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Technology and Livelihood Education

Beauty Care (Nail Care) Services
Module 1
Generating Business Ideas in Nail Care
Services
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Module 1 Beauty Care – (Nail Care) Services
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Technology and Livelihood Education
Beauty Care (Nail Care)
Services
Module 1
Generating Business Ideas in Nail Care
Services
 Table of Contents
What This Module is About ................................................................................................. i
What I Need to Know .......................................................................................................... i
How to Learn from this Module ........................................................................................... i
Icons of this Module ............................................................................................................ii
What I Know………………………………………………………………………………………..iii

INTRODUCTION
Basic concept in Beauty Care…………………………………………………………………….1
Relevance of the Course………………………………………………………………………….1
Explore an Opportunities for Beauty Care ……………………………………………………...2

LESSON 1
Discuss SWOT Analysis
What I Need to Know……………………………………………………………………………….3
What's In ………………………………………………………………………………………….....3
What's New………………………...Crossword Puzzle : "Find me"…………….……………...4
What Is It…………………………… SWOT Analysis………………………………………….…4
What 's More………………………. Draw a Logo/ Forum……………………………………….5
What I Have Learned ……………..Graphic Organizer……………………………………….…6
What I Can Do…………………… Business Survey………………………………..................7

Summary……………………………………………………………………………………………..8
Assessment……………………………………………………………………………………….…9
Key Answers…………………………………………………………………………………...10- 12
References……………………………………………………………….………………………....13
What This Module is About
Welcome your journey as Beauty Care (Nail Care) Services!

In this module, the focus is on Home Economics course – Beauty Care (Nail Care
Services includes information and activities to develop necessary values, skills and
appreciative through realistic tasks on the basic concept and the relevance of Beauty Care
(Nail Care) Services, explore opportunities for beauty care (nail care) services, generate a
business that relates to a career choice in Beauty Care ( Nail Care) Services and discusses
SWOT Analysis to provide for practical application to real-life situation, and lifelong learning
being a Beauty Care ( Nail Care ) Technician.

The lesson on Generate a business that relates to a career choice in Beauty Care
(Nail Care) Services to provide for practical help learners to determine their abilities that
need to be enhanced and weaknesses to improve to attain success. The SWOT Analysis
lessons, on the other hand, will show them how to identify the needs and wants of people in
the community for the possible business opportunity. All of these rendering learners to a
wide variety of familiarities and chances to acquire work skills, work values and expertise
which will help learners in choosing an occupation or career as Nail Technician or ultimately
put up his or her own Nail Salon business in making learners independent and useful
members of the society.

What I Need to Know

At the end of the module, the learner is expected to:
1. Explain basic concept of Beauty Care (Nail Care) Services
2. Discuss the relevance of Beauty Care (Nail Care) Services.
3. Explore entrepreneurial opportunities for beauty care (nail care) services
4. Generate a business that relates with a career choice in Beauty Care
(Nail Care) Services
5. Discuss SWOT Analysis

How to Learn from this Module

To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
1. Carefully read all the lessons.
2. Take your time on going thru each lesson.
3. Answer the pretest honestly; the purpose of the pretest is for you to determine your
prior knowledge before going thru the lessons and activities.
4. If you have a hard time understanding the lessons and activities, please do take a
break. Having breaks between lessons and activities will give you some space where
you can absorb the lesson well.
5. You can use the internet if you need more information about the lesson

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Icons of this Module
What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that
Know are set for you to learn as you go along the
module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge

What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that

of the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
to you

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and
understanding of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are

intended for you to practice further in order to
master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you have

Learned learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to

showcase your skills and knowledge gained,
and applied into real-life concerns and
situations.

