Man at all times distinguished the pursuit of beauty and attractiveness. Well-groomed hands and feet has long been considered an indicator of the health and social status. Found during excavations in 1964 in the Egyptian tombs particularly close to the Pharaoh of persons who lived more than 4,000 years ago, are another proof. The tomb was guarded by the mummy manicure, followed the aesthetics of the hands of Pharaoh Nocera. And this is not the only evidence of the presence of manicure culture of the ancient Egyptians. Often archaeologists find mummy with carefully manicured nails, painted a paste of the Cinchona tree (henna). Queen Cleopatra used henna to give my nails a bright red or terracotta color. In those days, noble people wore long nails, covered with bright colors, the slaves were only allowed to set off short-cropped nails soft colors. Today is considered the most ancient manicure set, made of pure gold and Dating from 3200 BC, found in His "Chaldean burial" among the ruins of the ancient city Mesopotamia Babylon.
Unlike the Egyptians, who considered beautiful long fingernails, in Ancient China who had long nails, was known as a sage. As legends say, the upper class of China with long nails talked with the gods that was not available to the poor. And condition and grooming of the nails the Emperor can be judged as to how well people live. Manicure process called the rite, during which the arranged spirituals and dances that, according to Chinese sages, helped the Emperor to be filled with Qi energy and achieve world harmony. And the recipe of the paint Polish was quite simple: wax, egg whites, gelatin and the juice of fruit-bearing trees. Cover the nails of the ruler was allowed only to those slave-girls who have earned its special location and because of the post manicure dream of many girls, wishing to receive the grace of the Emperor and privileges.
Preference was given to gold and silver shades. Red and black cover nails became fashionable during the reign of the Ming dynasty (from 1368 through 1344), they were replaced by gold or silver tips, decorated the fingers of nobles. Losing the tip was considered shameful, while the length of the tip was judged on the dignity of its owner.
The term manicure, in a literal translation from the Latin "manus"-hand and "cure"is care, means activities aimed at the preservation of health and cleanliness, to the processing of hands and nails, making them beautiful and more attractive appearance, as well as the prevention of diseases directly related to the skin of hands and nails.
The manicure consisted of:
— смещения кутикулы посредством палочки, выполненной из слоновой кости;
— придания формы внешнему краю ногтя при помощи пилки из драгоценного камня граната;
— доведения до блеска ногтевой пластины с помощью полировочных бафов из слоновой кости или дерева ценных пород.
Yes, in the past this was used quite primitive by today's standards instruments manufactured by hand today to buy professional manicure sets in Ukraine (http://staleks.ua/katalog/manikyurnye-nabory) or any other city in the world will not make special problems!
For a long time in Europe, the manicure was considered bad form, distinguished Actresses, courtesans and even the fallen women. Fearing such glory, Parisian was shortly cut nails, just polishing the nail plate. Manicures in the form we know it today, took shape during the reign of Louis XV in France. King once complained to the court physician to the inflamed Burr. The doctor saved the king the trouble by creating a special set for the care of nails, which soon became popular not only at court. Soon nail kit supplemented with a stick of orange tree, to move aside the cuticle. By the early 20th century the beauty industry became commercialized, and nail care has become an everyday occupation for both men and women. In small shops you can find "nail kits" consisting of a powder, salve for hands, sticks of orange tree, suede and nail files. Today almost every house has its own manicure set and beauty salons not lost its relevance.
