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The document provides guidelines on the proper use and maintenance of nail care tools, emphasizing the importance of handling them correctly to gain client trust. It outlines specific techniques for using various tools such as nail clippers, files, and buffers, as well as the significance of sterilization and sanitization in maintaining hygiene. Additionally, it highlights the role of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in ensuring the safety of both the manicurist and clients during nail care services.

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Home Economics

The document provides guidelines on the proper use and maintenance of nail care tools, emphasizing the importance of handling them correctly to gain client trust. It outlines specific techniques for using various tools such as nail clippers, files, and buffers, as well as the significance of sterilization and sanitization in maintaining hygiene. Additionally, it highlights the role of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in ensuring the safety of both the manicurist and clients during nail care services.

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Using, Maintaining, and Keeping Safely and Appropriately

Tools and Materials in Nail Care

( Home Economics )

Use of Nail Care Tools/Implements

The correct and proper way of handling nail care tools greatly
contributes to the success of nail care service. Your client will trust you
upon observing your confidence in handling tools and equipment while
giving her your services.

Nail Clippers

 Hold firmly the clippers with the cutting edges downward


between your thumb index and middle finger. With utmost care,
press the clippers handles together to remove the excess nail
length and as desired by the client.

Nail File

 With your dominant hand hold firmly the nail file and position it
under the free edge of the nail. Direction should be from the
corner to the center of the nails.

Emery Board
 This is used in similar manner with the nail file. Using the fine
surface bevel the rough surface of the nails to smoothen it.

Cuticle Nail Pusher

 Hold this as the same manner as you hold the pencil while
writing. With the dull spade-side, loosen the cuticle by pushing
back lightly and carefully against the side of the fingernails.
Cuticle Nipper

 Pick up the cuticle nipper by the handle with the cutting edges
facing towards you. Position your thumb on the side of the
handle and the remaining fingers over the opposite handle.

Nail Brush

 Insert your ring finger in between the handle of the nail brush .
With the downward motion, brush the nails from the base to the
fingertips to clean the nails and fingers.
Nail Buffer

 Place the thumb and finger under the buffer, while the index
and middle fingers are on it’s top and the pinkie finger is on it’s
side.
Orangewood Stick

 Hold the stick the same way as you hold a pencil when you
write . It has two purposes;
1. To loosen cuticle
2. To clean under the free edge of the nail….

Maintainance and Safekeeping of Tools and Equipment

Maintainance and keeping tools are very important and therefore


checking the conditions of these will contribute to the safety of both the
clients and the manicurist.

Ways of maintaining tools and equipments;

1. Sterilization > it is the process of destroying all microorganisms


present in an object or place.
2. Sanitization> it is the process of destroying some, not all
microorganisms.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at work

Refers to the clothing designed and worn by the manicurist or salon


workers to protect then from risks of injuries or illness.

Advantages of wearing PPE at work;

1. Nails and skin are prevented from injury.


2. Potentially harmful chemicals to the skin are prevented form
being absorbed. Harmful chemicals may cause allergies,
irritations, or other related problems.
3. Wearing dust masks prevents the manicurist from breathing in a
lot of dust or particles while filing or buffing nails.
4. Breathing in of air contaminated with chemical and/or biological
agents is prevented.
1-4 . There are eight tools that are going to be used in nail care list at least
four ?

5.It is the process of destroying some not all microorganisms?

6-7. What are two ways to maintain tools and equipments?

8. What PPE stands for?

9-10 . Give at least two examples of PPE?

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