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Hot oil manicure or it can also be called a warm oil manicure is treating
your nails and you to an extra step that improves your super dry
nails and hands. Nails that are dry will split and tear if not taken care
of correctly.
An Oil manicure is to give relief for those with ridged and brittle nails and
as well as dry cuticles. They say they are the one of the best type of
manicure for men. It also improves the hands by leaving the skin
soft and pliable. You will proceed with the basic manicure up to the
point where you would place the hands into the finger bowl.

Before the manicure, you would preheat the oil in a electric heater. Oils
commonly used are mineral oil, olive oil as well as the commercial
preparation. For doing a warm oil manicure at home, soak your nails
in sweet almond oil which in turn will help keep your cuticles
soft and your nails flexible. Other choices of oils can be sesame,
mineral or sunflower.
The hot oil manicure follows the basic procedure as your basic manicure.
Once you have got to the point of placing the fingers into
the hot soapy water you would instead place your fingers into the
heated oil. You are using oil as your nail soak, which eliminated the
need for soapy water, cuticle cream and hand lotion.

If you having your nails done, your manicurist would then massage the oil
into the hands and wrists and then the cuticles. The idea is to
give the super dry nails and hands a extra treat by using the heated
oil. Once you have massaged the hands, nails, cuticles and well as
the wrists you would wash the oil off the hands using a warm damp
towel. You would then complete the manicure. Just make sure that
all traces of oil is removed from the fingernails as this will cause the
nail polish to peel or not stick at all.

Hot Oil manicures are just a luxury style of manicures and if you were to
ask for one don’t be surprised if you were going to be charged a bit
more. But if your hands are super dry as well as your nails, you
need this type of manicure to stop your nails or at least help your
nails from becoming or staying brittle.

There are other reasons why your nails maybe brittle but if this style of
manicure stopped it, would you not want to have it?
Warm oil manicures are great for men as well, their hands are the most
rough and this will soften their hands to make them touchable soft.

Extra special tip:
There is also a Lactol manicure called a European manicure in many
salons which sounds expensive and is one of the most sinful luxuries
in the world. Its all about using a wonderful moisturizer
called Lactol which is a rich pink cream sold in beauty supply stores.
Its great for nails that are super dry and may even be curling
upwards. You heat it in a electric heater or double boiler like
the other oils and soak your nails for 10 minutes.
You just saved yourself the extra costs of having a luxury manicure by
doing it at home.

If you are having your manicures done for you, warm oil treatments are
wonderful when your hands are their most dryness, like wintertime.
I do hope this helps you, and gives you a better understanding of what a
hot oil or warm oil manicure may be. Its as easy to do at home as it
would be to have it done for you. Why pay someone else to give you
the luxury treatment? Get your girlfriends together and have a
manicure party. Sounds like fun!

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