Beauty Sanitizing Advice From Professional Beautician: Heather Anne Campbell II!
- Heather Anne Campbell II
- Apr 11, 2016
- 5 min read
The Importance of Sanitizing Work Areas
Sanitizing is important as a person who works in the Beauty & health field. We must make sure that all metal and reusable tools are sanitized and disinfected with hospital grade disinfectants. This will assure that Customers and ourselves are being taken care of properly so that no one becomes sick. There are several types of sicknesses and each has a different effect. There are some that can even be deadly, which is why we must always use the right sanitizing methods to rid areas of the possibility for germs to spread an infect anyone. Some germs require different types of sanitizing in order to kill them off.
A beauty editor named Didi Gluck was rushed to the ER in the middle of the night with throbbing and swollen hands due to poor sanitizing methods that someone used at a Salon. She had to be put on antibiotics for 6 months because of her infection. This story is just one of the more reasons why we should strive to be the best that we can be and not let anyone become ill. Neglecting the proper methods of sanitizing tools is not acceptable behavior and it is up to us to understand what to do in all situations so that we can help keep others and ourselves safe at work. When we know that we are doing the right thing, we can assure others that we know that we are and they can be relaxed while enjoying their say with us!
Rules to Properly Killing Bacteria
1) Dry the area after sanitizing because the bacteria thrives with moisture.
2) Spray reusable items with anti-bacterial spray before each new Client.
3) Put all of the reusable items that can handle heat into an Autoclave Machine, which will heat up to a level that will kill all harmful germs.- wipe the Autoclave after, using a paper towel to assure that the moisture is removed.
4) Do not reuse tools that are meant for a one time application because it can spread germs to other Customers if the Current customer that you are working on has germs on their body.
5) Tools must be left in the Germicidal/Anti bacterial sanitize solution for 10 minutes before moving on to a new Customer.
6) Clean all sinks and towels
7) Always wash your hands and client's hands before beginning any process.
8) sterilize all metal tools
9) disinfect all surfaces
10) make sure all cuts and abrasions are covered
11) Buffers and files can be only reused if a client is clean of abrasions and cuts. If they are not, you must throw away after use.
12) Replace towels with clean ones after each use
13) replace all caps on products immediately
14) use spatulas, not fingers to dispense products onto a Customer.
Facts To Inform Customers of Before Beginning A Procedure
1) Do not shave or wax before coming in to have a pedicure in a chair with a foot bath. This is because on a pedicure machine, the germs like to rest in the drain under the foot bath part of the machine and it is difficult to have that area of the machine cleaned on such a regular basis. The germs like to go into a person's pores and that is how they can become infected. Unless the Salon can fully assure the cleanliness of the chair being fully sanitized everywhere- be mindful to not shave or wax the leg area.
2) The fishy feet pedicure, which uses Garra Rufa Fish to eat the dead skin off of your feet is also a risk and requires proper methods for assuring a Customer's safety. Always ask a customer if they have cuts or sores before giving them a pedicure.
3) The (OSHA) Occupational Safety and Health Administration had placed an alert to those that do a procedure that is known as Brazilian Blowout due to a chemical that is called formaldehyde, which is risky due to its association with nasopharyngeal cancer and leukemia.
4) Early studies have shown that UVA lights during a manicure can increase a person's risk to develop skin cancer- so be mindful of encouraging customers about UVA gel polish when they want nails painted. It is wrong to encourage anything that can harm someone just for a dollar.
5) Ask a customer if they have ever had a reaction to hair coloring before doing a color treatment. If they have, it is best to switch to an organic or semi-permanent color that will have less ammonia.
Understanding Bacteria
A bacteria is a one-celled microorganism that have both plant and animal characteristics. Not all Bacteria are bad. A non-pathogenic bacteria is completely harmless and may be helpful to perform useful functions. A Pathogenic Bacteria is made of harmful microorganisms that can cause disease or infection in a human if they invade the body. It is best to be safe than sorry and practice great hygiene and sanitizing methods for preserving health at all times.
The Types of Pathogenic Bacteria
1) Staphylococci is a Pus-forming bacteria that grows in clusters like grapes.
2) Cocci is a round shaped bacteria that appear alone or in groups.
3) Cocci is known as valley fever and is located in the lungs due to the inhalation of fungal spores. A person who is infected from Cocci can experience: weight loss, chest pain, coughing blood and the symptoms will last 7 to 28 days. There is treatment for Cocci, but no ways to eliminate it until it is done.
4) Staphylococci causes abscesses, pustules and boils that are known as the staph, which affect the surface of the skin, redness and the skin filled with fluid and can be treated.
5) Diplococci is a spherical bacterial that will grow in pairs that cause diseases such as pneumonia.
6) Spirilla are spiral or corkscrew shaped bacteria that are subdivided into subgroups such as: Treponema padillida, which can cause Syphilis (STD) and Borrelia Burdorferi, which cause Lyme Disease.
7) Bacilli are short rod shaped bacteria that are the most common type of bacteria and produce: tetanus, typhoid fever, tuberculosis and diphtheria.
8) Streptococci is a pus forming bacteria that is arranged in curved lines that resemble a string of beads, which cause an infectious diseases such as strep throat or blood poison. This bacteria is spread with direct contact with nose and throat discharges from an infected person or infected skin lesions and the time that this bacteria is at its highest for risk is when an individual is ill with strep throat or an infected wound.
9) Viruses are smaller than bacteria and are spread from being in contact with an infected person. They cause: chicken pox, measles, mumps, influenza, colds and coughs.
10) AIDS is the most serious and is known as HIV. Once blood dries the virus can not survive. That is why AIDS can only spread through blood to blood contact.
11) Hepatitis B causes inflammation of the liver, which will usually lead to jaundice. It can be fatal and is transmitted by blood from another person. Its important to have a Hepatitis B vaccination to avoid infections.
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