Pedicuring Equipment
A pedicure station includes a comfortable chair with an armrest and footrest for the client and an _____ chair for the cosmetologist
What is ergonomic?
Specifically designed for shortening toenails and are larger than fingernail clippers
What are toenail clippers?
Products put into the pedicure bath water to soften the skin on the feet while soaking
What are foot soaks?
Short services are great menu _____; not all clients want or need a full pedicure
What are expanders?
These are the 2 types of footbaths available
What are portable and non-portable?
Toenail nippers are similar to fingernail nippers but have a larger this and longer and thicker jaws
What is a hinge box?
Usually water-based lotions that contain an abrasive such as sea sand, ground apricot kernels, crystals, jojoba beads, salt, sugar, or fine pumice
What are exfoliating scrubs?
This step is usually a part of a spa pedicure to remove dead skin cells on the leg
What is exfoliation?
Hot stones are smooth and typically this, a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock
What is basalt?
This is an implement with a small, scoop-shaped end that allows for efficient removal of debris from the nail folds, eponychium, and hyponychium
What is a curette?
Menthol, mint, cucumber, and grapefruit are popular in these products
What are foot-care masks?
What is ticklish?
Foot mitts are sometimes called this
What are booties?
This is a narrow metal implement with a grooved edge used for filing and smoothing the nail plate's edges
What is a nail rasp?
These are the 3 most common active ingredients in callus softeners
What are urea, salicylic acid, and potassium hydroxide?
This is a method of applying pressure with the thumb and index fingers to the hands and feet
What is reflexology?
Most of these are on rollers so that they can be pushed aside when not in use
What are pedicure carts?
Large foot files that reduce and smooth thicker calluses on the heel, the ball of the foot, and the side of the big toe are also known as this
What are pedicure paddles?
Cosmetologists who work in a podiatry or medical office use treatment-level lotions and creams associated with improving medical conditions of the feet such as this, an abnormal skin dryness
____ is a technique used to signal experienced clients that the massage is ending and provide a gentle release
What is feathering?