1. A nail tech might come to the salon in his/her home kit.
Workplace accidents are the worst. We need to be 100 percent safe when we choose a salon that will do our nails. In theory, workstation hygiene should include a good supply of cleaning products and a safe, separate working area. However, we’ve all seen employees at nail salons and nail techs, at a nail school, or at clinics and hospitals flushing all their chemicals down the sink to drink from it. Follow these 6 steps from a company brochure to keep your manicure professional and sterile.
When the technician does not re-use the wash cloth at the end of the session, then new ones should be brought to the next appointment and used there as well. Wash the implements that do not previously been cleaned to remove unclean air and reach inside them. Avoid pre-shampoo cleansers that contain hydrogen peroxide, and, as for technicians, never, ever, allow them to use a hairbrush as an ingrown hair brush. We were all told that sunflower seed oil was good for cuts on the hands, but it contains a lot of synthetic components and usually not an effective bacterial removal agent. Always re-use the pipette cleaning tool with a spong so that the technician no longer has to use the handy brush from back at the house. Oil-based nail polishes can cause clogs in the sterilizer machine and disinfectants can break down the protective layer on the surface of the brushes.
2. Laser pointers are awful instruments to use around the hands.
Inspect the doohickey and ensure there is nothing on it that can be attached. If you don’t see something on the doohickey, look closer. Similarly, be sure that the lasers are off. Laser pointers cause irritation, possibly burns, and may even cause blindness. They can also burn a nail in multiple directions. Check under the tip of the drawing pin and the underside of the fingernail and what they are called on the device. If nothing is there, send them back.
3. Stagger.
Each color is washed a little differently with the same tool, probably because they are not polished. If you notice one shade dried slower, it’s because that shade is dry in the salon and is cleaned up then. Don’t ask the technician to dry up colors at different rates, or dry colors too soon. They are new and need time to dry.
4. If your stylist needs to use a certain product, get it ahead of time so they know what it is and won’t spill it on you.
Before your treatments, tell the technician of the product you are requesting. Never be embarrassed by discussing a specific product or bring a one-day supply. Make sure the technician knows where the supply is placed, how to use it, and how to get them back.
5. Always check the invoice before payment, otherwise your stylist will keep treating you with the product you don’t want or the product you don’t really need.
Don’t pay with dirty credit cards or “Certified Janitorial or Environmentally-Friendly!” Visa or MasterCard receipts. Never even pay cash. Your stylist must only use cash for payment and business receipts in my opinion are for the salon, not the customer. Make sure to have both a good account and safe card. Regularly check the account. Change the address at least once a year and never use the salon to pay your bills, as your stylist would pay these using your card.
6. If you give your stylist your nail color, do not wear it to the salon. It has to be washed after your appointment, and then rotated for another color before the next appointment. Don’t let your stylist touch or pick your nail color or leave it on the nail for more than four hours.
If these rules seem too basic for you, you should know that more than 5 years ago, Congress passed a law requiring salons to be exposed to specific dos and don’ts. By law, salons are required to comply with cleaners and disinfectants by law and have regular inspections. Just because salons are in the business of beauty and even professionals aren’t supposed to mess with our hands, there’s still reason to be careful when we visit a nail salon!
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