Pedicure
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A pedicure is a way to improve the appearance of the feet and their nails. It provides a similar service as a manicure. The word pedicure comes from the Latin words pedis, which means of the foot, and cura, which means care. It also means the care of the feet and toenails. A pedicure can help prevent nail diseases and nail disorders. Pedicures are not just limited to nails; usually dead skin cells on the bottom of feet are rubbed off using a rough stone called a pumice stone.
[edit] Foot massage
Foot reflexology has been widely used while giving the foot massage. It is said to soothe nerves throughout the body (see reflexology). Practitioners may also massage with hot stones in their hands and use special creams with menthol, which are said to help rejuvenate the foot. A pumice stone is used to rub dead skin off the feet.
[edit] Tools and Nail cosmetics
- Tools
- Acetone
- Cotton balls
- Cuticle cream
- Cuticle pusher or Cuticle nipper
- Foot bath
- Lotion
- Nail file
- Nail polish
- Orangewood sticks
- Toenail clippers
- Towels
- Nail cosmetics
- Base coat
- Cuticle creams
- Cuticle oil
- Cuticle remover
- Dry nail polish
- Liquid nail polish
- Nail bleach
- Nail conditioner
- Nail dryer
- Polish thinner
- Polish remover
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- Pedicure Soothes and Tingles, Leaving Manliness Intact, New York Times, April 2006
- Pedicure etiquette, safety gain a toehold in sandal season, The Grand Rapids Press, June 2008
- Preventing Pedicure Foot Spa Infections, The United States Environmental Protection Agency
