They are used to treat natural and artificial nails, as well as the skin of the feet and around the cuticle. A feature of a corundum cutter is a reduced injury hazard, which is why it is recommended to use it for beginner craftsmen.

Advantages of a corundum cutter:

• Gentle processing. Suitable for working with thinned cuticles without causing pain or damage.
• Multifunctionality. Processing and removing cuticles, polishing and preparing nails for extension, adjusting the length and shape of the nail plate, removing exfoliation and rubber cuticle - a corundum cutter can handle all these processes.
• Strength. Despite the similarity to ceramic materials, corundum is very tough and heat-resistant. This is due to the polymer bond, which prevents particles of matter from falling off the tool and melting under the influence of temperature.
• Does not cause allergies and irritations.
• Copes with "rough" work: removes calluses and areas of keratinized skin. Being a less traumatic bit than a diamond one, the cutter is similar to it in hardness.

A corundum burr needs to be rinsed and disinfected frequently due to the presence of scars that clog the nail filings. This fact is the only drawback of this nozzle.

Classification of corundum cutters

Corundum tips for manicure are divided into two classes according to their degree of impact:

Forms of nozzles and their purpose

There are corresponding nozzle shapes for different purposes.

Form "Flame"

The "Flame" nozzle is a cutter with a sharp end. It is used by masters to prepare the nail plate for extension, as well as to clean the lateral sinuses and the area under the cuticle from pterygium.

Pterygium is a thin, almost invisible, strong film that acts as a protective tissue. It can interfere with the application of varnish, so it is removed with a hardware manicure. “Flame” copes with nail polishing.

Needle shape

The needle shaped cutter is suitable for working with side rollers. The attachment is used when lifting the cuticle for further cutting. Like "Flame", "Needle" is used to work with pterygium and its removal. You can use this form of cutter when correcting a manicure, namely when cutting a natural nail under artificial material.

Form "Corn"

"Corn" is a very convenient form for manicure correction. It is most commonly used to remove material, length or artificial nail.

Cone shape

The “Cone” can be considered a universal form, which is suitable for grinding, preparation for building, shearing and processing of the cuticle, working with rollers, pterygium and hypochinia. There are different types of cones, but the most common is the Truncated Cone.

Shape "Ball" or "Sphere"

For cutting the cuticle and polishing the skin around it, the most suitable cutter shape is the "Ball", or, as many experts in the field of manicure call this shape, "Sphere". It tackles even the smallest burrs and is also effective with rollers. The attachment will help you to correct the length of natural nails.

Form "Lentil" or "Bullet"

For accurate and painstaking work in hard-to-reach places, a bullet-shaped cutter will be more profitable. It is suitable for processing deep rollers, but you should be careful when working with cuticles. Due to the bulge on the attachment, a kerf may form.

Shape "Drum" or "Cylinder"

For both natural and artificial nail plates, a Cylinder cutter is used. It belongs to the class of grinders, so it will perfectly cope with a large area of ​​rough skin and calluses. Also suitable for modeling the arch of the nail, as well as turning the cuticle outward for further cutting with a "Ball" cutter.

Shape "Rounded cylinder" or "Roller"

"Roller" is suitable for polishing the nail plate and preparing it for extension. It does an excellent job of caring for rough skin of the feet, dry cuticles and the skin around it, treating small wounds and calluses.

Tips for choosing the right attachments

The corundum nail cutter is a universal attachment and can be used for any work in the field of hardware manicure. The choice of cutters for the apparatus is a very important part before starting to work with nails.

For cuticle removal

There are several attachments, the use of which will help to facilitate the work with the cuticle at the initial stage of mastering the technique of hardware manicure. Before trimming the cuticle, it must be lifted. This can be done using a "Cylindrical cone" cutter with its side with a blunt end. The side with the pointed end of the tip is used to remove pterygium.

It is worth remembering that the form is quite traumatic, so novice craftsmen need to be careful when using this cutter.

After the work done, you can start cutting the cuticle with the "Ball" cutter, which copes well with this type of activity. After cutting, it is worth walking with a flat cylinder cutter to clean off the dead skin around the cuticle.

To remove gel polish

To remove gel polish, you need to choose a hard cutter. It is worth navigating by the marks that are applied to the nozzles. It is better to lean towards blue notches, but in some cases green markings are more effective. As for the shape, it is advisable to choose cutters with a blunt end so as not to injure the client. "Kukuruza" and "Cone" are perfect.

For shaping

There is no specific shape of cutters or the material from which they are made to shape the nail. Each master uses the most convenient milling cutter for himself. If you follow the recommendations of experts, then you should lean towards the universal nozzles - "Flame", "Cylindrical cone" and "Corn".

For polishing and grinding

For the perfect result of polishing and polishing the nail, several cutters of different abrasiveness are used. The roughest are used at the final stage of manicure to remove dead skin areas.