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 What I Know
Pre-test- Multiple Choice : Read the statement carefully. Select the correct letter.
1. An arrangement to meet someone at particular time and place.
a. opportunity b. appointment c. strength d. weaknesses
2. The quality or property of being strong or power in general
a. threats b. appointment c. strength d. excellence
3. The state or condition of being weak
a. threats b. opportunity c. strength d. weaknesses
4. A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
a. threats b. negative c. opportunity d. weaknesses
5. A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage or other hostile action on
someone in retribution for something done or not done
a. threats b. appointment c. strength d. excellence
6. It is the art of applying nail polish in decorative fashion.
a. colored manicure b. fancy manicure c. nail decorative d. nail art
7. The professional or artful care of the feet and toenails
a. toe nail care b. nail art c. manicure d. pedicure
8. Which of the following is NOT a nail technician should do?
a techniques of of body massage
b. filing and grooming fingernails and toenails
c. trimming and removal of the cuticle
d. moisturizing the skin of the hands and feet
9. It is a beauty specialist who is responsible for the grooming and appearance of a client's
fingernails EXCEPT.
a. Nail Art b. Nail Technician c. Nail salon d. nailist
10 . Manicure - it came from the latin word which mean hand care.
a. manus and cura b. man and cura c. manu and care d. nail and care
11. Good nail care can prevent ___________.
a. fungus infections
b. the nail, painful ingrown fingernails
c. toenails, and infections of the skin in the hands and feet.
d. all of the above
12. What disease that nail care is important for those infections of the feet in particular are
dangerous.
a. high blood b. diabetes c. anemic d. skin asthma
13 Which is a way to keep your hands and feet and their nails clean when in places like
public pools or gym showers where you could get a fungal infection.
a. change your socks daily b. wear pool shoes c. wear flip-flops d. all of them
14. You have a positive attitude it’ll shine through during each and every appointment.
a. artistic b. patience b. creative d. passionate
15. Which is an example of weaknesses set of problems, difficulties or shortcomings
encountered by the business?
a. Lack of working capital b. Poor planning
c. cheap materials d. none of these

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Introduction
It is in practicing the skills that learners can assure to have an edge of surviving the
daily needs of oneself and of others. It seeks to supply students with the knowledge,
attitudes, values and skills within the field of manicure (Nail Care Services).

Basic Concept in Beauty Care ( Nail Care)

A Nail care services is a services that a nail technician can offer to find income. Nail
technician is a beauty specialist who is responsible for the grooming and appearance of a
client's fingernails and toenails. He or she provides manicures that pedicures, nail shaping,
cuticle grooming, callus removal, synthetic nail treatments, and application of nail polish for
their clients. www.wikipedia.com

Manicure - it came from the latin word “manus” (hand) and

“cura” (care) which means the care of the hands and nails;

Fancy Manicure - It is the art of applying nail polish in

decorative fashion.

Pedicure- The professional or artful care of the feet and

toenail.
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Hand massage - Replenishes moisture and also alleviates pain and helps you to relax. An
effective way of removing dead cells.

A nail technician is trained in the techniques of cleaning, filing and grooming

fingernails and toenails which includes the trimming and removal of the cuticle, moisturizing
the skin of the hands and feet, removal of dead skin in both areas and a light massage to
improve circulation and relaxation.
Does this sound like you?

Importance of Nail care Services

Nail care, the upkeep of the fingernails, and toenails, is vital for health as well as
cosmetic reasons.

1. Good nail care can prevent fungus infections - the nail, painful ingrown fingernails
and toenails, and infections of the skin in the hands and feet.
2. Nail care is especially important for those with diabetes,- as infections of the feet in
particular are dangerous. To care for your nails, keep them short and trimmed (in the
form of the fingertip for fingernails; straight across for toenails);
3. Keep your hands and feet and their nails clean (change your socks daily); and wear
pool shoes, flip-flops, or other protective wear when in places like public pools or
gym showers where you’ll get a mycosis.
4. Give Aesthetics appearance to the person. Nail professionals can treat the natural
nails of the hands and feet as well as add on acrylic nails, gel coverings, or a silk
strengthener. After these treatments, the nails can have a simple polish, a French
manicure or a decorative airbrush design applied. Small jewelry and decals can also
be added if the customer is so inclined. https://www.bodypro.ca/important-skills-
need-nail-technician/

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Entrepreneurial opportunities for beauty care (nail care)
If you have them, develop them further to have an opportunity in this field. You are
suited to be a nail technician.

