The profession of a nail studio master involves a quality education: good knowledge of modern equipment, knowledge of various techniques, competent sterilization of tools. Modern equipment for manicure and pedicure is able to solve many problems: performing nail extensions, unedged manicure and pedicure, the use of gel polish. In addition, it helps to increase the speed of work, improve quality and ensure sterility.
We can distinguish the main groups in this direction:
- Manicure and pedicure devices.
- Lamps for gel polymerization.
- Sterilizers.
- Lighting.
This article will discuss options for various salons and for the master working at home.
Instructions for the use of equipment for manicure and pedicure
Modern hand and foot care services require quality equipment. First of all, this is a device equipped with a mill for unedged manipulations. There are devices for manicure, for pedicure and universal. The more power, the more operations you can perform. For example, the processing of hyperkeratosis will require much higher power than when processing cuticles on the hands. Use the device with removable nozzles, which are cleaned. For work, it is necessary to undergo a training course, since such equipment is potentially dangerous.
For nail extension with gel and for the 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 are able to dry in both UV devices and LED devices. You can purchase a manicure lamp so that it combines both those and those technologies. It is convenient to use 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 tools and dry heat cabinets, which have a very high temperature and high quality sterilization. Instruments cleaned by soaking with a disinfectant are dried and placed in the sterilizer. An ultraviolet sterilizer is purchased for storing tools, and a wall quartz is used for room treatment. It is open and closed. For beauty salons, it is better to choose a closed type with a fan. It is able to reliably process air, purifying it from bacteria.
For quality work, you must have good lighting fixtures. These are table lamps or appliances mounted on brackets.
Instructions for all devices should be known to every employee who works with them. A safety journal should be kept in the cabin to prevent accidents.
Service level equipment classification
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 equipment for manicure can be inexpensive, which, nevertheless, includes all the necessary functions, and expensive, but with a lot of additional features.
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 the level of prices for services due to it will be higher.
In economy class salons, craftsmen work on inexpensive cars. On those that have a limited resource. Business class will require more reliable devices of the middle price category.
Equipment for the elite class
The most expensive will be the opening of a VIP class cabin. Such studios are usually combined with a spa. Often they are opened in medical and health centers, where they solve not only cosmetic problems, but also perform medical pedicures. Reception can be conducted by a podologist, who solves foot problems.
Equipment for manicure and pedicure in such a studio is chosen by the status of well-known companies. The kit for a pedicure cabinet will include a powerful pedicure machine with a built-in vacuum cleaner, often a stationary, pedicure chair with automatic or electric lift, lighting fixtures and a dry heat cabinet for metal tools. Other tools, napkins and towels may be disposable.
In the manicure room there will be a lamp for polymerization, capable of working in both ultraviolet and LED modes. A manicure device is chosen professional, with a power of at least 35 W and a cutter speed of at least 35–40 thousand per second. You need a vacuum cleaner in the countertop and a quality table lamp that can change position.
Business Class Salon Equipment
In business class salons, the emphasis is on customer convenience. It is possible to combine the provision of manicure and pedicure services in one room. A coffee machine is welcome. The pedicure group is better to choose with a massage bath, you can backlit. Side tables are useful for the simultaneous work of two masters.
The sterilization equipment for the manicure and pedicure salon will comprise 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 is convenient to carry from place to place. It is better to choose a universal manicure and pedicure device, powerful, with a removable panel and extendable legs for gel polymerization on the toes.
Economy Salon Equipment
The smallest set will consist of a manicure machine with a set of nozzles, a glasperlin 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
Non-professional equipment manufactured by many manufacturers, which is positioned as home appliances, is not suitable for work to a greater extent, because it has too low power.
It is better to purchase semi-professional home equipment for manicure and pedicure so that universal cutters fit it, and there was a reverse function. Such devices are used in training studios. Sterilization at home can be done with a glasperlen sterilizer.
Owner Tips
Now you can find high-quality equipment for a manicure and pedicure master of any class. Owner reviews are advised to give preference to reliable powerful devices, adapted to universal milling cutters and having the ability to replace failed elements. The presence of a vacuum cleaner greatly facilitates the work. Lighting devices must be special, with the ability to repeatedly change the position of the bracket. A dry heat cabinet is the most convenient and reliable way to sterilize a tool. Therefore, even when working at home, it is preferable to use it, rather than a glasperlen sterilizer.
It’s better to buy in well-known stores specializing in products for beauty salons. It is important to properly issue a guarantee and choose a conveniently located service center. All removable items should be available for purchase at any time, so you should not rely on online stores, but choose equipment for which removable items are purchased in the nearest offline store.
Given all these tips, you can make the right choice of equipment for manicure and pedicure.