Nail Art/Nails Practical Activity

BASIC NAIL PROCEDURE

 * 1) Wash hands with soap and warm water. Sanitize hands using Zero Bac for yourself and your client hands
 * 2) Prepare manicure bowl. Fill with warm water and santizer
 * 3) Analyse client's hands and nails
 * 4) Remove polish
 * 5) Consult with client
 * 6) File and shape nails
 * 7) Apply cuticle remover [[Image:Green nail polish.jpg|right|278x208px|Fingers and Toes]]
 * 8) Place hand in finger bowl
 * 9) Repeat filing, shaping and cutical care on the opposite hand
 * 10) Pat first hand dry
 * 11) Push back cuticles
 * 12) Scrub hand and nails with a nail brush
 * 13) Clean under free edge using your orange stick wrapped in cotton wool
 * 14) Pat hand dry
 * 15) Repeat cuticle and cleaning care on the opposite hand
 * 16) Apply exfoliator to hands, fingers and forearms using massage techniques using Effleurage and Pettrisage massage fingers and forearems/wrists
 * 17) Wipe remainder of exfoliator product using a towel soaked in warm water
 * 18) Apply massage lotion or cream
 * 19) Perform massage techniques using Effleurage and Pettrisage. Massage fingers and forearms/writs
 * 20) Remove all traces of massage oils or creams from the nails using cotton wool and nail polish remover
 * 21) Apply base coat
 * 22) Apply two coats of polish
 * 23) Remove any excess polish from the skin using the orange stick and cotton wool dipped in nail polish remover
 * 24) Apply top coat

References: Cosmetology: A resource for your Cosmetology Career, Evanstone, Illinois, 9th printing, 2005.