Ch 14 pedicuring Flashcards
A cosmetic service performed by a licensed nail technician or cosmetologist that includes trimming shaping and polishing the toenails exfoliating the skin and possibly performing a foot or leg massage. Came around in the late 1980s.
Pedicure
The service creates client loyalty produces considerable income and can be important preventative health services for many clients..
Pedicures
This includes all permanent tools used for nail services that are not implements some permanent tools here are different from those used in manicures. Example pedicure station, pedicure store and foot rest, pedicure a foot bath, pedicure carts, and optional electric foot mitts terry cloth masks and paraffin bath and hot stones
Equipment
A foot bath Sperry and design from basic basins to automatic water pools that warm and massage the client. The soak bath is filled with warm water and a product to soak the feet. Must be large enough to immerse completely both feet. Can be stainless steel or ceramic, can be transportable they must be manually filled and emptied after each use. A step above It’s a pedicure unit with a removable footbath and built-in technician store there are more organic unprofessional. “Portable water bats are now available that of inserts that fit inside the bath for containing the water for the feet to soak” These inserts are replaced each service.
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The ultimate pedicure footbath is the fully plumbed whirlpool bath with the attached pedicure chair often referred to as “thrown design chairs. They are not portable some are permanently plumbed to both hot and cold water sources as well as to a drain” most have a built-in massage feature recently many have become available that are self cleaning with a disinfection cycle built-in
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These_____ are similar to electrical manicure meds but sheets for the feet can be an add-on service of higher cost after the massage and conditioning lotion or mask is applied and then placed into a plastic wrap or cover then the feet are placed in the warm mitts.
Optional electric foot mitts
This is a concentrated treatment product that is often composed of mineral clays Noyes raising agents skin softeners aromatherapy oils botanical extracts and other beneficial ingredients to cleanse exfoliate tighten tone hydrate and nourish the skin electric met stayed in penetration of conditioning ingredients in them and add comfort and warmth.
Mask
The deep moist heat in ____ aids in the reduction of pain and inflammation, increases moisturization and promote circulation to joints affected by arthritis and other chronic problems. But you must not use on chronically ill clients with lesions abrasions impaired foot or leg circulation or loss of feeling in legs or diabetes problems. Seniors are more sensitive to heat so do patch test
Paraffin
Dried and cracked heels and knees rashes a abraded cuticles and peeling sunburns are all___.
Open lesions
Toenail clippers, toenail nippers, Curettes, Nail wraps, pedicure nail files, foot files or pedicure paddles, Nippers Are all
implements
These are larger than fingernail clippers and are designed for shortening nails toenails. Use only professional clippers since they have a wider space between the jars and can cut thicker nails always clean well and disinfect and use only high-quality stainless steel made for pedicures they will last longer and make your job easier.
Toenail clippers
These are similar to fingernail nippers but are larger and much stronger they have a large hinge box and longer and thicker jaws allowing use on shortening nails. They are generally for removing
Dead skin. Must be used carefully with small nips taken across slowly to trim the free edge of the nail.
Toenail nippers
This is an employment with a small scoop shaped and allows for removal of Debris from the nail folds eponychium and hyponychium areas. Their ideal for use around the edges of the big toenail plate Sommer made with a small hole making it easier to clean and disinfect. They require a gentle and careful maneuver must never use one with a sharp edge. Only the edges. Must always use with a bowl of the curette toward the skin.
Curette
Caring for this and this is a medical treatment and must be performed by a physician or podiatrist it’s considered surgery and outside the scope of practice for nail technicians they can only prevent but they cannot treat them
Ingrown or infected nails
It is illegal for nail technicians to cut or dramatically reduce these. Cutting falls under the category of medical treatment and not cosmetic services. Outside the scope of practice in most states and will be determined so in most lawsuits the technician may have to explain this to a client.
Calluses
