sanitizer

sanitizer

An agent capable of killing or significantly reducing the number of disease-causing microorganisms on a surface, e.g. cleaning solutions and soaps.

Disinfectants Defined

February 1, 2008

You don’t need to be a microbiologist to use disinfectants, but you do need to be an educated user.

The ABCs of Sanitation
A is for apple, unless you are a nail tech on the frontlines of client safety. Join in an alphabetical micro-tour of how we clean up.
Keep It Clean: Essential Salon Sanitation
We all need to make a concerted effort to help shift the public’s negative views of nail salons. Your station, pedicure chair, and implements must be cleaned before each client. And the thing is, it’s not that difficult to follow standard procedures. Here, we’ve included a checklist of the basics you should be following.
All Steamed Up
State boards governing the actions of professionals providing hand and foot beauty have been shaking up the regulations with new sanitation provisions. We set out to clear up the confusion and find out what’s happening in your neck of the woods.
Milady Offers Online Instruction on Infection Control
A new online continuing education course from Milady teaches the salon and spa professional how to avoid dangerous situations while keeping the salon or spa clean.
Making the Grade
State inspectors have the ability to strike fear into salon owners, but listen closely and you will find opportunity ... even in a less-than-perfect rating. How states handle inspections (or a lack of them) is as varied as the colors clients choose.