Hardware pedicure at home: performance technique, choice of tools and features

What is a hardware pedicure follows from the name of the procedure. It involves treating the feet with a special apparatus or machine, which can be purchased for home use. Similar equipment is used in the practice of medical pedicure, which is why technology is often confused.

The difference between the methods is that the first is a hygienic procedure, the task of which is to keep the feet healthy and attractive, preventing the development of problems. The second includes various medical techniques, which are beyond the reach of an ignorant person. The treatment of foot fungus, ingrown nails, and hyperkeratosis should be done exclusively by a podologist and only using professional means.

Features of the procedure

• The technique is considered the most gentle and very pleasant. In the process of its implementation, there is no damage to the skin and nails, there is no pain.
• The advantages of a hardware pedicure are comprehensive care with a single machine. It is enough to choose the right cutter for different parts of the foot to restore the skin smoothness and give the nails a perfect shape.

• The procedure can not be called fast! Despite the fact that you do not spend time steaming your feet, you will spend about the same time with a special remedy remover on your legs, whose task is to soften rough skin. Its total duration is 50 minutes.
• Hardware pedicures at home can be performed by people with health problems. So it is he who is indicated for diabetes, in which there is a high risk of developing foot diseases, up to and including blood poisoning. Due to the lack of steam, it is indicated for people with hypertension, thrombosis, and other problems of the cardiovascular system. High-quality polishing of the skin and nails with the help of a pedicure machine at home is perfect for older people, especially those who find it difficult to visit a beauty parlor.

What is needed for the procedure

You will need:

• Foot disinfectant. Choose gel-shaped septic tanks that do not require the use of water. They eliminate the maximum number of bacteria, are active against fungus.
• Softening remover. It can be in the form of a gel or cream. Some products also include disinfecting components, so there is no need for a first septic tank.
• Equipment for a hardware pedicure at home or a machine equipped with a set of cutters. By the way, a complete set of conventional machines never provides a complete set of mills for processing legs, from the force of 2-3 nozzles. They should be bought separately.
• Moisturizer or healing ointment for feet. Depending on the presence of problems - with a deodorizing effect, wound healing or simply normalizing the water-salt balance.

Technique of hardware pedicure for beginners with photos and videos

Adhering to the technique of hardware pedicure, you can perform it at home quite professionally. With quality performance, the frequency of the procedure can be every 15-20 days. For men whose foot skin is more elastic and less prone to cracking, it is enough to perform it once a month.

So, let's take a step-by-step look at how to do hardware pedicure with your own hands.

1. Disinfect and soften the feet. So you exclude the penetration of infection into the tissues and their infection, make the skin more malleable to care.
2. Use the machine and mills of the appropriate type. Their detailed description is always presented in the device manual, if there are no required models, use our recommendations below. First heel, using the coarsest grinding, then the skin of the feet. Pay special attention to the cushion of the feet, on which corns form from shoes on heels and the area between the 4th and 5th toes, where corns also appear. Walk along the outside of your thumb. Gently polish the cuticle.
3. Treat nails with compact cutters. Give them an even shape, avoiding rounding of the plate to prevent it from growing into the skin.
4. Cover your nails with hygienic or colored varnish.
5. Cover your skin with a moisturizing or healing agent.

Milling cutter selection

When asked what nozzles are needed for a hardware pedicure, podologic doctors answer: numerous. Indeed, several procedures will be required for one procedure.

• Diamond Perfectly remove rough skin, suitable for polishing nails. A small ball-shaped or needle-shaped milling cutter is used for cuticles, and a large-sized milling cutter is used to remove small corns and corns.
• Ceramic. Suitable for treating the skin of the side “rollers” on the outside of the thumb, cracks in the heels.
• Silicone. Needed for polishing nail plates.
• Silicon carbide. Used in the presence of very dry, rough skin.

That's all the subtleties of the hardware pedicure technique, which will be extremely useful for every woman to master at home!