What Is A Paraffin Manicure?

Paraffin manicures are an increasingly popular beauty treatment that soften skin and soothe sore hands, while simultaneously improving overall nail health. Brittle nails may benefit greatly from having their nails paraffin-manicured as this treatment nourishes them from within.

Nail salons and spas typically offer this treatment by melting paraffin wax in a special basin, adding scents for an even more luxurious experience.

Paraffin Wax

Paraffin wax is a colorless, soft solid made of saturated hydrocarbons that is often used in salon and spa treatments to soften hands, feet and cuticles. In addition, paraffin has numerous medical applications. Studies have demonstrated its pain relieving effects for people living with arthritis or fibromyalgia while increasing range of motion.

Industrially, paraffin wax is often utilized for fabric finishing and as a lubricant on machinery and tools. Furthermore, its use can be seen during casting and calendering processes to give products an even finish and give a seamless feel.

Paraffin wax treatments involve placing one hand into a tub of melted paraffin. The occlusive effect of the wax helps increase blood flow to the area while loosening dead skin cells and providing lasting moisture to skin after it has set. After six to eight dips into the wax bath, clients may remove their hand from its coating and store it safely in plastic bag for later.

Beeswax

Beeswax is a natural wax that can be used both for beauty and medicinal applications. With a low melting point, making it simple to use, beeswax boasts an appealing honey fragrance to complement treatments.

Paraffin manicures have long been a favorite spa service. Combining nail polishing, buffing, and moisturizing through warm paraffin wax application to your hands, the paraffin manicure helps increase circulation and relieve joint stiffness and pain relief.

Beeswax can help keep shoes and gloves dry when working outdoors in the yard or garden, making nailing screws into wood easier, while preventing nails from splintering the surface. Furthermore, it acts as an excellent waterproofing agent for old boots, keeping feet dry during hiking in wet weather – great when combined with beeswax waterproofing! Additionally, it’s an invaluable material when creating new plants for grafting purposes.

Soy Wax

Soy wax is a vegetable wax derived from soybean oil through hydrogenation; this process converts some fatty acids to saturated fats, increasing its melting point and turning it into solid wax.

Salons and spas offering paraffin manicures use specially-designed basins to melt soy wax blocks into hot wax baths before dipping their patron’s hands or feet into it for an invigorating paraffin manicure session. The penetrating heat penetrates deep into the skin to hydrate it while softening dry, cracked nails while providing relief from conditions like arthritis or fibromyalgia pain.

Once the wax cools and hardens, the manicurist removes it from the hands before applying moisturizer and shaping and polishing nails. Due to its skin-softening effects, this type of manicure has become increasingly popular at nail salons and spas; additionally, it is more environmentally-friendly than old-school petroleum-based paraffin wax manicures.

Nail Polish

Nail polish is a clear, milky-colored or opaque liquid formula comprised of nitrocellulose and other substances such as plasticizers for softness, solvents to dissolve the nitrocellulose, dyes for color, clay to keep flaking at bay and preservatives that prevent spoilage. Nail polish may also include strengthening agents to harden nails as well as ridge fillers like manganese violet that smooths their surface surface making your nails appear younger.

Paraffin wax is a petroleum-based liquid that hardens into white solid when heated, used as a cosmetic ingredient such as lip balm and body lotion, because its emollient qualities help seal in moisture for silky-smooth skin. Medical spa treatments involving paraffin wax also include paraffin manicures; penetrating heat increases blood flow to fingers and hands to alleviate stiffness associated with arthritis or other conditions while loosening dead skin cells allowing hands to be scrubbed prior to applying moisturizing cream – thus offering relief.