Preventing harm and infection.
WHY IT MATTERS
Salon services involve skin, hair and sometimes blood, and infections transmit.
WHAT CAN TRANSMIT
Fungal and bacterial infections Skin infestations Bloodborne infections, through cuts
WHAT REQUIRES STRICT HANDLING
Anything that touches skin or can break it: razors, blades, scissors, clippers, cuticle tools, needles.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Single-use items are used once and discarded.
WHAT MUST BE SINGLE USE
Razor blades Disposable files and buffers Anything that cannot be properly disinfected
WHAT TO NEVER DO
Reuse blades between clients Reuse disposable items
WHAT REUSABLE TOOLS REQUIRE
Cleaning to remove debris Disinfection with an appropriate product, for the stated contact time Proper storage
WHY CONTACT TIME MATTERS
Disinfectants require time to work, and wiping is not disinfection.
WHAT TO PROVIDE
Sufficient tools to allow proper turnaround between clients.
WHY
Insufficient tools force shortcuts.
WHAT ELSE TO CLEAN BETWEEN CLIENTS
Chairs and armrests Basins Towels, which must be fresh for each client Capes, or use disposable neck strips
WHY TOWELS SPECIFICALLY
Reused towels transmit infections and it is visible to clients.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH ABOUT CUTS
What happens: stop, protect, clean, dispose safely.
WHAT TO PROVIDE
Gloves, and require them where there is contact with skin or fluids.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH ABOUT CLIENTS WITH CONDITIONS
What you will not treat, and how to decline respectfully.
WHAT TO TRAIN
All of it, on arrival and periodically.
