Nail salons are beauty services establishments that offer nail care like pedicures, manicures as well as nail enhancements. Usually, nail salons offer services intended for skin care. In the United States, nail salon establishments are about 38,000 according to the popular “Nails Magazine”. Aside from this, the people who render this kind of services are called “nail technicians”.



A pedicurist, nail technician, and manicurist provide varieties of service such as shaping and cleaning in order to make a more attractive nail, pushing and softening back the cuticles, and applying polish on the nail. There are also wide selections of nail salon equipments for services like nail dryers, pedicure and manicure accessories, along with manicure tables, foot baths, pedicure stools, unit and spa equipment among others.

Equipments that are used in nail salons differ from salons that only offer hair-styling services. The materials needed are a bit costly depending on the brands and things that the owners use.

The basic equipments that are needed in starting a nail salon business are listed below:

Manicure Table: This is the most common item that almost if not all nail salons use. It is like a desk that allows the nail technicians to work on a steady and ample surface. Normally, manicure tables have storage drawers, swivel casters and a hand rest. High-end manicure tables have additional features that include built-in electrical outlets, polish racks, as well as vents. Typical manicure tables are made out of wood laminate for easy cleaning and durability. The prices range from 100 US dollars up to 1000 US dollars. Prices are of course dependent on the offered features as well as the materials.

Nail Dryers: They are usually placed on top of the manicure table in order to allow the customers to dry their nails.

Padded Chair: This equipment is needed for pedicure spas for it is where the customers sit and relax while the nail technicians do their job. Most padded chairs also offer rolling back massages. It is fixed to a foot spa where the customers can soak their feet before having their nail treatment. Foot spas offer full feet and lower legs massages. Pedicure spas cost around 3,000 to 4,000 US dollars.

Technician's stool: This is a low stool that allows nail technicians to have a better angle at facing the customers and doing nail treatments.

Hot KT-1016 Towel warmer: This equipment pampers the customers and makes them dry because of this warm towel. It is used for body services and facials. It has a 13 inches width, 11 inches depth, and 10 inches height in terms of dimensions.

Frozen nail and skin care products: This equipment provides a faster and quick way to dry the new nail polish. The skin product gives a soft and beautiful skin to the customer.

Beauty Equipment set: This beauty equipment set has a shaver, nail polisher, trimmer, mirror, eyelash curler, and lighted tweezers. This beauty equipment set is recommended for all customers. The equipment has a color box and has a size of 22 x 13.1 x 6.9 centimeters.

Ionic hair dryer: This hair dryer has decent design and stable brackets noise-sound 40db as well as a variable controller. It's fast, quick and reliable. It's probably the best beauty gadget in the market.

Manicure AN 900 Table: This table is used for manicure and pedicure services. It's built to have a comfortable and safe position for the customers while the beauty technician cleans the hands and feet.

Some nail salons offer new and exciting packages. Some of them are listed below:

• Gels

• Airbrush Tanning

• Nail Art

• Acrylics

• Airbrush Nails

• Nail Jewelry

• Pedicures

• Services for Male Customers

• Fiberglass Nails and Wraps

• Booths or Tanning Beds

• Massage

• Waxing

• Natural Nail Manicures

• Nail Parties