Maternity Leaves?
Does being pregnant mean a woman has to stop getting her nails done? Not if you take care to make sure salon is clean and well-ventilated, and clients’ exposure to chemical is at a minimum.
Does being pregnant mean a woman has to stop getting her nails done? Not if you take care to make sure salon is clean and well-ventilated, and clients’ exposure to chemical is at a minimum.
Pregnant nail technicians are rightfully concerned about their exposure to chemicals used in the salon, which, in high concentrations, can be harmful to unborn babies.
Although a recently published study reports that female cosmetologists who work full-time and regularly use chemicals face up to twice the risk of miscarriage as other women, researcher Esther John, Ph.D., cautions nail technicians not to take the information out of context.
If the volume of mail we receive from mothers-to-be is a fair gauge, there is growing concern among nail technicians that their health and livelihood may be at stake by working with salon chemicals.
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