Should i shave before pedicure

Take it from me, I am a master pedicurist and have serviced feet all day long for the past 12 years- six months is too long. You wash your face daily, brush your teeth daily, put gas in your car weekly so please give your feet monthly love. Your feet are the wheels for your body- take care of them and they will serve you optimally. A pedicure is more than a beauty service, but I digress, that is a whole other topic. Being a celebrity manicurist for the likes of Lady Gaga, Mary J Blige, Kim Kardashian and having owned my own nail spa I have serviced thousands of feet and performed many, a many, a many pedicures.

Once you are in our chair, in my experience, we do not judge callused feet, chipped polish or hairy legs. We just want to serve you. We want to do a good job. If you must push them back, only do so gently after a shower or bath. Are the stations clean? Does the nail technician wash her hands between clients? Are there dirty tools lying around? In addition, do not hesitate to ask how they clean their tools.

Shave your lower legs after getting a pedicure, not before. If you're unsure of a salon's cleaning practices, it doesn't hurt to ask. Cutting cuticles is a routine part of most manicures and pedicures. The practice has no benefit, aside from cosmetic when cut, a thin cuticle is left at the back of the nail bed and there's more nail to polish. The cuticle itself protects the nail and the skin around the nail from infection, Miest said.

Cutting cuticles welcomes infection. She recommends telling technicians to push the cuticle back, but avoid cutting them. Do not go to a nail salon if you have cuts, scrapes or open wounds. Also, keep your athlete's foot yes, it's contagious fungus away from those pedicure bowls.

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