FEET

PRE-TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

• Our pedicures include a foot and leg exfoliation up to the knee’s, so you should do any shaving or waxing at least 24-hours prior to the treatment.
• If you have gel polish on be sure to let us know, as we will need to schedule time in to include removals.
• If your feet are ticklish don’t worry! We do not tickle the feet and will avoid any ticklish parts if you let us know!
• Even though the therapist is used to working with feet every day, no one wants to work with smelly, dirty feet. So ensure you hop in the shower and give your feet an extra little scrub before a pedicure treatment.
• If you’re having gel toes you’ll be able to pop your shoes straight on afterwards as the gel toes will be instantly dry. If you’re having normal polish you’ll need open toe shoes or flip flops. Most clients opt for gel toes as its hard wearing and lasts up to 6-weeks (be sure to let us know in advance)
• In pedicure treatments we can’t treat nail fungal, verrucous and ingrown toe nails, so be sure to see a chiropodist for any major concerns beforehand. We do offer a Cryopen treatment to get rid of verrucous, this would need to be booked separately in advance.

POST TREATMENT ADVICE

• Avoid wearing tight fitting shoes straight after a pedicure, feet will feel fresh, hydrated and not want to be squashed!
• Avoid swimming, saunas, steam rooms and sunbeds for the first 24 hours if you have polish or gel on toes.
• Strong chlorine, sun tan lotions and insect repellent can cause the colour to fade or lift. Wash hands after immediate contact.
• Do not pick or peel the polish or gel as this will damage and weaken the natural toe nails. Always get them professionally removed.
• Use cuticle oil daily, drop on to each nail and rub in to each nail and the surrounding skin and cuticles.
• If you have hard calluses continue your professional pedicure treatment at home by using OPI Callus Balm every night just before bedtime, the AHA’s will munch away at tough calluses while you get your beauty sleep.
• Feet often get neglected, we forget to scrub them, we forget to dry in between the toes, and we often forget to moisturise them daily! Now you’ve invested in a professional spa pedicure, give them a little more love in between appointments. We recommend a pedicure or gel toes to be removed and reapplied every 4-6 weeks.
• The toes nails grow a lot slower than the nails on our hands, so they don’t need to be removed and reapplied every 2-weeks. We just advise not letting them grow out so much that you end up getting tempted to pick at them! If toe nails get too long they can rub in to your shoes or trainers and cause discomfort.