Make sure the salon disinfects tools properly. –Kieu Nguyen of Mint Nail Salon
Make sure the salon uses single-use items (files, buffers and pumice stones) –Nguyen
Don’t shave right before [a pedicure]. Pores are open and scrubs can cause irritation. You should wait about 24 hours after shaving. –Nguyen
Do not clip your toenails. It makes the job difficult because they are crooked or way too short and that can cause an infection. And sometimes it is hard to even out and look uniform. –Reece Gutierrez of Holy Chic
Have gel manicures? Don’t pick your gel off. It is taking the enamel off. No one should be scraping it off. –Gutierrez
Do not clip your cuticles. Just push them back and clean out the dead skin. –Gutierrez
Take your biotin, vitamins. –Gutierrez
(May 2018)
