Hot manicure: what is it and how is it done?

The beauty of a woman's hands is an important element of her appearance. She can wear a dress of unprecedented beauty and a stunning hairstyle. But if the hands are unkempt, all efforts can be considered in vain. Therefore, the hands require the same constant and thorough care as the face and hair. One great way to keep your hands in top condition is with a hot manicure. You just need to figure out what it is and how it is done.

A hot manicure can raise a lot of questions if you have to deal with this name for the first time. It is a very pleasant, relaxing and at the same time beneficial procedure. To do this, prepare an oil solution or just oil, lotion, herbal decoction. Any selected ingredient is heated. Hands are immersed in a bath with a heated solution, this has a beneficial effect on the skin of the hands, cuticles and nails.

Those who often build up their nails or cover them with gel polish (which have to be removed and reapplied after two to three weeks), especially need such a procedure.

But such a manicure has a positive effect not only on nails. If your hands are constantly dry, the skin cracks and flakes, such a procedure will become simply irreplaceable nutrition. Hands especially need such procedures in winter, when they are exposed to the cold. Irritation, flaking and excessive dryness may occur. And oil manicure will help.

A long stay at the sea is very pleasant, but, unfortunately, the effect on nails is not as beneficial as on the whole body. And this kind of care will help keep them in good condition. After the hands have been saturated with a useful solution and have been relaxed, the master slightly dabs them with a napkin, and then proceeds to the usual manicure - hardware or ordinary, then applies varnish.

The benefits of a hot manicure are clear. And they can be felt after the first procedure. And you will definitely want to repeat it. Having visited a professional once, you can then repeat this procedure at home, remembering the algorithm of actions.

• Nails will grow better, will be less prone to damage and negative environmental influences.
• They will become stronger and will stop flaking over time if you repeat the procedure regularly.
• It is also a good way to get rid of burrs and prevent them from reappearing.
• The skin of the hands becomes soft and smooth. Inflammation, redness disappear, small cracks and peeling disappear.
• Relaxing baths help relieve tension and even joint pain.
• Such a manicure has a beneficial effect on the entire body. After all, this is a moment of relaxation, relaxation, stress relief.
• Another advantage is that every woman can carry out such a procedure at home if there is no way to visit a nail salon at some point.

If desired, other beneficial ingredients and herbal decoctions can be added to the composition. Usually, the formulations that are used for hot manicure include vitamins A and E, glycerin, essential oils:

• glycerin is essential for nourishing and moisturizing dry and flaky skin;
• vitamin E helps to maintain youthfulness of the skin, and also helps to strengthen and grow nails;
• vitamin A helps to relieve inflammation, improves blood circulation, which has a very good effect on the general condition of the skin, making it smooth and soft.

The advantages of this type of care are evident. The only disadvantages can be attributed to the fact that this procedure takes time, which may not always be found.

Well, in addition, for some, it may be considered a disadvantage that this procedure in a good salon is not cheap. Another small disadvantage is that for all the benefits and good effects on hands and nails, there are contraindications for this type of care. These include: fungal infections, wounds, allergic reactions to various components.

Before doing a hot manicure, you need to make sure that all the wounds have healed, and the fungus can be cured with special products that are sold in large quantities in pharmacies. To prevent an allergic reaction, you first need to apply a drop of the solution to your hand and wait about half an hour. If everything is in order, you can carry out the procedure.

For a home procedure, you need to stock up on all the necessary items. You will need manicure tools: small scissors, tweezers, a stick to push back the cuticle, a nail file. You also need cotton pads, clean napkins, paper towels. The oil or lotion can be purchased ready-made in the store or made by hand.

In extreme cases, the bath should have thick walls so that the solution does not cool down longer. In addition, you will need varnishes and other related things that will help in creating a beautiful manicure. It all depends on which option is chosen.

Doing a hot manicure at home is not so difficult, it is better to consider everything step by step, prepare well for the procedure, have fun and then enjoy your well-groomed and beautiful hands. You need to choose the right time - a day off or evening, so as not to rush anywhere and pay attention to this, this will help you relax, rest, recharge with positive energy and put your hands in order.

The first step is to treat your hands with an antiseptic solution. Prepare nails - remove the rest of the varnish, file the nails with a nail file and give them the intended shape. The oil or lotion is heated to a temperature of no higher than 50 degrees and poured into a bath. If it's heated, it's even easier.

They put their fingers in the bath and relax and rest for half an hour. While the hands are saturated with useful substances, the whole body relaxes and rests. If there is not much time, you need to hold your hands in oil for at least fifteen minutes. Then the hands are taken out of the solution, the excess oil is blotted with napkins.

And then they massage the fingers, moving in light circular movements from the base of the finger to its tip, repeating this several times for each finger. You also need to pay attention to the hand and massage it lightly.

Thanks to the procedure, the cuticle softens well, which allows it to be painlessly pushed back with a stick or spatula and carefully cut off the keratinized skin with nail scissors. If you accidentally injure your finger, you need to moisten a cotton swab with alcohol or peroxide and treat the wound.

Then you can continue the procedure. After processing the cuticle, the fingers are again dipped in heated oil and kept there a little more, and the excess is removed with a napkin. After that, you can apply a nail polish or varnish of your choice and allow the nails to dry.

Purchased oils and lotions can be applied immediately, and this saves time. But preparing the composition for the baths is a special ritual and even a little rest, this is the time that you can devote to yourself and caring for yourself. Moreover, these baths are the best care for nails and hands. And if the nails are too brittle and constantly exfoliate, you can alternate between different compositions and do such a bath at least once a week.

The result will not be long in coming. After having made a hot bath, you need to rub in the cream for hands and nails, preferably in the evening before going to bed, so that you do nothing, especially not come into contact with detergents and cleaning agents.

Here are some homemade bath solutions. Olive oil is most often taken as a basis, to which various ingredients are added. Glycerin and vitamins A and E are also required components and can be purchased in liquid form.

In a water bath, heat half a glass of olive oil, add half a teaspoon of both types of vitamins, a few drops of glycerin. They also complement the composition with a few drops of three essential oils - grapefruit, bergamot and geranium.

You will need half a glass of warmed olive oil, vitamins A and E, and in addition - half an ampoule of vitamin B. After the warm oil is mixed with vitamins and a few drops of glycerin are added, the finishing touch is applied. It will provide the composition with additional beneficial substances and give a pleasant aroma.

After the olive oil is heated, add a few drops of iodine solution to it.By the way, oil can be heated not only in a water bath, but also in a microwave oven. Then grapefruit oil is added. A useful composition is ready. You can add cedar, fir, eucalyptus, orange, lavender oils to the compositions, as well as concentrated decoctions of chamomile, sage, mint, plantain, horsetail and other medicinal herbs. At home, you can experiment with formulations and take great care of your hands and nails.

How to perform the hot manicure procedure, see the next video.