Pedicure

Japanese: pedicure
Pedicure

...There are also specialized types of nail polish, such as a base coat applied first to improve the adhesion of nail enamel, a top coat applied last to increase the hardness and shine of the enamel, and nail bleach to bleach stains such as tobacco and ink. Also, applying nail polish to toenails is called pedicure, and nail enamel (nail lacquer) is commonly referred to as manicure. There are records that manicures were done at beauty salons called hammams in medieval Europe, but this involved applying nail cream and other products to care for the nails. Nail enamel made with nitrocellulose as we know it only became popular in the 1920s.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "pedicure" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…さらに専門的にネイル・エナメルの密着性をよくするため最初に塗るベース・コートやエナメルの硬さと光沢を増すために最後に塗るトップ・コート,タバコやインキなどの汚れを漂白するネイル・ブリーチなどがある。また,足のつめに塗るのをペディキュアpedicureといい,慣用語としてネイル・エナメル(ネイル・ラッカー)のことをマニキュアと呼びならわしている。 中世ヨーロッパにおける〈ハンマムhammam〉と呼ばれた美容院ではマニキュアをしていたと記録にあるが,これはネイル・クリームなどを塗ってつめの手入れをしていたもので,現在のようなニトロセルロースを使ったネイル・エナメルの流行は1920年代に入ってからである。…

※「pedicure」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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