1. Good Communication

A nail technician has to communicate a lot with his/her

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clients regarding their requirements and also advise them what will
suit them and vice versa. You should also have a good
understanding of what your clients are looking for. If you can’t give
them what they like, then you may lose out on a good clientele.
Good communication will help you develop a great bond with your
customers.

2. Great Management Ability

As a nail technician, you should also have a good sense of
management. This is because each of these tasks requires time.
So, you should be able to understand the time required and
allocate the required resources accordingly.
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3. Patience with manicure customers-

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To work diligently and pay close attention to the details. Your
patience to thoroughly trim your clients’ nails, care for their cuticles, and apply polish will
demonstrate your dedication.

4. Passion for nails-

You should be passionate about what you do. If you

have a positive attitude, it’ll shine through during each
and every appointment.

5. Creativity With Nail Styles And Designs

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Like any other career in the beauty industry, an

artistic eye is essential. Being a nail technician is much
more than manicuring nails; it’s an art form that both men and women are willing to pay good
money for.

6. Knowledge On The Latest Nail Trends

Keeping up with the latest and greatest in fashion and beauty. Your clients rely on you
to be updated on all the latest beauty trends and techniques. As their go-to nail expert, that
could encourage them to try latest nail polish and designs that is in.

7. Customer Service

Every nail technician knows how to engage in conversation with their clients and
provide them with high quality results. Your clients care about the quality of the service you
provide, but they’re also there to get pampered.
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 Lesson
SWOT Analysis
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What I Know

At the end of this Lesson, you are expected to

a. Discuss SWOT analysis

DEFINITION OF TERMS
Strength - The quality or property of being strong or power in general
Flexible - able to bend or be bent repeatedly without damage or injury
Weakness - the state or condition of being weak
Marketing - the action or business of promoting and selling products or services I
ncluding market research and advertising
Appointment - An arrangement to meet someone at particular time and place
Capacity - the ability or power to do or understand something
Opportunity - a time or set of circumstances that makes it posible to do something
Threat - a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage or other
hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not
done.
Manicure - means the care of the hands and nails.
Nailist - a beauty specialist who is responble for grooming and apperance of
Client’s fingernail and toenails.

What’s In

We Have in the previous lesson about the Basic concept in Nail care services, The
relevance of Nail care services and the opportunitis for beauty care ( nail care ) Services.
You have already an idea of what are the different skills of a nail care technician or nail
salon business.Once you have chosen your business idea, the next step is to conduct a
SWOT analysis in order to determine the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and
Threats of your potential business.

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 What’s new

Activity: Crossword Puzzle: Direction : In the puzzle Find ten (10) terms related in SWOT
analysis for Beauty Care ( Nail Care ) Services a. List the word in your activity notebook.

P R O F I T A B I L Y M F O
N G A O U O B U B X A F G T
A I S K T A C E R R O S O H
I O P L A N N E R G V K A R
L W E M A N I C U R E I L E
I C N A G U I A E H B L D A
S P M R C A P I T A L L H T

T O E N A I L N H A N D H T

Read the Information Sheet 1.1 very well then find out how much you can
remember and how much you learned by doing the next activity.

SWOT Analysis
Once you have chosen your business idea, the next step is to conduct a SWOT
analysis in order to determine the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of
your potential business. This step will help you improve your business of choice and prepare
for challenges. The table below will help you differentiate among these four features.

STRENGHTS
 Excellent customers services
 Good location
 Strong knowledge of nail care services
 Extended/flexible opening hours

WEAKNESSES
 Not having enough internet marketing experiences
 Still using paper appointment book
 Lack of capacity
 Flexibility of staff working hours
 No online appointment facility

OPPORTUNITIES
 Good internet opportunities
 Strong market growth
 Development of packages
 Male/Female barbering & grooming
 Local business partnerships
 Good quality organic product

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THREATS
 Internet marketplaces
 Home visit stylist and beauticians
 New salons opening in area
 Discounting by competitor

Positive Negative

Strengths positive factors Weaknesses set of

that contribute to the problems, difficulties or
favourability of a business shortcomings encountered
Controllable factors opportunity by the business

Examples: Cheap raw Examples: In experienced

materials Skilled owner Lack of working
employees Ease of capital Poor location
management Small capital
set of problems, difficulties
or shortcomings
encountered by the
business outlay.
Opportunities Threats
positive factors that are factors that are beyond
Uncontrollable not within the control of the control of the business
Factors the business

Examples Examples: Rising costs

:Absence of similar Raw material shortages
products in the market Too many competitors
New markets being
developed growing
demand for similar
products favourable
government policy .

