Sanitized tools are made of metal.
Metal pushers
Cuticle nippers
Nail clippers
Foot files
Disposable products are not made of metal.
Orange wood sticks
Nail files
Block buffers
Disposable block buffers, nail files and orange
wood sticks should never be used more than
one time and only used on one customer.
They are a breeding ground for bacteria and
infection.
Make You Sick?
If your salon is reusing these implements it
should be a RED FLAG for you as the consumer.
It is not recommended that these items be
reused ever. A properly sanitized reusable
block buffer, foot file or nail file will be clean
and look as thought it has never been used. If
your salon uses disposable supplies they
should provide you with a new nail file, block
buffer and foot file at each service. These
should either be disposed of after your service
or given to the customer to take home. Reusing
these one time disposable supplies will put
you at risk for infection and fungus growth.
Never allow anyone to use a callus planer
on your feet. This is the product that has a
razor blade attached to it with a handle.
These are against the law in many states.
They are extremely dangerous and can
easily cause serious harm and infection.
Tub sanitation is as important as tool
sanitation. Your salon and service provider
should be sanitizing the pedicure tub after
each service with a hospital grade disinfecting
solution. If they are not sanitizing and
disinfecting after each service you are at risk of
serious harm.
You should see the service provider clean the
pedicure tub after the last patron leaves and
before your service begins. If not, you have
every right to demand that it is cleaned and
sanitized property. At the end of the day the
salon owner or service provider should be
thoroughly sanitizing the pedicure tub with a
process we call “back washing.” The pedicure
How can you tell if your service provider or
tub is filled with a hospital grade disinfecting
salon is adhering to state regulations regarding solution and the hottest water possible. The
sanitation and disinfecting? By asking the
tub is then ran for at least fifteen minutes (or
service provider or the salon owner. Don’t be
according to the manufacturer’s instructions.)
afraid to ask questions of the salon owner or
service provider. Take control of your own
Once the backwash is complete they should
health and well being.
rinse the tub with clean water and dry the tub
with a clean towel. If your salon is using
household bleach as a disinfecting solution you
are not safe from contamination. Household
bleach is not an effective agent for disinfecting
and sanitizing any salon equipment. It will not
kill the live bacteria that are present in most
pedicure tubs or spas.
By - Roseann Giannone
roseythecouponcoach.com