Pedicure

Learn professional pedicure technique — a popular treatment covering foot soaking, nail care, hard skin removal, massage, and polish.

• Purpose and benefits of pedicure treatments; types of pedicures: classic, spa, French, express, and gel pedicure; anatomy of the foot and toenail; nail growth patterns and common foot issues
• Tools: nail clippers, files, buffers, cuticle pushers, nippers, pumice stones, foot rasps, toe separators; pedicure station setup; product knowledge: exfoliants, soaks, masks, lotions, and oils
• Conducting a client consultation and identifying contraindications, recognizing foot and nail conditions (fungus, warts, cracks, cuts, etc.), client comfort, privacy, and hygiene protocols
• Step-by-step pedicure: sanitizing feet and tools, soaking and softening the feet, trimming, shaping, and filing toenails, cuticle care and cleaning, exfoliating and removing dead skin/calluses, foot and leg massage, applying base coat, color polish, and top coat, finishing touches
• Foot and lower leg massage movements, pressure points and relaxation benefits, techniques for improving circulation and relieving tension, use of massage creams and oils, incorporating spa and aromatherapy elements
• Spa pedicure: scrubs, masks, and paraffin wax treatments; French pedicure techniques; gel polish application and removal; treating dry heels, cracks, and calluses safely
• Infection control and sterilization practices, handling foot disorders safely, proper waste disposal, personal hygiene and professional appearance
• Client consultation etiquette and aftercare guidance, recording client preferences, retailing foot care products, promoting pedicure packages

• Perform professional pedicures
• Add to your nail service menu
• Receive certification

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