Amen to that!! Now I know that I have never really had a real pedicure lol! She gives “Ferrari pedicures” and now I see I’ve been getting “scooter pedicures”!!🤣😂🤣🤣
I used to have a problem kinda like this. I just dug at it until it wasn't digging into my toe anymore. Since then i've given myself a pedicure every week. Im proud of myself tbh
I love the name Greta. I don't have human children, but I had pre-selected Greta as the name for a dog I had hoped to adopt many years ago. Though it didn't pan out, I still love that name (as well as the name Stella).
I've been doing nails for 8 years and your videos are so informative for me! Sometimes I avoid going deep on people's ingrown toenails but you've given me the information to feel more confident working on these issues!! Thank you!
12:55 to go straight to answer for thumbnail/title. 12:00 where she starts working on the big toe. Start there for the full process: like describing thek problem & explanation of what she thinks it is.
I have NEVER seen or heard of anyone that knows as much about nails and pedicures and all the problems that pertain to such as you do. You are most certainly The Meticulous Manicurist! Awesome job! 👍🏼
I had that issue when I was little. A podiatrist cut that section of nail out and put a chemical in the root of that section to prevent it from growing back. Never had issues with it again.
Terri L Did cutting it out hurt? I have a similar problem on the side of one of my big toes. When the nail gets long enough, it starts poking/growing into my skin, making that corner of the toe sore. I don’t really know what is causing it.
My hubby won't go to the salon because he has webbed toes. I've used your videos as a learning tool so I can give him proper nail care. They're helpful and addictive!
Why does everyone always freak out about Lori not wearing gloves? She's explained it a bunch of times. In her long career she's never contracted any bugs. The soaking and stuff removes any germs except maybe fungus. She's not worried about it and has never had an issue. Thank you for the informative videos Lori!
My concern about her not wearing gloves would not be regarding her catching something from my feet. My concern would be about her transferring something from someone else's feet TO my feet. It is called protecting your client FROM infection. Glad I am able to do my own feet and nails. In fact, before my mother went into long term care I did her finger and toe nails, with gloves. And as it turned out, I did a better job that the podiatrist staff tech ever did once she was in long term care. Unfortunately, they would not permit me to do her toe nails (I still did he finger nails). and she was only permitted under medicare and medicaid once every 90 days, which sucked because her toe nails grew like wild fire and by the time the podiatrist would trim again, she would have split and broken nails and sore toes. Hope I stay limber. so I can keep doing mine myself. In fact, I wear gloves when I do my own toe nails.
Tristram Shandy feet are cleaner than hands: you know where people’s feet have been-in their shoes. Their hands, however, have been all over every gross orifice in their bodies, their kids or partners bodies, and every frickin’ surface everybody else in their community has touched with their own hands: door handles, walls, light switches, ATM buttons, elevator buttons, stair and escalator handles, bus poles, benches, crosswalk signal buttons, elevator buttons, community pens in banks and businesses...just stop and think about all the things you touch in a day and how often you *actually* wash your hands. If you really observe yourself and others in touching habits, you’ll never eat at a potluck, salad bar, or buffet again because you won’t be able to bring yourself to touch the serving handles...
Omg I have this EXACT same problem on both of my big toes. I've never seen anyone else with it before. I have to dig it out all the time. It's so painful and I always end up bleeding. Awful. Thank you so very much for providing this video and all the education in it.
I love watching Lori work. I am envious of the person who is getting one of her pedicures. I wish all pedicurists were trained like this and used these tools. They are just so much better at doing the job! It makes me want to buy the tools and take them with me the next time I get a pedicure!
I haven't had a pedicure before, but when I go for facials the aesthetician will keep quiet if I keep giving 1 word answers at the start of the session. If you're worried about coming out as rude, you could always apologise and say that you're tired that day.
I have a double toe nail and have had several ingrown toenails. This is very impressive! You probably saved her two ingrown toenails and at least one trip to a podiatrist. Great work!
@@maddog2256 she explained (around 12:27?) It's when a little "piece of new toenail" grows over/next to the toenail, creating a hard bump of nail that pushes into the skin,"(at least..that's my interpretation of what it is. It's like a new toenail bit tried to grow down and then up .but there isn't room for two nails and it can be painful. I looked this up because my kid had an ingrown toenail (went to the dr and had a numbing shot -a whole fiasco- and dr cut the nail and applied a silver solution to prevent it from growing back, but it's coming back and there is a little bump on the edge of the cuticle, and I've been giving Epsom salt soaks with eucalyptus and tea tree oil, but trying to Hopefully find a solution to avoid returning to dr for another fiasco with the needle. Altho..im actually about to call dr because I don't want my kid to have pain
I like how you say to do what you can to help but not damage the client. I recently injured a nail badly on my toe and my manicurist thought I was going to lose half my nail and need to replace it with a fake one to protect myvsoft tissue. We kept shellac on it regularly and after a year of her care and gently removing the polish each trip, the nail grew out and healed itself!! She was completely shocked, but her care and doing the bare minimum completely saved my nail, I firmly believe that!! All we can figure is the shellac acted as a cast for it
I cannot say this enough....You are truly one of the BEST TEACHERS of nailcare . Not only do you just teach your viewers but you also show the process of discovery of certain common and not so common issues. I really enjoy your content and I have been so amazed with your growth on RU-vid and with the amount of education I have gotten!
