Pedicure
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A pedicure is a way to improve the appearance of the feet and their nails. It provides a similar service to a manicure. The word pedicure comes from the Latin words pedis, which means of the ankle, and cura, which means care. It also means the care of the feet and toenails. A pedicure can help prevent nail diseases and nail disorders. Pedicures are not just limited to nails; usually dead skin cells on the bottom of feet are rubbed off using a rough stone called a pumice stone. Additionally, leg care below the knee became a common and now expected service included in pedicures. Leg care includes depilation via either shaving or waxing followed by granular exfoliation, application of moisturizing creams, and a brief leg massage. Those at risk of blood clots should forgo leg massage.[citation needed]
Tools and Nail cosmetics
- Tools
- Acetone
- Cotton balls
- Cuticle cream
- Cuticle pusher or Cuticle nipper
- Foot bath
- Lotion
- Nail file
- Nail polish
- Orangewood sticks
- Toenail clippers
- Towels
- Pedicure Spa
- Pumice stone (removes dead cells from sole of foot)
- Paper towels (rolled in btwn. toes to separate feet)
- Nail cosmetics
- Base coat
- Cuticle creams
- Cuticle oil
- Cuticle remover
- Dry nail polish
- Liquid nail polish
- Nail bleach
- Nail conditioner
- Nail dryer
- polish thinner
- polish remover
External links
- Pedicure Soothes and Tingles, Leaving Manliness Intact, New York Times, April 2006
- Pedicure etiquette, safety gain a toehold in sandal season, The Grand Rapids Press, June 2008
- Preventing Pedicure Foot Spa Infections, The United States Environmental Protection Agency
