The profession of a nail studio master involves a quality education: good knowledge of modern equipment, knowledge of various techniques, competent sterilization of instruments. Modern equipment for manicure and pedicure is able to solve many problems: nail extension, unedged manicure and pedicure, use of gel polish. In addition, it contributes to speed, quality and sterility.
You can identify the main groups in this direction:
- Manicure and pedicure devices.
- Lamps for polymerization of gels.
- Sterilizers.
- Lighting fixtures.
This article will cover options for various salons and for the master working at home.
Instructions for using manicure and pedicure equipment
Modern hand and foot care requires qualityequipment. First of all, this is a device equipped with a cutter for unedged manipulations. There are devices for manicure, pedicure and universal. The more power, the more operations can be performed. For example, the processing of hyperkeratosis will require much higher power than when processing the cuticle on the hands. Use an apparatus with removable nozzles that are cleaned. A training course is required for operation, as such equipment is potentially dangerous.
For gel nail extensions and polymerization of gel polishes or biogels, manicure lamps with UV radiation or LED radiation are used. Structural gels need UV lamps, and modern gel polishes can dry in both UV and LED devices. You can purchase such a manicure lamp so that it combines both technologies. It is convenient to use it when the panel has power indicators, a timer and a touch panel. When you place your hand in the device, it automatically turns on, works from a few seconds to three minutes, depending on the model, after which it turns off.
Sterilizers are ball, for manicure instruments and dry heat cabinets, which have a very high temperature and high quality sterilization. The instruments cleaned by soaking with a disinfectant are dried and placed in a sterilizer. For storing tools, they purchase an ultraviolet sterilizer, for processing the room - a wall-mounted quartz one. It is open type and closed. For beauty salons, it is better to choose a closed type withfan. It is able to reliably process the air, purifying it from bacteria.
For quality work, you must have good lighting. These are table lamps or fixtures mounted on brackets.
The instructions for all devices should be known to every employee who works with them. A safety log must be kept in the cabin to avoid accidents.
Classification of equipment by service level
The salon has its own level of service, which affects the price segment of the beautiful business market. In accordance with this, equipment and materials are selected. Professional manicure equipment ranges from inexpensive, yet includes all the features you need, to expensive, but with tons of extras.
Products of well-known companies and brands will have a higher price. Such equipment is installed in VIP-class salons. It creates a favorable impression for visitors, but it will also increase the price level for services.
In economy class salons, masters work on inexpensive machines. For those with limited resources. Business class will require more reliable mid-range phones.
Elite Cabin Equipment
The most expensive will be the opening of a VIP-class salon. Such studios are usually combined with a spa. Often they are opened in medical and he alth centers, where not only cosmetic problems are solved, but also medical pedicures are performed. The doctor can takePodiatrist who solves foot problems.
Equipment for manicure and pedicure in such a studio is chosen by status, well-known companies. The kit for a pedicure room will include a powerful pedicure machine with a built-in vacuum cleaner, often stationary, a pedicure chair with automatic or electric lift, lighting fixtures and a dry-heat cabinet for metal tools. Other tools, napkins and towels can be disposable.
The manicure room will have a polymerization lamp capable of operating in both ultraviolet and LED modes. A professional manicure device is chosen, with a power of at least 35 W and with a cutter speed of at least 35–40 thousand per second. You need a vacuum cleaner device in the countertop and a high-quality table lamp that can change position.
Business Cabin Equipment
In business class lounges, the emphasis is on customer convenience. Here it is possible to combine the provision of manicure and pedicure services in one room. A coffee machine is welcome. It is better to choose a pedicure group with a massage bath, you can illuminate it. Useful side tables for the simultaneous work of two masters.
Sterilization equipment for a manicure and pedicure salon will include a dry-heat cabinet, containers for pre-sterilization cleaning and a washing machine for branded napkins and towels. Devices - both manicure and pedicure - can be mobile, which are convenient to carry from place to place. It is better to choose a universal manicure and pedicureapparatus, powerful, with a removable panel and retractable legs for polymerization of the gel on the toes.
Economy cabin equipment
The most minimal kit will be a manicure machine with a set of nozzles, a glasperlen sterilizer, a quartz wall sterilizer, a tunnel-type manicure lamp with four ultraviolet elements, an LED lamp with three diodes and a table lamp. In principle, not so much.
Home Equipment
Produced by many manufacturers, non-professional equipment, which is positioned as household appliances, is more unsuitable for work because it has too little power.
It is better to buy semi-professional home equipment for manicure and pedicure, so that universal cutters fit it, and there is a reverse function. Such devices are used in educational studios. Sterilization at home can be done with a glasperlene sterilizer.
Tips from owners
Now you can find high-quality equipment for manicure and pedicure masters of any class. Owner reviews are advised to give preference to reliable powerful devices adapted to universal cutters and having the ability to change failed elements. Having a vacuum cleaner makes the job much easier. Lighting fixtures must be special, with the ability to repeatedly change the position of the bracket. A dry oven is the most convenient and reliable way to sterilize an instrument. Therefore, even when working from homeit is preferable to use it rather than a glasperlene sterilizer.
It's better to buy everything in well-known stores specializing in products for beauty salons. It is important to correctly issue a guarantee and choose a conveniently located service center. All removable elements must be available for purchase at any time, so do not rely on online stores, but choose equipment for which replacement elements are purchased at the nearest offline store.
Given all these tips, you can make the right choice of equipment for manicure and pedicure.
