Make a good homemade pedicure in 6 steps
1. The foot bath
To practice as often as you want but ideally once a week if you want to keep your feet on top. It is prepared with hot water and effervescent pebbles special footbath. And here it is a treat. The tensions disappear for sure! The bath oils are also very pleasant because they coat the foot with a soft and milky texture. Whatever the chosen ingredient, the bath has the special feature of softening the skin and especially calluses and cuticles. It therefore ideally prepares the ground for future care.
2. The scrub
Once the skin is softened, it is easier to remove all unsightly skins and horn, using a scrub for the feet. The grains are often larger than those of a scrub for the body, because the skin is thicker and therefore more recalcitrant. We then gently rub the underside of the foot with a pumice or a metal rasp, on a slightly damp skin.
3. The application of a nourishing cream
To prolong the effects of care on the length, the hydration stage is crucial. We choose a specific cream, with active agents capable of delaying the appearance of calluses (the latter are mainly due to the friction of the shoes, to better protect themselves, the hardened skin). AHA creams (Alpha-Hydroxy Acids) are particularly effective. Based on fruit acids, they cause rapid desquamation and cell renewal thanks to a "new skin peeling" effect.
4. The size of the nails
To avoid nails incarnated, they are cut with forceps nails, in a square shape. We avoid the trendy cuts and we privilege the comfort of his feet and their good health. We end with the image that will smooth the edge of thenail avoiding movements back and forth. The latter tend to split the nails. So to do well, we always go in the same direction.
5. Removal of cuticles
Stop abrupt gestures that weaken thenail and can be painful. To overcome the small unsightly skins that surround the perimeter of thenail, we take advantage that the skin is slightly wet after the footbath to push gently towards the base of thenail then we feed them. If they are really long, they are cut with small scissors. But when you do it regularly, you rarely have to go through this step.
6. The laying of the varnish
For some nails At the top, we always apply a base to protect nails aggression. Especially when one frequently wears colored varnishes. To let them regain their strength, we regularly do "colorful varnish breaks" where we apply only a care of nails targeted in 2 layers. We renew the application twice a week for perfect efficiency.
For the application of color varnish, the ideal equation is: 1 base coat + 2 coats of varnish + 1 coat of top coat.
The ideal shopping at Peggy Sage:
Foot bath relax - box of 10 pebbles (12.80 euros)
Scrub salted with baobab leaves (39.70 euros)
Metal pedicure file (13.70 euros)
Pumice pedicure file (4.90euros)
Softening treatment with AHA and baobab leaves (30.90 euros)
Softening oil nails and cuticles (7.90 euros)
File to nails pink mineral (4.90 euros)
Repairing care with nylon fibers (7.90 euros)
Perfector of complexion for nails (7.90 euros)
Care of thenail 4-in-1 silicon (7.90 euros)
Thanks to Christelle Dupraz, beautician and trainer at Peggy Sage.
