Implements Are Disposable, Clients Are Not
Now in New York, instruments made of porous materials such as files and pumice stone must be discarded after each use or sealed in a bag for use on only one client.
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Now in New York, instruments made of porous materials such as files and pumice stone must be discarded after each use or sealed in a bag for use on only one client.






Users can sanitize, deodorize, and disinfect their whole salon using only one disinfectant: Equifect 256.
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.
An informal polling of NAILS’ readers reveals that just a small percentage of clients take the precaution of bringing their own tools or purchasing them at the salon.
Why is it important to have a clean salon? Why should you practice good personal hygiene? Not because they’re fun, or because they’re “the right thing to do,” or even because state board regulations require you to.
There is a specific protocol in cleaning your electric file bits so you can offer a sanitary nail service when using your electric file. You should treat your bits the same as your metal implements and adopt the same procedures for sanitation and disinfection.
You need to give your drill some TLC if you want it to last a long time — and do its job properly. Keeping it clean and dust-free are the first steps to keeping an electric file in good condition.
Something we can do to put our clients at ease when they return to the salon is take the time to reinforce what we have always done behind the scenes every day to take care of them.
As an added bonus, the company behind the product donates a portion of proceeds to military families and ALS reserach.
Your workstation layout reflects your level of professionalism. If you keep your manicuring table setup as top-notch as your skills, you’ll get ... well, respect.