Incorporating consultation Client consultation is the first step in any skincare service and is now becoming an important step in manicuring and pedicuring. The nail professional: ● Determines the condition of the skin and nails. ● Suggests the appropriate service. ● Prescribes home care products and usage. ● Suggests changes in client activities that may be contributing to the problem. ● Outlines a specific program for improving the look and condition of the client’s hands or feet. A “program” is planned future care, organized treatments that guide clients toward meeting discussed goals. For a program to succeed, the nailcare professional must be able to gain the client’s trust and cooperation. Key to gaining this cooperation are the clients’ perception of the nail professionals’ treatment expertise. Schools that train with these updated protocols and procedures in mind help to create professionals who look at services as based on the actual needs of the clients—just as they are taught to do in the other beauty specialties. They recommend and customize services, and get the client involved. School educators believe graduates trained in treatment- based care are more professional and happier in the industry because this method of hand and foot care transitions them into a truly professional role—and they are actually treated as such. This instills a sense of pride that was not there before with traditional training. Best of all, many believe fewer professionals quit performing hand and foot care because they feel they cannot compete with discount salons. These treatments are not discountable. They require more knowledge and are really treatments, not “basic” and “spa” manicures and pedicures. Some nailcare professionals address antiaging during manicures and pedicures with an alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) treatment. AHAs are chemical exfoliants that are applied to the skin in cosmetic percentages to increase the cell turnover in the skin, bringing younger-looking, more healthful-appearing skin cells to the surface. They address hyperpigmentation and aging while also softening the Dryness Dry hands and feet will vary in appearance, and in how they are treated. The traditionally dry condition will respond to weekly sloughing manicures and pedicures (includes Chafed and dry This client’s hands may be sore, and in extreme cases, even crack open over the knuckles. (Nailcare professionals in the Snowbelt may see many of these clients.) A program for these clients will be weekly manicures/pedicures, beginning with a healing and hydrating treatment and the use of a highly emollient lotion at home. As soon as the soreness is gone from the skin, a weekly scrub service is performed with a lotion containing gentle physical exfoliation, such as jojoba beads, and highly emollient ingredients. The scrub treatment is followed by the application of a good mask and Dry, leathery skin These clients will have tough cuticles and hard-feeling skin that can feel callused and unattractive. Normally, there are no cracks or breaks in the skin; it will instead appear as possibly too smooth. These clients’ hands will feel scratchy and rough around the cuticles and fingertips. For these clients, weekly manicures are a lifetime commitment if they hope to overcome the natural dryness and roughness of their skin. Home care is also a commitment. The first treatment should be a sloughing manicure with paraffin,
client’s skin. This treatment does not have to be through the performance of a “peel” on the hands; it can be performed in a series with a skincare-based hand lotion that one-minute massage by the nail professional, then removal with a wet washcloth or towel. Some salons are also addressing aging of the hands and feet with light therapy. This treatment can be combined with any of the manicures and pedicures for an additional $15 to $25, but best results are achieved when combined with an antiaging manicure or pedicure. This higher-priced service leaves the skin smoother, softer, and younger looking. Following exfoliation, cuticles are treated with a repair product and a treatment of the hands/arms or feet/ legs, then the hands are placed in the light-emitting diode (LED) treatment machine designed for the hands to lighten dark spots and smooth wrinkles. This treatment is performed as a prescribed program as outlined and explained by the professional performing the services to lighten dark spots and smooth wrinkles, and to meet clients’ specific antiaging goals. LED light treatments can increase the results of the antiaging treatments to an amazing degree. The LED for antiaging utilizes red light waves, up to 660 nanometers (nm) in length. It will, with repeated use, noticeably improve the appearance of the clients’ skin on both the hands and feet. The client can come into the salon between services for a quick sit-down treatment. The treatment can be performed more often with no harm, only added benefit. The clients can see a dramatic improvement after three to four treatments with antiaging programs and love the results. Antiaging is an important skill for a nailcare professional to learn, and it is becoming more important as the elderly population increases. Home care products are as important to antiaging as the professional treatments are. Having a treatment but not performing recommended home care is like going to the doctor but not taking the medications that were prescribed. Professionals must recommend the appropriate home care, and clients must commit to performing it in order to improve the skin as they wish.
a scrub, then a hydrating mask) and use of home care lotions, but more complex dry skin will need more complex treatments, including AHA.
emollient hand lotion with a paraffin treatment. As soon as the cracking and chafing is healed, the client is introduced to a home care lotion containing 7% to 10% glycolic acid and is told to use it every night. They should use a highly emollient lotion the rest of the day. After the hands have achieved softness and hydration, the routine manicure will be a hydrating manicure to maintain beautiful, smooth hands. Usually this client will need weekly manicures in the cold season of the year. which will provide immediate softening. After this manicure, a glycolic manicure alternates weekly with the sloughing manicure to soften the skin. This client should be urged to commit to a program—softening will happen, but it takes several treatments. As long as clients are committed to their treatments and home care, their skin will be softened. Should they stop the treatments, the condition returns. This condition is often inherited.
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