K Nails | Nice Nail Salon in Elkin, NC 28621

What is manicure?

A manicure is a cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands performed at home or in a nail salon. A manicure consists of filing and shaping the free edge, pushing and clipping (with a cuticle pusher and cuticle nippers) any nonliving tissue (but limited to the cuticle and hangnails), treatments with various liquids, massage of the hand, and the application of fingernail polish. When the same is applied to the toenails and feet, the treatment is referred to as a pedicure.
Some manicures include painting pictures or designs on the nails, or applying small decals or imitation jewels. Other nail treatments may include the application of artificial gel nails, tips, or acrylics, which may be referred to as French manicures.

What is polish change?

Polish change is simply nailed color change done on the hands and feet while a full pedicure involves full treatment of the feet where the excess overgrown cuticle skin that surrounds the toenails are gotten rid of, all the dead thick callused skin is taken off the bottom of the feet, the nails are buffed, cut and field into perfection, the feet are massaged with cream and then the toenails are polished. Polish change is a mini manicure and pedicure offered by almost all spas and nail salons, it has to do with the removal of the old polish and the application of a new one. This service is quite affordable and when you're trying to minimize cost, save money or simply too busy to make an extra stop at salon, polish change is a dry quick way to fix up your nails. It doesn't take more than ten minutes, unlike pedicure that takes about an hour to fix.

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Ways to Care for Cuticles after a Nails Experience

Cuticles serve an important role in our hands. You need to know how to keep them safe and also maintain them. Getting a manicure often feels good but you cannot keep going back to the salon every time you need your cuticles attended to. This is because it is an ongoing process that requires regular maintenance. This nails experience will take care of your cuticles but you also need to know how to do it. The cuticles are part of the skin around the nails and they serve to protect the nail matrix.

Do not cut your cuticles – People often think that the cuticles will keep growing such that the nails get an unsightly appearance. They then cut the cuticles. This could be painful and is also unhealthy. All the effects surrounding the cutting of cuticles are negative. Do not allow this nails attendant to cut your cuticles. Cutting could leave an infection as the space is left exposed and bacteria can enter or anything else. One can also get ridges and white spots as well as white lines which are irritating nail problems.


Use an Orange Stick – Using a wooden orange stick will help you push back your cuticles such that they will not hurt. This is a good alternative to cutting the cuticles as the space is not left bare and infections can be prevented. People often cut them thinking that they will keep growing which is not true. They only grow to a certain length but do not go pas your finger ends. Cutting them also makes the hard instead of being soft which causes irritation and uncomfortability.

Moisturize – Moisturizing helps to keep the cuticles soft. You may have realized that even as the rest of your skin around your nails is soft, the cuticles may not be as sift. To deal with this during or even after this nails experience, you can make it a habit to moisturize regularly.

It is also important to avoid disturbing the cuticles every time. This normally results in irritation around the nails. At times it ends up being painful for you. Getting a bacterial infection because of cutting the cuticles could hamper the growth of your nail. You need to keep them safe so as to let them do their jobs and protect the nail matrix.

K NAILS | Nail salon 28621
Located at a beautiful place in Elkin, NC 28621, our nail salon offers the ultimate in pampering and restoring your beauty with our whole-hearted, careful & professional staff.

Address:544 CC Camp Rd # 1200, Elkin, NC 28621
Email:jkng18@yahoo.com
Phone:336-527-2131