How to avoid pedicure infections
For some people, a manicure or pedicure is a chance to pamper oneself. Unfortunately, a trip to the nail salon is not without its dangers, such as the risk of infection or damage to the nails. Here are some things you should be aware of before going to a nail salon.
During a pedicure service, breaks of the skin can occur from cutile tools this is a chance for bacteria or blood from non sterilized equipment to enter your body. Feet are particularly susceptible to injury and often times, you do not even think about a little nick from a rock or from stubbing your toe. However, whenever there is the slightest bit of broken skin, infection can find its way in.
The first thing you should do when you visit a nail salon is look around. Use a little common sense. If you go to a restaurant and see flies buzzing around the kitchen, would you still eat there? Does your nail salon look clean? Do you see health and safety rules posted in the waiting area? This is one of the most common reasons for citations in California nail salons during state inspections. Lets face it, if they can’t follow the simple rules, would you really trust them to sterilize instruments or meticulously clean the massage chair or foot bath?
Before you sit on a pedicure chair, talk to the technicians in the salon and ask them if the footbath was santized. Footbath of a pedicure chair must be disinfected after each client use and once at the end of each day. The quipement should also be disinfected with the bactericide, viricide and fungicide that are registered with the EPA. This is very important because there have been some cases of deaths as a result of the pedicure infections.
If you worry about how sanitary the equipments are, consider taking your own pedicure kt with you. Nowadays, most nail salons offer tub liners for just one dollar extra. he best liners are those made of recyclable plastic because they are durable and lightweight. Their recyclable quality also is more environmentally friendly—important because they are disposed of so regularly. Keep into consideration, however, that the use of disposable liners does not eliminate the need for your technicians to clean pedicure equipment entirely—it merely acts as a more safe & convenient alternative to cleaning the footbaths between each client’s use.
If you are in the least bit apprehensive, do not get your foot spa pedicure. Always ask about the salons disinfectant rituals and look for a sign that the salon has successfully passed inspection by the local health governing authority. Just remember its your life and a simple infection can easily turn into something a lot worse. Therefore, always check into safety and health violations before setting that pedicure spa appointment.
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