Hot manicure: what is it and how is it done?

The beauty of a woman’s hands is an important element of her appearance. On it can be a dress of unprecedented beauty and a stunning hairstyle. But if the hands have a neglected appearance, all efforts can be considered vain. Therefore, the hands require the same constant and careful care as for the face and hair. One of the great ways to keep your hands in perfect condition is a hot manicure. You just need to figure out what it is and how it is made.

Hot manicure can cause many questions if you have to face this name for the first time. This is a very pleasant, relaxing and at the same time useful procedure. To do this, prepare an oil solution or just oil, lotion, herbal decoction. Any selected ingredient is preheated. Hands dipped in the bath with a heated solution, it has a beneficial effect on the skin of the hands, cuticle and nails.

Those who often grow their nails or cover them with gel polish (which takes two or three weeks to remove and apply a new one) especially need such a procedure.

But not only the nail has a positive effect of such a manicure. If the hands dry constantly, the skin will crack and flake off, such a procedure will simply be an indispensable diet. Hands especially need such procedures in the winter when they are exposed to cold. There may be irritation, peeling, and excessive dryness. An oil manicure will help.

A long stay at the sea is very pleasant, but, unfortunately, it affects the nails not so beneficially as it affects the whole organism. And such care will help keep them in good condition. After the hands have been saturated with the useful solution and have gotten relaxed, the master slightly soaks them with a napkin, and then proceeds to the usual manicure - hardware or normal, then applies varnish.

The benefits of hot manicure are obvious. And they can be felt after the first procedure. And she will definitely want to repeat. Once visiting a professional, you can completely repeat this procedure at home, remembering the algorithm of actions.

• Nails will grow better, less will be exposed to damage and the negative effects of the environment.
• They will become stronger and eventually will completely cease to exfoliate, if you repeat the procedure regularly.
• In addition, it is a good way to get rid of burrs and prevent their subsequent occurrence.
• The skin of the hands becomes soft and smooth. Inflammation, redness, small cracks and flaking disappear.
• Relaxing baths help relieve tension and even pain in the joints.
• Such a manicure has a beneficial effect on the entire body. After all, this is a moment of relaxation, relaxation, stress relief.
• Another advantage is that every woman is able to carry out such a procedure at home if it is not possible to visit a nail salon at some point.

At will it is possible to add other useful ingredients and herbal broths to structure. Typically, the compositions that are used for hot manicure include vitamins A and E, glycerin, essential oils:

• glycerin is needed to nourish and moisturize dry and flaky skin;
• Vitamin E helps to preserve youthful skin, and also helps strengthen and grow nails;
• Vitamin A helps relieve inflammation, improves blood circulation, which very well affects the overall condition of the skin, making it smooth and soft.

The benefits of this type of care are obvious. The disadvantages can only be attributed to the fact that this procedure takes time, which, perhaps, is not always possible to find.

Well, and besides, for some, the fact that this procedure in a good salon is expensive can also be considered a disadvantage. Another small drawback is that with all the benefits and good effect on the hands and nails, there are contraindications for this type of care. These include: fungal infections, wounds, and allergic reactions to various components.

Before you do a hot manicure, you need to make sure that all the wounds have healed, and the fungus can be cured with special products that are sold in pharmacies in large quantities. To prevent an allergic reaction, you first need to put a drop of the solution on your hand and wait for about half an hour. If everything is in order, you can carry out the procedure.

For the home procedure you need to stock up with all the necessary items. You will need tools for manicure: small scissors, tweezers, a stick for moving the cuticle, a nail file. Also needed cotton pads, clean napkins, paper towels. Oil or lotion can be purchased ready-made in the store or do it yourself.

In extreme cases, the bath should have thick walls to keep the solution cool longer. In addition, you will need varnishes and other related things that will help in creating a beautiful manicure. It all depends on which option is selected.

It is not so difficult to do a hot manicure at home, it is better to consider everything step by step, prepare well for the procedure, have fun and then enjoy your well-groomed and beautiful hands. You need to choose the right time - a day off or evening, so as not to hurry anywhere and pay attention to it, it will help you to relax, rest, recharge yourself with positive energy and put your hands in order.

First you need to treat your hands with an antiseptic solution. Prepare your nails - remove the remains of varnish, file your nails with a nail file and give them a conceived shape. Oil or lotion is heated to a temperature not higher than 50 degrees and poured into the tub. If it is heated, then even easier.

Place your fingers in the bath and relax and rest for half an hour. While the hands are saturated with nutrients, the whole body relaxes and rests. If there is not much time, you need to hold your hands in oil for at least fifteen minutes. Then the hands are removed from the solution, the extra oil is soaked with napkins.

And then do the massage of the fingers, moving in light circular movements from the base of the finger to its tip, repeating it several times for each finger. You also need to pay attention to the hand and gently massage it.

Thanks to the procedure, the cuticle softens well, which allows it to painlessly move aside with a stick or spatula and gently cut off the keratinized scissors with manicure scissors. If you accidentally hit your finger, you need to moisten a cotton swab in alcohol or peroxide and treat the wound.

Then you can continue the procedure. After processing the cuticle, the fingers are again lowered into the heated oil and a little more are kept there, the excess is removed with a napkin.After that, you can apply a therapeutic coating for the nails or the selected varnish and give the nails time to dry.

Purchased oils and lotions can be immediately applied, and this saves time. But the preparation of the composition for baths - this is a special ritual and even a little rest, this is the time that you can devote yourself and care for yourself. Moreover, these baths - the best nail and hand care. And if the nails are too brittle and constantly exfoliate, you can alternate different compositions and make such a bath at least once a week.

The result is not long in coming. After the hot bath is made, you need to rub the cream for hands and nails, it is advisable to do it in the evening before going to bed, so as not to do anything, especially not to contact with detergents and cleansers.

Here are a few options for bath solutions that can be prepared at home. The basis is often taken olive oil, to which are added various ingredients. Glycerin and vitamins A and E are also essential components, they can be purchased in liquid form.

Half a cup of olive oil is heated on a water bath, half a teaspoonful of both types of vitamins, a few drops of glycerin are added. Also supplement the composition with a few drops of three essential oils - grapefruit, bergamot and geranium.

It will take half a cup of heated olive oil, vitamins A and E, and in addition - half of the ampoule of vitamin B. After the warm oil is mixed with the vitamins and a few drops of glycerin are added, the final touch is made. It will provide the composition with additional nutrients and give a pleasant aroma.

After the olive oil has been heated, a few drops of iodine solution are added to it. By the way, the oil can be heated not only in a water bath, but also in a microwave oven. Then add grapefruit oil. Useful composition is ready. It is possible to add cedar, fir, eucalyptus, orange, lavender oils, as well as concentrated decoctions of chamomile, sage, peppermint, plantain, horsetail and other herbs. At home you can experiment with compositions and care for your hands and nails.

How to perform the procedure of hot manicure, see the following video.