Easy Manicure treatment

A Manicure treatment not only involves nail care but also supple our palms, improves blood circulation and prevents our hands from wrinkling or ageing.

Manicure can be performed at home with an ease and one can get the same treatment as various salons offer. 

A Manicure kit must have the following tools and materials:

Nail clipper/ cutter

Cuticle clipper

Cuticle pusher (metal or orange stick/ hoof stick)

Nail file / Emery board

Buffer

Nail brush

Shampoo / Hand cleanser
Scrub lotion

Message lotion / Hand cream

Cotton balls

Acetone / Nail polish remover

Nail polish (base coat, colour varnish, top coat)

Towels

Procedure for the treatment:

1. Remove old polish with acetone damp cotton. (You can also use peel off whitener to remove traces of nail polish)
2. Take a bowl of warm water and add a few drops of shampoo/hand cleanser, liquor ammonia,  hydrogen peroxide, an antiseptic (Dettol/ Savlon/Suthol), fresh rose petals(if available).
3. Soak your hands in it for 10-15 mins. 
4. Remove your hands from the bowl, wash them in cold water and dry. 
5. Rub scrub lotion gently on the hands. Remove the excess with a wet towel.
6. Use a nail file or an emery board to shape your nails. (Note that you are filling in one direction) 
7. Gently massage nail cream / lotion on the enamel of nails. 
8. Remove the cuticles with the help of cuticle clipper and pusher. (You may also apply cuticle remover cream) 
9. Polish your nails with buffer. 
10. Massage your hand and palm softly with a hand cream, this will help in blood circulation and will nourish the skin. (A regular use of hand cream makes our hands supple and wrinkle free) 
11. Brush the nail surface and clean corners of the nail with an orange stick  to remove the creamy residue. 
12. Now you can varnish your nails with colour. First, apply base coat to fill the ridges and then the colour lacquer. To add extra sheen, apply top coat. This will also make the colour to lasts long.

This treatment will take approximately 40 mins and will keep your hands healthy and nails free from damages like chipped and fragile nails.

All the above mention tools and materials are easily available in the market or in any cosmetic shops.
Manicure kits by Tweezerman is one of the bestsellers . You  may also opt for Vega manicure kit which is locally available.