October 1, 2010
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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.
Keywords: business disinfection inspections legislation state boards
October 1, 2010
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Earlier this year, Iowa mandated the autoclaving of certain implements in the salon. As of March, cuticle nippers (along with tweezers and comedone extractors) must be sterilized by steam, dry heat, or other sterilization equipment.
Keywords: disinfection implements legislation nippers state boards
May 1, 2010
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Scams in at least two states make it clear that nail and cosmetology licensees should be on the alert to avoid being defrauded.
Keywords: California state regulations licensing state boards
December 1, 2009
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Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act needn’t break the bank and may be as simple as doing what you are already good at. Take five parts hospitality, one part research, two parts active listening, and add a dash of compassion to create a salon that’s accessible to all.
Keywords: Americans With Disabilities Act
August 10, 2009
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The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) and the National Cosmetology Association (NCA) just announced the two organizations have signed an agreement to effect a proposed merger. The merger will combine the best practices and leverage the complementary strengths, assets, and member benefits of each group to improve all sectors of the professional beauty industry.
Keywords: associations National Cosmetology Association Professional Beauty Association
August 1, 2009
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Jody Newman, owner of I Do Spas, works to change legislation in Maine regarding the rights of mobile spas to service parties in people's homes.
Keywords: legislation mobile salons spa parties state boards
June 1, 2009
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Florida is the latest state to ban fish pedicures.
Keywords: fish pedicures legislation pedicure safety
January 29, 2009
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Universal Companies and the NCEA (National Coalition of Estheticians, Manufacturers/Distributors, and Associations) have teamed up to offer training to help prepare candidates for the NCEA Certification exam.
Keywords: associations continuing education legislation
January 1, 2009
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Texas and Washington State banned fish pedicures due to safety concerns.
Keywords: fish pedicures pedicure sanitation
December 22, 2008
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From sometime in 2000 through August 2008, Lynda Dieu Phan and Duc Cao Nguyen, both of New Cumberland, Pa, and Justin Phan, of Tennessee, conspired for Lynda Dieu Phan to travel to Vietnam to recruit victims to work in her York, Pa.-area nail salons, according to a federal indictment released last week.
Keywords: crime legislation licensing
December 19, 2008
| News
The National Cosmetology Association (NCA) recently elected a new Board of Directors, including new board president Mark Goodman.
Keywords: associations National Cosmetology Association
October 15, 2008
| News
Texas has made fish pedicures, in which clients place their feet into a tub containing small carp that then ingest the calloused areas of clients' feet, illegal in the state.
Keywords: fish pedicures legislation state boards
October 6, 2008
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The state of Washington has made fish pedicures, in which clients place their feet into a tub containing small carp that then ingest the calloused areas of clients’ feet, illegal in the state.
Keywords: fish pedicures legislation pedicures state boards
October 1, 2008
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California's governor considers borrowing state's salon inspection funds to cover budget shortfall.
Keywords: legislation salon inspections
September 19, 2008
| News
The California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology doesn’t allow liners to be used in place of performing the required cleaning procedures.
Keywords: disinfecting foot spas disinfecting pedicure bowls disinfection legislation pedicure equipment
