How often do a pedicure and how long does this procedure take?

Care for the skin of the feet and nails on them for any woman is important, as well as a manicure. This allows you to maintain the foot in a healthy state, making them look attractive. But in most cases, women perform pedicure regularly only in the summer when they wear open shoes, and this is a clear omission on their part. It is worth figuring out why.

Judging by what experts say in this area, pedicure should be performed once a month. This is due to the fact that the nail plates on the toes and the skin are characterized by slower growth compared to the skin and nails of the hands, so too often you should not do this procedure. If you take care of your legs less often, you can just run them. It is best to use the services of a professional master who will be able to make sure that the heels are soft, that there are no ugly and painful corns on the feet, and the fingernails do not grow.

The frequency of processing also depends on the following factors:

• from the speed of the formation of calluses and corns, which is associated with the type of skin - more sensitive and tender is prone to their rapid appearance;
• In summer, pedicure should be done more often, about 1 time in 15 days, because the open legs experience the harmful effects of moisture, ultraviolet radiation and dust particles;
• if there is a predisposition to the ingrowth of nails in the epidermis, the procedure will be required more often than in the absence of such a problem.

In general, it is enough to look at your feet to decide if it is time to do a pedicure or it is still too early. Those who constantly use special creams and biogels, all the more can do with one session per month. But sometimes a woman has a lot of worries to fully care for her feet at home. And then they are advised to visit the master more often. However, those who are used to update nail polish every week and feel comfortable at the same time should probably stick to the same frequency with regard to professional services.

Meanwhile, various types of this useful event can affect the epidermis and toenails in different ways, which can also determine the frequency of sessions.

For this you need to know the features of each procedure.

This is a traditional getting rid of corns and corns - for this, the legs are steamed out and the dead horny layer of the skin is removed. Such a pedicure can be successfully performed at home. In salons, especially if you come to an unfamiliar master, there is always a risk of cuts, and since water is a necessary condition for this session, a woman can be infected with pathogens or fungi. Constant cutting off of old skin and exposure to steam in this case can lead to new corns, so too frequent sessions are not desirable, and perhaps such a pedicure should, generally, be abandoned, finding alternatives.

Mainly the goal is to prevent injuries, scratches and other damage, and water, which often becomes the cause of fungal diseases, does not apply here. This method is relevant when the condition of the legs is far from ideal, and it does not affect the growth rate of the nail plate at all.

It is also called acid.This is, in fact, the application of special formulations containing fruit and glycolic acid, due to which the release of coarse, cornified skin occurs. The advantage of the procedure is its simplicity, however, there are some disadvantages - contraindications that concern open wounds, cracks, wet corns and the presence of fungus.

By the time classic pedicure takes from 40 minutes to one hour.

The duration of the procedure consists of the following steps:

• preparation, which consists in removing the varnish with a special liquid, cleansing the feet and fingers, applying a peeling agent;
• followed by steaming in a bath with a disinfecting and medical solution;

• sometimes to relieve fatigue and severity, drugs are used that promote the healing of wounds as soon as possible, make the skin softer and restore blood circulation in the legs;
• after that, special horny particles are removed with special files;

• using scissors, sanding files and tweezers for a pedicure gives optimal shape to the nails;
• in the next step, a softening solution is applied to the nails, after which the cuticle is cut;
• the last is the application of varnish, decorative elements and fixing coating.

At the end of the session, the master performs a foot massage, applies basic cream to the skin of the feet.

Frequently asked question on this topic - how long does a pedicure made with a coating last? In many respects it depends on the technology of deposition, in particular, shellac - a method that provides the longest effect, which lasts up to three weeks. But it can also depend on how fast the nails grow, and it turns out that the answer lies in the individual characteristics of the physiology of each woman.

Summarizing, we can say that it is not necessary to visit beauty salons constantly - if you give your feet a little time each day, apply emollient preparations and periodically indulge them with salt baths, then visits to the master may be relevant only to update the decorative coating.

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