A Manicure

A manicure is a beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands. In its simplest form a manicure involves shaping and filing the nails followed by the application of nail polish.

Another type of manicure may include special treatment intended to soften hands and stimulate nail growth.

Know Your Nails
Your nails can tell a lot about the internal health of your body. Healthy nails indicate a healthy body, while the serrated; dent, plain colored or shaped nails can be a sign of poor health.

Nails protect the sensitive skin of the fingertips and toes from injury and is composed of layers of a protein called keratin.

Each nail consists of: -
o Nail plate - the hard part looks you see
o Nail folds - the skin around the frame plate on three sides
o Nail bed - the skin under the nail plate
o cuticles - overlapping tissue at the base of the nail plate
o Matrix - hidden under the cuticle area where growth takes place
o lunulae - half-moon shape at the base of the nail plate

Type Manicure
There are different types of manicure available.
During regular manicure, nails first shaped, cuticle remover or conditioner applied and then the fingertips and hands placed in warm soapy water and left to soften for about ten minutes.
Hand removed and dried before the cuticles are gently pushed back with an orange stick.
Nails are buffed from cuticle to tip and then lotion applied to the whole hand. Some manicurists will take the time to hand massage lotion.
All traces of the oil is removed before applying the paint. Poland will include a base coat followed by two or three layers of color that you choose, and then finished off with a top coat.
If you have a French manicure, nail tips are painted white and when dry the entire nail is painted with translucent shell pink polish.
A French manicure is elegant and suitable for both day and night.

Paraffin Wax Manicure
Paraffin wax is warm and hands repeatedly dipped in warm liquid until thick layer is formed. Hands are then wrapped in plastic film and covered with a towel to retain warmth.
Hands still wrapped for approximately 15 minutes. After towel, plastic and paraffin wax is removed, manicure continue in the normal way.

A paraffin wax manicure condition and moisturize the skin and useful if your hands are sick, stressed or tired, or you just feel like being pampered.

Hot Oil Manicure
Hot oil is used to soften the cuticles before cleaning and neatened. This treatment is very popular with men who are looking for a manicure and is recommended if you have very dry hands or nails.

Manicure attend a
When going for a manicure ensure that the work area is clean and that all the tools are cleaned properly. New tools such as orange sticks, emery boards and clean towels should be used.
The use of un-sterilized tools can transmit viral infection.

Regular Manicure - Keeping You Healthy Nails
Nails grow at a rate of about 0.05 to 1.2 millimeters per week and a regular manicure can keep your
nails in tip top condition.

Along with the usual manicure, high protein diet can help your nails grow stronger and healthier.
Between visits to your manicure, you can ensure the health of your nails by:

o Keep nails clean and dry - this helps to keep bacteria and other infectious organisms from collecting under the nail.
o Maintain the use of nail polish remover to a minimum because it can dry the nails and cuticles.
A manicure is healthy and will make you look the best and remember most of the people you love big nail for.