutes, then rinse.
4. Using pumice, remove the stratum corneum of the epithelium.
5. Use scissors to trim and clean your nails.
6. Use a file to file your nails in one direction.
7. Massage with nourishing cream or apply cooling gel.
There is another way that men like. Its essence is to add wine to the standard procedure. Red wine is used instead of water. Pour 100–200 ml of intoxicating drink into a bowl and let your feet sour for 10 minutes. For better relaxation, you can take 100 g, if there are no contraindications. After this, the procedure is performed according to the previously proposed scheme.
Technology for men's manicure
So, how to do a men's manicure correctly? Let's take a closer look.
- First, you need to give the tips of the nail plates the required shape, and the excess length is cut off with nail scissors. In order to correct the tips, you should use a file, the position of which should be perpendicular to the nail plate itself. In this way, simultaneous cutting occurs. Only saw in one direction to prevent delamination. It is also necessary to ensure that the free edge of the nail plate follows the line of the fingertip, and its length is about one or two millimeters. The roots of the nails are not removed.
- An important stage of the entire procedure can be considered softening the skin. To do this, put your hands in a container with a natural decoction based on medicinal herbs for only fifteen minutes. If this is not done, then there will be no effect as such. In addition, you can soften the skin in plain warm or soapy water, as well as in oil, for example, olive oil. Hot oil should not be used. They also use special products that not only make the skin soft, but also fully moisturize it.
- After this, the cuticle is processed. If you do a European manicure, then there is no risk of skin injury. But if the skin around the nails is thick, then it is better to remove it. To begin with, apply a special composition for three minutes and push back the cuticle with an orange stick. In the case of a classic manicure, oil is applied to the skin around the nail itself, then the cuticle is pushed back and then cut off.
- The next stage is filing and polishing. In order to perform filing, take a glass file and, holding it at a ninety-degree angle, make movements in only one direction. Next comes polishing.
- Then the skin of the hands is moisturized, and this can be done with an ordinary cream, it is best to take
non-greasy because it absorbs faster. Men's manicures are often coated, but not all men want to see varnish on their nails, even if it is colorless and strengthening.
Types of men's pedicure
In salons, men are offered classic, hardware, SPA, European, Japanese pedicures; in principle, there are no differences here. Although most often the strong half of humanity welcomes the classic trimmed and hardware pedicure. Men, unlike women, more often have problems with skin and nails, then a pedicure using medicinal preparations would be an ideal option.
Medical pedicure for men
This is one of the safest pedicure methods. In addition to the aesthetic effect, a person also receives effective treatment. With its help, you can cope with such troubles as cracks, calluses, dry skin, fungal infections, trampled areas of the foot. Medical pedicure is especially recommended for patients with diabetes. Because over time, calluses and other problem areas can develop into ulcers.
Advantages of the method
• Safety, no risk of infection. • Injuries excluded. • Large work perimeter. • Painless procedure. • Foot warming is not used.
The essence of the procedure
The main distinguishing feature of a medical pedicure is the absence of water. The procedure begins with applying disinfectants to the skin. To soften the skin, special products are used that remove only dead skin cells. Then, using an electric device and various attachments, the skin is polished. All instruments can be disinfected before use, which guarantees the safety of the procedure. If there are fungal diseases of the nails or skin of the feet, then procedures are carried out aimed at treating them. The last step is to moisturize the skin with antifungal lotion or anti-inflammatory and wound-healing cream.
Hardware men's pedicure
The legs are not steamed as with a classic trim pedicure. Performing a hardware men's pedicure begins with treating the feet with a disinfectant solution. After this, a thin layer of remover is applied to the skin, which affects only dead epithelial cells. Then, using a device with different attachments, the skin is polished. The nozzles come in different sizes and shapes, so they can be used to treat hard-to-reach areas. There are also separate attachments for the cuticle that polish it. After this procedure, the appearance of hangnails is unlikely. It is possible to perform a foot massage with nourishing oils or creams. The last step is treating the feet with an antifungal agent and applying a nourishing cream (in summer with a cooling effect).
Why choose hardware pedicure?
• The material of the nozzles is easy to disinfect.
• Does not affect living skin cells, which prevents infection.
• Hard-to-reach places are treated, such as the interdigital space, deep side ridges.