Milling cutters of low abrasiveness are suitable for working with artificial material. Medium hardness tips are suitable for starting polishing of the nail plate before applying varnish or building up. Cuticles with the least abrasiveness grind the cuticle and the skin around it.

As for the shape, for polishing the nail plate, you should choose cutters with a blunt end, and for grinding rough skin - with a sharp one.

What is the difference between manicure cutters and pedicure cutters

Manicure cutters do not differ from pedicure cutters. The pedicure uses stiffer attachments that can also be used with fingernails. The very process of working with nail plates has a strict sequence of actions that does not differ from the work on a manicure.

The cuticle is also cut off on the toes, the pterygium is processed, the inner roller is polished, the nail plate is polished. The only difference is additional work with stops. They are polished, cleaned of rough skin, calluses, corns, cracks and burrs are processed.

For polishing and grinding use "Drum" and "Rounded cylinder". When working in hard-to-reach places "Bullet" is suitable. For the treatment of calluses, cracks and dry skin of the feet, use a large "Needle".

Instructions for use

To get a manicure, you must adhere to the sequence of actions:

1. Prepare the skin of the hands for subsequent work with the help of an emollient. As a result, the cuticle softens, dry skin is soaked.
2. To further cut the cuticle, it must be lifted. This can be done using the "Cylindrical cone" attachment.
3. Using the "Ball" attachment, carefully cut off the cuticle. You should rely on your own feelings, if the nozzle does not completely capture the cuticle, then you should take a cutter with greater abrasiveness.
4. Processing of inner rollers and leather in hard-to-reach places is possible with the "Bullet" cutter. In addition, the nozzle copes with the removal of pterygium from the nail plate.
5. After processing the skin around the nail, you can start working directly with the nail itself. You need to give it shape. 2 mm of the nail plate should remain above the fingertips. You can achieve the desired result using a trapezoidal and cylindrical nozzles.
6. To even out all the bumps and protrusions on the nail, polishing is necessary. Quite a complicated process, which is performed by the "Cylinder" and "Cone" cutters. Do not bring the edge of the polisher to the nail, otherwise you can create cuts and scratches on the nail plate. Also, do not stay in one place for more than one second to avoid erasure.
7. To clean the work surface from dust and sawdust of nails, it is necessary to grease them with oil, let it soak into the skin, and remove the excess.
8. Polish your nails with varnish if desired.

Instrument cleaning and sterilization rules

Corundum nail cutter has another positive property - ease of cleaning. To achieve complete cleaning of the instrument and its ideal sterilization, it is necessary to disinfect immediately after completion of the procedure.

Do not immediately rinse the attachments with water, brush off dust or wipe with a rag. After improper processing, particles of skin, nails and other components rise into the air, sprayed with running water, remain indoors, and fall on other objects and people.

Instrument sterilization procedure takes place in 3 stages:

1. All components of the tools are removed, unwound and disassembled.
2. They are lowered into a previously prepared bath or into a special apparatus called a glasperlen sterilizer.
3. They are in the solution or sterilizer for the time required for disinfection.

The instrument must be completely immersed in glasperlen balls or covered with liquid 2 cm above them. All manipulations with the inventory are carried out in protective gloves.

There are several types of sterilization:

• Thermal.
• Steam.
• Quartz.
• Chemical.

According to experts, the most effective way to clean manicure instruments is an infrared sterilizer, autoclave, dry oven, or the usual treatment with temperature and pressure.

Recommendations for replacing cutters

Over time, cutters wear out, dull, break and wear out. Periodically, it is necessary to review all the nozzles, select those that are no longer suitable for work and buy a replacement in advance. Alas, it is not possible to do the entire manicure with one cutter, so the empty space of the broken nozzle must be immediately filled with a new working cutter.

To quickly change the accessory, simply turn the head and remove it from the router. But on some devices used at home, there is a key with which the attachments are changed.

There are several systems for changing cutters. It is a self-locking system with a stop button and a semi-turn clamp. The simplest and most common is the self-locking, then with a stop button, and the semi-turn clamp is used exclusively by professionals.

Manufacturers, review and cost of attachments

There are various milling cutter manufacturers around the world:

• German cutters from the manufacturer "MagicBits" are of high quality and affordable price.A set of 6 attachments will cost 1690 rubles.
• Russian company "RuNail" has a wide range of high quality cutters. The attachments are popular not only in Russia, but also in neighboring countries. The price for milling is from 150 to 400 rubles.
• TNL Professional - a company for the production of manicure tips from South Korea. The purchase of a cutter from this manufacturer will cost the buyer about 600 rubles.

Cutters for manicure differ in material, quality, abrasiveness, shape and price. Each bit has advantages and disadvantages, but corundum burr is easy to use for both the professional and the novice master.

Article design: Mila Friedan

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