What Is It
The business nail salon cans a great business by minimizing its threats and
weaknesses and maximizing the strength and opportunities to a successful Nail care
technician.
A nail Salon can benefit from the community who cater the services. Being an
entrepreneur offers changes by identifying the appropriate SWOT analysis is very helpful
and relevant to start a business.

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 What’s More

Activity: 1 LOGO. Direction : Draw a poster of your Nail Care Salon Business.

Criteria
Neatness - 5
Accuracy - 10
Artistic - 10
Total - 25 points

Activity :2 Discussion Forum: “My Nail Care Services Business”

Explain how are you going to do to operate a nail care services in your community ?
a. Name of the business:
b. Enumerate your strength and
c. Give your opportunities

____________My Nail Care Services Business”______

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
RUBRICS
15 - The student consistently discuss the 3 given topics completely
10 - The student inconsistently discuss given topics.
5 - The student discuss only few in the given topics.

What I Have Learned

Activity sheet : Graphic Organizer :

Fill in the characteristics of SWOT Analysis

STRENGTH WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

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  Not having enough internet marketing experiences
 Still using paper appointment book
 Lack of capacity
 Good location
 Strong knowledge of nail care services
 Extended/flexible opening hours
 Male/Female barbering & grooming
 Local business partnerships
 More people booking online
 Stock organic product
 Good internet opportunities
 Strong market growth
 Development of packages
 Good internet opportunities
 Strong market growth
 Development of packages
 Internet marketplaces
 Home visit stylist and beauticians
 New salons opening in area
 Discounting by competitors
 Cost of having the best stylist and technician

What I can do
Activity: Survey
Directions: Make survey of successful beauty care (Nail Care) services in your community.
Find the business opportunities available in your place. Then ask the following :

1. Is the Nail care Demand in your community?

2.Are the following given below available in your community?
a. Nail care skills
b. tools needed for nail care ( services)
c. materials for nail care
d. how much capital

3. Is it Profitable?

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SUMMARY
Importance of Nail care Services are Good nail care can prevent fungus infections -
the nail, painful ingrown fingernails and toenails. Nail care is especially important for those
with diabetes, keep your hands and feet and give an aesthetic appearance to the person.
Nail professionals can treat the natural nails of the hands and feet. Entrepreneurial
opportunities for beauty care (nail care) service are having a good communication, Great
Management ability being patience with manicure customers, passion for nails - do you
want a career doing something you love? so to be successful in any career, especially in a
customer service role, you should be passionate about what you do. If you have a positive
attitude, it’ll shine through during each and every appointment, creativity with nail styles and
designs customers., knowledge on the latest nail trends and customers.

The step to conduct SWOT Analysis in a business idea, analysis in order to

determine the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of your potential business.
This step will help you improve your business of choice and prepare for challenges The
characteristics of a good business such as the Demand for Product, Availability of skills, raw
materials, technology, and capital and Profitability.

These are all ideas that can help an entrepreneur generate a business idea if you are
skillful in Nail Care Services

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ASSESSMENT
Post test - Multiple Choice : Read the statement carefully. Select the correct letter.