• Thanks to the properties of the substance that is used to remove the stratum corneum, the procedure is painless.
• The shape of the nozzles is as safe as possible, which provides comfort when working.
• Ideal for people diagnosed with diabetes. With diabetes mellitus, sensitivity in the foot decreases, which leads to an increase in the pain threshold.
Hardware pedicure is ideal for rough feet of men, which have a lot of calluses and corns.
Socks for men's pedicure
For particularly shy men who do not want to go to a salon, there is a great way to have perfect feet - using Japanese socks. They are very easy and simple to use, although the effect is certainly worse than a salon pedicure. For the desired result, you need to buy high-quality socks, put them on your feet and walk for 1-2 hours. After this, rinse with warm water and moisturize with nourishing cream. Within one week, the keratinized top layer of skin will peel off on its own. Do not pick off peeling skin, as this can lead to injury. To speed up the results, you can take salt baths and steam your feet.
Advantages
• The result is noticeable for a long time. • Time saving. • Easy and clear to use. • Ideal for shy people.
Exotic pedicure for men
For those who like to try something unusual and interesting, there is such a service as Fish SPA. The essence of this procedure is that the main work of the pedicurist is performed by special fish. A person puts his feet in a bath of fish, and they remove dead cells. They have no teeth; they do their work with sponges. This type of pedicure is painless and pleasant, the fish will gently tickle the skin. The client will receive an unforgettable massage, and the fish will receive delicious food.
What is a men's manicure like?
There are several types of men's manicure. Let's look at each of them in more detail.
Classic men's manicure
In this case, the cuticle, which usually grows on the nail plate, is first steamed, and then trimmed with special scissors. The advantage of this manicure is that it can be done even if the nails are very neglected, and the result will exceed all expectations. The procedure is also easy to perform and inexpensive.
European
In order to make a European manicure, you should soften the cuticle with fruit acids and move it with a spatula, but do not cut it off under any circumstances. Next, the cuticle is simply covered with oil.
Hardware
Typically, this type of manicure is used if the surface of the nail plates
ribbed, and they also peel off on their own. It is made almost like a European one, only here you cannot do without a special router. In this case, the cuticle is removed with a cutter with a small ball at the end, and there is no need to soak the cuticle before this procedure.
Japanese
As a rule, Japanese manicure is an addition to such types as classic, European or hardware. In this case, natural preparations containing seaweed and beeswax are applied to the hands. As a rule, nails treated in this way will look attractive for two weeks.
French manicure
For some this will seem strange - do men also paint snow-white tips on their nails? Maybe there are some differences? Although this type of manicure is most suitable for women, men can often afford it too. Usually these are adherents of light shocking.
Men's French involves direct treatment of nails and cuticles. The edge of the nail is painted with any color that comes to mind. You can also use white to keep it from looking too bold.
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Type of file for men's manicure and pedicure
Before you perform a manicure, you need to figure out which nail file is best to choose. After all, men’s nails are not similar to women’s, as we have already found out. Men's manicure technology includes tools such as:
- nailfile;
- polishing block;
- nail scissors;
- nippers for cutting cuticles;
- orange stick or pusher;
- hand cream;
- cuticle remover;
- hand bath.
For men's manicure, a glass or hard file is best suited. The ideal option is an emery-type file, which will become an indispensable assistant for hard nails. Instead of a polishing file, use a buff.
A file for men's manicure is extremely important, the abrasiveness and the material of the file itself, rather than its shape. Abrasiveness, i.e. Hardness is measured in grits. If the indicator is high, then the file is softer, which means it has a gentle effect on the nail plate. The fine-grained surface is usually soft. As soon as the abrasiveness index becomes higher, the rigidity of the tool increases.
Let's now figure out what grits mean:
- If the file has an abrasiveness of 240 grit, then we can say that it is soft and can be used to treat natural, even weakened nails.
- Files from 240 to 400 grit are also considered soft.
- The 400 to 900 tool is used to prepare the nails for sanding.
- Microabrasives and various buffs intended exclusively for polishing have an abrasiveness of 900–1200.
For men, it is best to choose files with an abrasiveness of 150 to 240 grit. Their surface is hard and medium, so they can cope with thick nails. To perform polishing, you should give preference to a tool with an abrasiveness of 900–1200 grits.
