* Tube dispensers should be used where the cosmetic is too thick to
be d.ispensed through. a pump, as. with cuticle creams.
* Where pump or tube dispensers are unavailable and the cosmetic
is kept in a jar, a clean spatula or cuticle stick should be used to
take sufficient product out of the jar for a single application on a
client. The spatula should not be re-dipped into the jar to obtain
more product. If onJy dean spatulas are used to remove product,
and if th.e jar is kept tightly covered between uses, then the
hygiene of the product is maintained.
* For cuticle remover solutions and nail varnishes, if these
solutions are used on obviously infected clients, then the whole
bottle, brush and solution must be discarded after use. Provided
the clients are not visjbly infecte-d, then the use of these items on
consecutive dients is acceptable. :Each bottle should be used until
empty, and then discarded: to maintain dea:n:Liness, bottles
should not be topped up fr.om fresh, bulk supplies.
General hygiene: a checklist
1 Set up a sensible and hyg,ienic cleaning routine for the salon.
Make regular checks to be sure that it is being follred.
2 Keep the saJon light and airy, clean and dry.
3. Pay special attention to personal hygiene, especially washin
hands before and after teach client.
4 Always disinfect or sterilise implements as necessary before ti
their use on the next dient.
5 Always follow carefully the instructions for the use of
disinfectants and sterilising s·olution.s. Ne,rer top up a solution
or exce.ed the rec.:ommended dilution or soaking time. Always
rinse and dry chemically sterilised implements before
handling.
6 Wherever possible, use disposable items, for example client" s
and manicurist's hand towel.s and hand- and armrest covers.
7 Remember that all procedures are vital for the protection of the
manicu.rist as well as fur the protection of the clien ts.
AJDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is the most srinus
result of infection bv a virus now known as the human im.
" mttnodefi.ciency virus (HlV) .. People with this virus in their bloodstream
are said to be HIV-positive. Not all HIV-positive people
develop AIDS: som.e tay well, with no indication that they are
carrying HIV; some become slightly ill, and othe rs will go on to die
from AIDS. However . all HfV -positive pe-ople are carriers of the virus.
