Lisa, No questions are stupid!!!!! Toner as in, toner you use on your face. As I said, think of your spa manicure as a facial for the hands. You are treating skin. So when you cleanse and or exfoliate skin, you use toner, then moisturize. I like to use a spray toner on the hands after exfoliating in the summertime, it's cooling.... sometime's I'll use it after I remove the paraffin too, to close the pores and cool the hands after being wrapped up in the heat mitts. Just an option! I massage after the paraffin, when the muscles are loose and the oil/moisturizer has penetrated into the skin. It also finishes off the manicure nicely. I do a light / quick massage before the paraffin to apply the oil/moisturizer. hope this helps and that you can use some of it in your own creation!
Simmy Bredal-Bell Team Vicki Partner Brick, NJ <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lisa Cianciotti Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 9:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: NailTech:: Re: Paraffin Wax Manicure (Lisa) Simmy, Yes, thanks for sharing that information. I really appreciate it. I just have to find out what way works best for me. I have gotten so much good advice! Can I ask a (stupid) question? What is "toner" in #5? And also, where in these steps do you do your massage? After you take off the paraffin? Thanks! Lisa _____ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: Nailtech <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 9, 2009 3:27:59 PM Subject: NailTech:: Paraffin Wax Manicure (Lisa) Lisa, I agree with Elaine, file and shape the nail first. We do this because once moisture gets to the nail, it expands and the edges you've filed while moisture is there will not be as smooth. By filing them dry, the edge is smoother. It's also harder to file a nail that it soft from moisture. But the cuticle is part of the skin and there is usually dead tissue involved with it. So if you exfoliate before cuticle work, you help to soften that dead tissue at the cuticle. When you give a "Spa" type manicure, with or without paraffin, you are getting into skin care. So if you view it as a "facial for the hands" you treat the skin of the hands like you do the skin on your face. The same applies to pedicures. Also, giving a waterless manicure is better for the polish adhesion. When using scrubs there is a certain amount of water involved, but we still are not "soaking" the nail in water. So here's the order I do my Spa Manicure with Paraffin in: 1. Have client Wash hands 2. Remove polish and shape nails. 3. (Option): apply cuticle remover to nails and use xtra fine diamond bit around cuticle. This exfolliates dead skin and also lifts stubborn skin from the nailplate around the cuticle area. Wipe nails clean w/ towel. 4. Use exfoliating scrub from elbow to fingertips. Use moist hot towel to remove scrub. 5. (Option): spray toner from elbow to fingertips. 6. Massage oil, lotion or moisturizer of your choice from elbow to fingertips. 7. (Option 1): wrap elbow to fingertips in moist hot towel infused with aromatherapy of clients choice, wrap in plastic bag and insert into hot mitts. (Option 2): dip in paraffin from elbow to fingertips, wrap in plastic bag and insert into hot mitts or terry cloth mitts. 8. While client relaxes with a warm neck wrap, clean up your table and prepare for the next step. 9. Remove one hand from wrap, towel dry and apply cuticle remover of choice. Gently push back cuticles. (You will be amazed at how easily they push back and how little dead tissue there is! When needs to be nipped , if anything, will be quite obvious. Since I started using the e-file in my manicures, stubborn cuticles are a thing of the past. ). Apply cuticle oil and a light lotion. 10. Repeat on the other hand. 11. Scrub fresh (or alternative cleanser) the nail apply base coat, polish etc. (Whatever works for you) This is just the way "I personally" have had great success in giving a relaxing, very thorough spa manicure. My clients have felt that mine was the best in town and were very loyal for 20 years. Perhaps some of what I've just shared with you. All the best, Simmy Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry _____ From: "[email protected]" Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 11:18:14 -0800 To: <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: Paraffin Wax Lisa, One way to remember what to do, no matter WHO's products you are using.... Always exfoliate and removed dead skin before you do any moisturizing treatments. So scrubs are always first before Hydrating masks, hydrating paraffin's, massage oils / cremes or butter. Always focus first on the nails and cuticles then finish with dead skin removal and then moisture. If you aren't doing exfoliation then go right to your moisturizing steps. Hope this helps you out. :) Elaine On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 6:45 PM, Lisa Cianciotti <[email protected]> wrote: Hi, This question is for anyone out there who uses paraffin as an add on to manicures. At what point in the manicure do you do the paraffin? What if you are doing a scrub also? I am one of those who didn't get proper schooling and was never taught anything about a manicure beyond shaping nails, pushing back cuticles, massage and polish. <http://mail.yimg.com/a/i/mesg/tsmileys2/02.gif> Lisa Cianciotti -- Elaine T. 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