Chapter 14 Pedicures

A pedicure can include ALL BUT 1 of the following

• exfoliating skin

• A foot/leg massage

• Treating foot disease

• Trimming and shaping toenails

Toe separators are commonly made of

• plastic or metal

• paper or plastic

• metal or cotton

• foam rubber or cotton

How long should you let client's feet soak before starting the service?

• 20-30 mins

• 5 to 10 mins

• 15-20 mins

• an hour

When clients com to get a pedicure, what shoes should you recommend they wear?

• boots

• open toed shoes or flip flops

• sneakers

• heels

Refelxology is based on the principal that areas in your hands and feet correspond to all the oragns, glands and

• skeletal system

• skin

• appendages of the body

• parts of the body

What is recommend that clients NOT do 48 hours before a pedicure?

• shave their legs

• eat fatty foods

• Wear tight socks

• take aspirin

Cloth mitts are used over a paraffin treatment to

• cool off paraffin

• hold in heat for a longer time

• dry out the feet

• speed up drying of the nail polish

Which implement has jaws and is used to trim toenails?

• toe separators

• nail rasp

• curette

• nail clippers/nippers

Foot paddles or foot file are used for

• cut calluses

• scrape healthy skin

• to smooth and reduce calluses

• to make calluses grow

The end of a curette is shaped like a

• tongs

• knife

• fork

• spoon