Homemade Manicure Recipes



Before we can start the at home manicure let's look at Danielle's article on How To Give A Manicure. Then after the article we will give some homemade recipes for a manicure.

How To Give A Manicure

By : Danielle Hollister

This guide will give you the basic directions for nail care, however, it cannot provide the same direction and hands-on experience offered by a Professional School of Cosmetology.


SUPPLIES:

1 - Nail scissors

2 - Small tray, about the size of a soap dish

3 - Gentle dishwashing detergent or other skin softening, bubbly liquid (such as some bubble bath products)

4 - Warm water

5 - Two to three hand towels

6 - Moisturizer or Hand Lotion with Aloe Vera, Cocoa Butter or similar ingredient to condition skin

7 - Clear Base Coat Nail Polish

8 - Colored Nail Polish

9 - Top Coat Nail Polish

10 - Small lamp or other radiant source of light

11 – Table or desk so that, when seated, your arms can easily extend across from the relaxed position of a comfortable chair

12 - Hair dryer or similar device (not required)

13 – Cotton swabs

14- And just a little Time


 

STEPS:

1 - Fill tray with warm water and sudsy liquid (the trick is to add water at just the right temperature so it will soften skin without being too hot to the touch)

2 - Place one hand in tray and let it soak for several minutes

3 - If you're giving someone else a manicure, you can use oil or moisturizer to massage one hand while the other one is soaking

4 - Remove soaking hand and pat dry with hand towel

5 - Place other hand in tray to soak for several minutes

6 - While the second hand is soaking, you should carefully begin trimming cuticles that form around the edges of the nail itself (NOTE: Pay close attention to what you're doing, so you don't cut too close and end up causing skin to bleed. If you take your time and trim slowly with tiny strokes, you should be fine.)

7 - If your timing is perfect, you will be finished cutting the cuticles on that hand before the first hand gets wrinkled from being in the warm water too long. (Tip: Don't try to hurry the cuticle trimming process to make your timing work. Instead try to remember to check on the soaking hand half-way through the course of cutting cuticles. If the water is cold or the hand shows hints of wrinkling skin, that's your cue to stop the soaking operation and pat hand dry with hand towel, apply some lotion and go back to the trimming procedure.)

8 - When you have completed trimming cuticles on both hands, you should make sure all loose skin is removed from nail area. Begin to polish nails with clear base coat by applying a thin layer as smoothly and carefully as possible. Try to keep polish on nails only. If you accidentally apply too much or get extra polish on skin around nails, use a cotton swab dipped lightly in nail polish remover to correct your mistake.

9 - After applying base coat to both hands, choose polish color and repeat previous procedure beginning with the same hand you started with last time. Follow guidelines described above to produce best results.

10 - The next application will be a top coat to create a seal or protection for colored polish. Repeat previous steps to ensure success in this process. Remember less is better when it comes to nail polish. Thick layers lead to messy results.

11 - You have two choices to complete this process and make your manicure last.

(1) You can dry nails with a blow dryer or similar device set on slow speed at a moderate temperature. You should keep hands positioned under heat source for at least three minutes and then sit still, touch nothing, and wait for another minute or two to avoid smudges or smears that will ruin your efforts.

(2) You can skip the dryer process and sit still, touch nothing and wait for at least five minutes to creating lasting results that will make your manicured nails look their best.

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Here are some homemade recipes for the hands.

After you have been making homemade skin care for some time you should have collected these oils.

Healing Hand Oil

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon of glycern
1 teaspoon honey
3 vitamin E oil capsules
Start with heating the honey until it is runny. Do not cook it. Then add the other ingredients and stir it until well mixed. I use a small wisk. Place in a small clean jar and label. This is a good oil to use right before bed.

For the hand soak.
It can be as simple as adding a few drops of rose essential oil or lavender essential oil.

Now if you want to soften the cuticle even more try massaging this recipe in to them.

Cuticle Softener

1 tablespoon jojoba oil
4 drops rosemary oil
3 drops peppermint oil
5 drops lavender oil

Whith all of these ingredients mixed start the massage!!!

Natural Pink Polish

For a natural nail polish did you know you can use Henna?
All you need is 1 to 2 teaspoons of red henna.

Make a thin past with water and the henna. Paint on you nails and let them dry, out in the sun works best. Then rinse off. This will make the nails look pink and because it is a stain there is no chipping.

From the Kitchen Nail Treatment

Olive oil is very effective in treating brittle nails.
In warm olive oil dip your nails for 5 to 10 minutes. Then massage the rest of the oil into your hands. Gently push back the cuticles with an orangewood stick and shape the nails with an emery board.

Natural Nail Whitener

Lemon Juice
Rub the nails with lemon juice to whiten them.

Do you have a hand recipe for the rest of us?

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