Hot manicure is one of the most popularprocedures in beauty salons. This is a great way to restore the softness of your hand skin, smooth out age wrinkles and improve the health of your nails. The uniqueness and effectiveness of this type of care determine its high cost. However, you can save on the services of a professional manicurist by doing this type of manicure at home.
Features of hot manicure
The technology of hot manicure is in many ways similarclassic. Hands are immersed in a special lotion or liquid cream for 10-15 minutes. The steaming liquid is preheated to 30-40 degrees to "activate" the active ingredients of the composition. Palms and fingers are degreased, massaged, then a nourishing cream is rubbed in. After a hot bath, you can start cleaning your nails, polishing and treating the cuticle. Classic manicure is contraindicated if you have a fragile and flaky nail plate. The same cannot be said about hot manicure - it restores porous nails, moisturizes the epidermis and even helps with joint pain. It easily copes with peeling and microcracks that occur due to low temperatures in the cold season. Another significant advantage of hot manicure: dermatological diseases, cuts and scratches are not contraindications for this procedure.
Method of performing cream manicure at home
To prepare for a beauty session, carefullyWash your hands and remove any remaining nail polish, if any. Medicinal and colorless compounds should also be removed, as they prevent the healing ingredients from penetrating the cuticle and nail sinuses. Use a liquid without acetone for this purpose - it causes irreparable damage to the nails. Never file wet nails, so treat them with a file in advance. A file with a large abrasive is suitable for hard, thick nails, a glass instrument with a fine fraction spray is “shown” for thin and brittle nails. A special device is required to steam the upper layers of the skin and nail plates. A hot manicure device can be purchased at any professional cosmetology equipment store or ordered online. The standard device provides two operating modes: heating and maintaining the temperature. Do not forget to also purchase disposable baths into which you will pour the manicure solution. Such a device can be easily replaced with an enamel basin or bowl. Pour lotion or liquid cream into a suitable container and heat it in a water bath to the desired temperature. The inconvenience is that the liquid will have to be heated periodically, since it cools down quickly. And the time interval required for the cream to be absorbed into the hands increases to half an hour. But a hot manicure will cost much less. A few minutes after you lower your hands into the bath, begin the massage. Without removing your hands from the lotion, begin to alternately knead your hands and wrists. Lightly tap the pads of your fingers on the back of the palm of the other hand. Rub and stretch the tendons, “tortured” by daily “communication” with the keyboard. Finish the massage with intense “pinching” of the carpometacarpal “webs” between the fingers. As the next stage of nail care, a hot manicure involves softening the cuticle. It is often combined with the so-called “European” type of removing excess skin in the nail groove – moving it with an orange stick. Do you prefer a classic manicure? Then cut off the steamed cuticle with manicure nippers, previously disinfected in 95% alcohol to avoid introducing an infection into the resulting hole. Before removing excess skin on the nail, rub a couple of drops of orange or bitter almond essential oil into it. Blot your palms with a cloth napkin to remove excess cream. Polish your nails so that they look healthy and well-groomed. Hot manicure usually includes “sealing” useful substances into the nail plate. If you have a special cream with minerals and vitamins, carefully rub 1-2 drops of the product into each nail. The last step is applying a base coat and color varnish. The use of a base in this case is necessary, since the useful substances absorbed into the nail plate will not have a positive effect otherwise. To speed up the drying of a nail covered with varnish, use a special fixing spray.
Hot manicure: folk recipes
Purchased lotion or cream for softeningBaths can be easily replaced with a homemade remedy. Glycerin, furatsilin solution, vegetable oil, lanolin or melted beeswax are usually used as the main component. Prepare a decoction of 3 tablespoons of chamomile, 2 tablespoons of yarrow and 2 cups of boiling water. Melt 3 tablespoons of beeswax over low heat, add 2 cups of olive oil and an infusion of medicinal herbs. Mix thoroughly and boil. This lotion has an excellent moisturizing and healing effect. Melt 200 g of butter or high-quality margarine with 2 tablespoons of vitamin E oil extract. Add a few drops of geranium and eucalyptus essential oil to the resulting mixture. This composition, with regular use, smoothes out fine wrinkles on the hands and strengthens the nails. However, if you suffer from excessive sweating, be careful not to use it too often. Hot manicure for oily skin of hands will be useful if you use lemon, sweet orange or lime oil when making the lotion. If you do not have money for expensive essential oils, boil dried citrus peels in salted water. Cool the infusion and store it in the refrigerator for 1 month. For one session, it is enough to mix a glass of orange broth with 50 grams of lanolin and warm it up in a bath. It is not by chance that hot manicure is called "royal". No medical varnish will return your nails to a healthy and well-groomed look faster than luxurious baths and proper massage. Moreover, you do not have to pay money for this. We recommend reading:
