Manicure and pedicure are treatments for the hand and feet, respectively.
Those two extremities that carry so much of our daily burden, hardly get our attention, which they certainly need, deserve and want.
Those practices have been in use for centuries.
Carving depicting the procedures were found in pharaoh’s tomb. Cleopatra was said to have painted her nails red, while Nefertiti’s were ruby colored. In southern Babylonia 4,000 years ago and in China since 3,000 BC the practice was used, as is evident from descriptions of painting the nails of the royals.
Hand, Nail & Foot Care