That was an awesome job you did on those big toes, both of her feet looked lovely in the end, you do everything with care, I never knew you could have doubled toe nails,
Sure are a lot of armchair experts around here. Frankly, I learned a lot from this video and enjoyed it more than I expected. Nice work! Your clients are lucky ones.
I am not a teenager although i do have the toe nail pain, i believe there is dried skin under my nail causing pain. When i press or walk on that foot it hurts like heal. So i believe its a different issue than ingrown toenail. I soaked my feet and took a slight piece of toenail off with some skin. It helped alot.
That's what ingrown nails feel like! Omgeee I know how you feel. It's like when you finally get that dead skin and the smallest piece of nail. Such a relief!
I wished there was someone like you where I live. You take such care and are so gentle! My feet are in so much pain and going to those "get it done now" places hurts.
She has a list online of people who are certified in her method... I live Ina tiny town but I actually have a woman who has taken her course a few blocks away. I have my 1st appointment with her this Thursday
I would like to get my feet done me and my children could I get your location where you are located you are doing a great job you make pedicures looks beautiful
Great work, she looked more comfortable the minute you were done, and the colour she chose was adorable!!! Blue is the best toe nail colour going (except for bright red) also atop pick in my book.
Mine are the same way.Its like the main small regular pinky toe nail,then towards the outer side of the nail grows another tiny independent tiny plate of a nail...and it isn't objectionable,just perplexing.... I bjust kind of file it down so it's not so obvious and it comes back ..
I'm having that same issue on my left big toe, painful 😫 for no reason. I got in there yesterday and pulled out what I could & a few nips, Povidon-iodine & organic coconut oil. Thank you Lori!
So I’m rewatching videos and it registered this time. You’re right as teenagers our big toes do tend to have issues that we grow out of. I used to I remember now. At one point I got scared I was having ingrown toenails and then someone taught me the cotton trick. That friend had ingrown toenails and it was her trick. So I started putting a piece of cotton soaked in rubbing alcohol right under the edge of my toenails and that stopped my painful sides on my toe. It was actually now I realize just beating up on the toes plus dead skin building up under it. As an adult I have no issues unless I’ve been wearing uncomfortable shoes frequently and not cleaning my toenail sides out. Wow!
I had ingrown nails on both big toes removed 2yrs ago and it was deep. I had to see a podiatrist and she lifted up the whole side of the skin and clipped a large amount of nail out. I am young too and went for years like this in pain. I only noticed something was wrong, when puss started coming out. The pain was more like sensitivity in that area. They put a solution on the area so that the ingrown does not grow back ever (or they hope) but it took a few weeks to heal and I had large bandages on my toes. Luckily it was summer!
Oh my gosh... that’s what I have on my left foot ! I’ve been calling it an ingrown, but I see it’s not. I have like a crease on my nail, just a little inward. Didn’t know if it’s from when I dropped a bar of soap on my toe or maybe a fungus that made it raise up, making that slight crease. I would lift my toenail just for relief... from the corner, all along the side where you were trying to cut out on this client. I kept messing with it, then low & behold, I pulled a sliver of toenail forward, straight out... instant relief !!! It wasn’t attached to my toenail. It grew Independently... I know what it is when that corner of my toe starts aching. Thank you for showing this. This is only my 2nd video of your’s I’ve watched. Thanks, again ! 💅🏽💖✌🏼💫
I'm so glad I stumbled across this video. I have a similar issue with my right big toe, but on the inside. I'm pretty sure it's 'cuz the toe next to it is overlapping it due to the RA that's made it crooked. The skin gets very thick and rolls and is pushed into the groove causing a lot of pressure. OUCH! But it's good to see that I've been doing the correct thing to remedy the issue. I need the correct tools though to simplify the process. TFS.
I'm so excited to see a new video! I've talked my husband into getting a pedicure kit. He has had toenail fungus for years and it's terrible! His podiatrist said there was nothing to be done so just keep his shoes on. Can you believe it??? We're ordering your nail mycosis solution and a pedicure kit. I'm going to do what his doctor wasn't willing to do and hope & pray that his feet are socially acceptable in a year for our oldest son's wedding!
