Hi just a quick question to all you fellow salon geeks when i trained to do paraffin foot treatments i was told that it was more of a treatment and no polish should be applied as it would defeat the purpose of doing it if using a nail polish remover to remoe grease from nails and will also mean that it leaves a greasy and silky film on the nails that polish wont last long on.
i have a cllient that wanted paraffin wax treatment but loves having polish when i told her she changed her mind to super pedicures but just reading threads on here i wondered if you do offer polish after paraffin wax hand and foot treatments and whether the polish would be ok-just in case she goes somewhere else and they do it
thankyou

I did vtct level 2 beauty therapy which involves an assessment including paraffin wax. We were taught to polish following paraffin wax and I did this for assessment- you just squeak the nail plate clean first with remover.

To my mind, you usually apply the wax as a hand treatment for the skin. Whilst I can understand the benefit of not polishing afterwards, unless the wax is being applied specifically for a nail treatment and nothing else, I would definitely polish to compete the treatment.

I see paraffin wax as more of a skin treatment than a nail treatment

LindaC xx

Yes paraffin wax treatment is a skin treatment .

I agree, carry on with the Paraffin Wax, but I would squeak the nail plate with Scrubfresh, rather than nail polish remover! I would make sure that I got down into the side walls aswell, making 100% sure that the nail plate was definately clean and oil free!

This is something that I have pondered also, I personally don't like the idea of lavishing moisture on the nail or skin, then having the need to dehydrate/squeak in order to apply polish.

I explain to the client the benefit of this ultra moisturising/nourishing treatment, then the almost hypocritical need to dehydrate afterwards ...... most choose not to have polish.

Thats just the way "I" choose to offer this service.

I agree with LindaC, its more of a skin treatment and when i was trained we were told to clean the nail plate the proceed with polish.
I done a client on saturday that had a paraffin wax foot treatment and then had polish, it was all fine. and she even had a few gems added.

hth

Hi hun, i am level 2 and 3 trained and have also trained with jessica, yes parrafin wax treatment is for the skin, it is ideal for arthritics, and dry skins along with many more. It is a treatment but can be incoperated into any regime. Personally i would not have a treatment which did not include polish and i am sure many others would not either. Jessica is a prescriptive ped specifically tailored to the nails and hands of the feet. So like with jessica and with a parrafin wax treatment u are adding moisture and goodness to the nails and surrounding skin. Rather than using a nail polish to remove what u have put in, take a cloth wipe, dampen and squeek the nails allowing u to finish treatment with perfect polish. So hun please give your ladies the final touch, as u have scene from your clients responce she wanted the polish. If that had been a new client hun she would be going down the street to some one else. Hope that is of help jennyxxxx

i also agree it is a skin treatment but when i do one then polish after i do just wipe over the nail plate with polish remover and i have never had an complaints

I trained with Jessica aswell. Instead of using remover to squeak the nails we were taught to scub the nails using a soft nail brush and Jessica handbath. Brush each nail over the manicure bowl and dry. This is much less dehydrating to the nail plate.

I just use water hun but obviously use the brush and hand bath when doing a le remedi treatment or zenspa, other wise i would have to up my prices with the parrafin as would not be cost effective. but totally agee with what u have said, custom polish is a must with all treatments.xx