What are the manicure tools? Let’s learn more about them below!
1. General Tools
Manicure tools are not disposable and must be disinfected before each use. Therefore, the size of the tools should be enough to fit into the disinfectant container.
Crystal pliers: Use only when making crystal nails. Do not use fingernail pliers instead, otherwise the crystal nails may break.
Nail clippers: Mainly used to trim all types of nails, including crystal nails and natural nails.
Finger pliers: Used to cut off excess nail skin.
Plastic or bristle brush: used for cleaning nails and crystal nails during hand care.
Nail file: Used to trim the leading edge of natural nails.
Sand stick: used to push the skin of the finger.
Scissors: used for cutting fiber products such as nylon, silk and fiberglass nails.
Small tweezers: used to hold nail pieces, diamonds, or nail skin for trimming.
2. Professional equipment
In addition to the necessary workbench, chairs, lockers, light sources and other supplies, professional manicure equipment also includes the following items
Mattes Pillow: A sponge wrapped in a towel, used to support the manicure artist's arms.
Drill: Used to clean the leading edge of the nail.
Humidifier: used for the care of dry and chapped hands.
Glass bowl: for soaking crystal nails.
Hand bowl: for soaking hands.
Foot basin: used for foot care.
Foot grinding board: used to remove calluses on the feet.
Finger model: for practicing making crystal nails.
3. Necessary Tools
Base coat: transparent or milky white, used before applying nail polish to enhance the adhesion of nail polish.
Nail polish: Contains dark pigments, choose as needed.
Softening cream: usually contains glycerin, which can remove aging cuticles and keep the skin moisturized. It is used for massage and care of chapped hands.
Bleach: contains hydrogen peroxide or citric acid and is used to remove stains from crystal nails.
Nail polish diluent: used to dilute thicker nail polish. Do not use nail polish remover instead.
Nail essence: can make natural nails stronger and can replace base oil in foot care.
Nail Polish: Used to soften the skin around nails, help remove cracked natural nails and polish crystal nails.
Glossy oil: Used to protect nail polish and keep it shiny. The thicker the gloss, the longer it takes to dry and the higher the gloss.
Nail softener: used to soften nail skin.
In addition, since professional manicure requires strict and complete aseptic operations, such as disposable paper towels, cotton balls, scrapers, 75% alcohol, hemostatic wipes, antibacterial agents, baking soda, bactericides, and anti-rust agents etc. are essential.
4. Polishing supplies
Polishing sponge: used in conjunction with dry powder nails or paste nail polish for polishing nails. When polishing, always proceed in one direction. Do not polish back and forth. The sponge must be replaced after use.
Sanding block: similar to a rectangular sponge, with sandpaper attached to the surface, used with oil to polish crystal nails (only used for polishing crystal nails).
No. 100 polishing sand strip: The particles are coarser and are used for large-area polishing in crystal nail services. They are also used to modify the shape of crystal nails.
No. 180 polishing sanding strip: The particles are finer and are used for polishing around the nail skin and the top of crystal nails to make them smoother and flatter.
Foot sanding board: used to remove calluses on feet.
Sanding Stick: Used to remove bumps on natural nails and blemishes on skin.
Nail sand file: only for natural nails, with coarser particles at one end and finer particles at the other end. During the polishing process, if you use an electric polisher, you can only polish the front edge of the nail. Do not polish the main part of the nail bed to avoid high temperature burns to the nail bed.