Erin Healy hope his feet get air daily..sandals..no socks..some sun..walks along the beach or lake if at all possible..all while you are using a Nail mycosis kit. And get rid of shoes that may have the fungus shed inside them..and start new. I got rid of my husbands fungus and it is so appreciated.
Love your videos! I think this is what's happening with my little toes. I looked up "6th nail" (don't know if you are familiar with it). The pinkie toes seem to grow a side nail that is harder than skin but not quite nail either. They will split eventually and you just have to cut it out. It's really annoying! It's just the pinkie toes none of the other nails do this. My thumbnails like to split on the sides too but that's probably another issue.
@@peachyrider9987 yes. I have psoriasis and this same issue on my right pinky toe. When I removed the double nail it caused a psoriasis flare and now my regular toenail is all jacked
I am so happy I stumbled across your channel. I have learned so much for my nails, hands and toes. And I can honestly say my ingrown nails have become so much more manageable with the techniques I have learned here!
I never get tired on watching over and over again because I really learned a lot,,,, and it helps me for my daily job,,,,,, thank you very much for uploading vedios
I love watching your videos. I wish I could find a wonderful person like you near me to get a pedi from, better yet, I wish I could get a pedi from you.
😳 I thought u were going to use that other tool to cut up the sides and remove the nail that’s pushing down into her sides maybe I should have watched full video b4 replying lol okay my nail spa does pedicures a little different but yours was still good tho .
Your videos are so satisfying to watch! With your help and advice, it’s helped me so much to perform pedicures and have a better visual and understanding rather than only a a school manual to refer to. Sure it’s explained , but these videos are really indepth and such a great help! Thanks to you and your clients!
Ever since i started getting pedicures at the age of 21 i started getting ingrown nails, i never would get them before. 9 years later i still get painful ingrown nails on my big toe nails
Toes get into accidents too, you know. 😒 Toenails have accidents too. Or maybe you can be born with fucked up nails. I have issues with most of My nails, fingers and toes. It's not always just about proper footwear. Just saying.
@@dmhq-administration the original comment doesn't knock down on people who were born with bad nails or those who injured them. In fact, proper footwear is even more important for people who have predispositions to nail issues.
I’m addicted to your videos. I received my kit I ordered, and have ordered more this week. I do my husbands feet, and I’m actually looking forward to using all my new goodies! Thanks for your knowledge.
Brenda Roden I enjoy doing my husbands toenails also...I got rid of his fungus ( on an outer coroner of his toenail) on a great toe that had been there for over a year..new husband..haha.
Finally! I have been following this channel for years… and have drastically improved my toenail problems; however, this video describes the EXACT issue that I’ve had with my big toe for decades. I have a double toenail. When I was a teenager, I had my foot stomped on during a soccer match. My toenail eventually fell off but got extremely ingrown & infected when it tried to grow back. I had to have the right side of my nail removed by my doctor (not a podiatrist). He didn’t use acid to destroy the nail matrix…. I have found relief using the tools & products from Lori’s store but I still have discomfort on occasion. Lori, if you happen to read this comment on a video from the archives (LOL), would you recommend that I have that sliver of a double nail removed by a podiatrist and the matrix destroyed? I’m using the nail mycosis & oil, which really helps, but it eventually gets super tight in my sidewall and I have to sorta pull it out if I can. It can be a little painful to remove it, but it doesn’t bleed, just hurts due to the irritation it caused when growing/compacting into my sidewall. Thoughts?
Ikr.... according to the comments here the ones that wear gloves are good, who cares if they sanitize implements! They will pull random implements out of a box or off of a cart, but they're using gloves👍😉😂
I found this video chasing this occurrence on my big toe. Ive grromed my ties my whole life only had two pedi's im a dude. I found many answers watching this video. For example im going to invest in cuticle remover. With out it it has taking me 2 days to get half of this done trying not to break flesh or bleed. Im not going to be very active with my toes and feet with all that's going on in the world so I'm going to utilise the time good
It's an Ingrown Toenail that was getting Inflected and you more than likely spared her some major pain and possibly a Surgical Procedure as well. I'm not just a Commenter I'm also a Victim/Patient/ AH SHIT FIRE 🔥 I'M ALL THE ABOVE!!!!
I have a double nail on one of my big toes; when I was a teen I injured it and it became severely ingrown and infected. At the time, pointed toe shoes were popular, and that made it worse. Had to have it removed in the hospital, the doctor took over half the nail. He said that it might grow back double, and he was correct! It's fairly flexible and I usually don't mess with it unless it grows out of the end. The one time I did have trouble with it, I had bent it out to clip off the excess and hadn't shoved the stub back into its little pocket. Since then I've been careful about what kind of shoes I wear, and made sure my kids were wearing the proper fit instead of going by size.