1 Good nail care can prevent ___________.

A fungus infections
B. the nail, painful ingrown fingernails
C. toenails, and infections of the skin in the hands and feet.
D. all of the above
2. What disease that nail care is important for those infections of the feet in particular are
dangerous.
A. high blood B. diabetes C. anemic D. skin asthma
3 Which is a way to keep your hands and feet and their nails clean when in places like
public pools or gym showers where you could get a fungal infection.
A. change your socks daily B. wear pool shoes, C. wear flip-flops, D. all of them
4. You have a positive attitude, it’ll shine through during each and every appointment.
A. artistic B. patience C creative D. passionate
5. Which is an example of weaknesses set of problems, difficulties or shortcomings
encountered by the business?
A. Lack of working capital
B. Poor planning
C. cheap materials
D. none of these
6 An arrangement to meet someone at particular time and place.
A. opportunity B. appointment C. strength D. weaknesses
7. The quality or property of being strong or power in general
A. threats B. appointment C. strength D. excellence
8. The state or condition of being weak
A. threats B. opportunity C. strength D. weaknesses
9. A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
A. threats B. negative C. opportunity D. weaknesses
10. A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage or other hostile action on
someone in retribution for something done or not done
A. threats B. appointment C. strength D. excellence
11. It is the art of applying nail polish in decorative fashion.
A. colored manicure B. fancy manicure C. nail decorative D. nail art
12. The professional or artful care of the feet and toenails
A. toe nail care B. nail art C. manicure D. pedicure
13. Which of the following is NOT a nail technician should do?
A.techniques of of body massage
B. filing and grooming fingernails and toenails
C. trimming and removal of the cuticle
D. moisturizing the skin of the hands and feet
14 It is a beauty specialist who is responsible for the grooming and appearance of a client's
fingernails EXCEPT.
A. Nail Art B. Nail Technician C. Nail salon D. nailist
15 . Manicure - it came from the latin word which mean hand care.
A. manus and cura B. man and cura C. manu and care D. nail and car

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ANSWER KEYS:
Pre-test

LESSON 1 Discuss SWOT Analysis

What I know

1.b
2 .c
3 d
4. c
5. a
6 cb
7d
8a
9a
10 a
11.a
12.d
13.b
14.a
15 a
Lesson 1
What’s New :Crossword Puzzle
1. nailist 6. skill
2. capital 7 .planner
3. Profitability 8. Threat
4. manicure 9. hand
5. toenails 10.goal
What’s more :
Activity: 1 LOGO : Draw a business LOGO /Drawing of your Nail Care Salon Business
Note :The students answer may varies having a different drawing of creativity and art that
shows and follows criteria : Criteria : neatness -5 accuracy -10 artistic -10= 25 points
Activity 2: Discussion Forum
My Nail Care Services Business”
My Nail Salon is the name of nail care business services. The name of my
business is easily identify as nail care business because of its name .It gives an excellent
customers services because it has friendlly and trained nail technician.It has a good location
where school and offices vicinity.We can extend our services to their diferent houses if they
will request. Has a good quality of materials too that can offer with a low service fee.

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What’s have learned : Activity: Graphic Organizer

STRENGHTS
 Excellent customers services
 Good location
 Strong knowledge of nail care services
 Extended/flexible opening hours

WEAKNESSES
 Not having enough internet marketing experiences
 Still using paper appointment book
 Lack of capacity
 Flexibility of staff working hours
 No online appointment facility

OPPORTUNITIES
 Good internet opportunities
 Strong market growth
 Development of packages
 Male/Female barbering & grooming
 Local business partnerships
 More people booking online
 Stock organic product

THREATS
 Internet marketplaces
 Home visit stylist and beauticians
 New salons opening in area

What I can do : Survey

1. Is the Nail care Demand in your community? Yes
2.Are the following given below available in your community?
a. Nail care skills – yes
b. tools needed for nail care ( services)- yes
c. materials for nail care- yes
d. how much capital – 100 pesos per month for the nail polishes and other materials.
If you have nail care tools .But if none, almost 1000 pesos is your first running capital for
nail care tools.
3. Is it Profitable? Yes

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POST TEST
1. A
2. D
3. B
4 D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. C
10. A
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. A
15. A

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References
Department of Education
K-12 Beauty Care - Nail Care Module

K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum

Technology and Livelihood Education
Beauty Care- Nail Care Learning Module Entrepreneurship for Grade 7 & 8
k_to_12_nail_care_learning_module.pdf

K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum

Technology and Livelihood Education
Beauty Care- Nail Care Learning Module Exploratory for Grade 7 & 8
k_to_12_nail_care_learning_module.pdf

website:
https://www.salonsuccessacademy.com/blog/5-skills-need-nail-technician/
https://www.bodypro.ca/important-skills-need-nail-technician/
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/762163936919499265/

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