Manicure set: types, what you need to know, how to choose

To make hands attractive, you can not do without manicure procedures. Scissors alone for nail care are not enough. What tools must necessarily be in the manicure set? Let's consider what types of nail care kits there are. What do you need to know about manicure tools and how to choose a set correctly?

Types of manicure sets

There are several types of nail care kits:

• A classic woman's manicure kit includes a basic set of tools. It includes scissors, nail clipper, nail pusher, nail file.
• The men's manicure set differs in that it has more massive and larger tools. The case for them is made in restrained colors without bright elements.
• Professional manicure set consists of a large number of tools. It includes several types of scissors and nail clippers, as well as different modifications of other tools.
• A set for artistic manicure includes additional tools for decorating nails: brushes, paints, nail stamping and more.

What must necessarily be in the manicure set

Several tools necessary for a quality manicure:

• Straight scissors with a quality sharpening for trimming nails and correcting their shape.
• Cuticle clippers with rounded ends.
• Manicure nail clippers for removing side rolls, burrs, cuticles.
• Scrubber - a double-sided tool that pushes back the cuticle. It is also used to remove pterygium from the nail plate.
• Nail file is necessary to give cuts smoothness and eliminate small defects. Such a tool can be glass, metal, paper, plastic. Metal file serves for a long time and quickly equalizes the cut of the nail. Paper or plastic tool more delicately works with the surface.

How to choose a manicure set

The kit should contain the basic necessary tools. If necessary, you can choose an extended manicure set. It can contain such additional tools:

• A brush to for removing dust after using a file. It is desirable that it had natural bristles. Such a brush is soft, it does not scratch the nail plate.
• Slightly rounded scissors for trimming thin and brittle nails.

Quality manicure set is made of stainless steel or medical steel. Such metal does not oxidize, does not rust. Some alloys add zirconium, which makes manicure tools more durable. If their surface is coated with a composition with nickel or cobalt, protection from moisture is provided. Such manicure tools can be stored in the bathroom.

Manicure tools should be properly sharpened. If the blade of the tweezers is in close contact, the cut of the skin will be even, which will reduce the likelihood of burrs.

A manicure set from reputable and reliable brands will be comfortable to use. Tools will last for a long time. It is better to give preference to a more expensive manicure set than to purchase cheap sets several times.