You know.... I thought I was past all of this when starting at my current location. We started with the Footsie Footbath system, and they leaked like a Sieve! Some times 2 liners even leaked. This defeats the whole purpose, especially at $.99 a piece! We changed to the Belava System and they rarely leak Thank God. But just in case they do, the pan the liners go into have to be thoroughly cleaned and treated with a disinfectant. If water makes it into the pans through a crack it, bacteria can make it back up through that crack.
The clients were all excited to see we were using the disposable pan liners. I believe it gives a False sense of security to the clients. It just proves NOTHING is Safe without proper Sanitation Procedures'. we just don't know what ALL of those procedures should be yet. Nothing is fool proof. Unless my since of touch and feel are a bit off.. it seems like the liners have gotten a bit thinner since we started with them, which increases the chances of leakage. Sometimes I wonder about a Tall Kitchen Garbage Bag! That must be where the Original Idea came from and I bet Those don't leak! On the other Hand I can use the Gooiest, Gritty Gunk I want on the feet and it sticks to the liner and gets thrown away! I LIKE that Idea. EVERYTHING I use in a Manicure or Pedicure is thrown away unless it is Stainless Steel. I have been doing that for 10 years. Buying in bulk and cutting to size. " I" Feel better about doing it that way. But if One more Item on the internet tells people to bring their own tools I am gonna scream! I HATE it when people bring their Dirty Tools from Home! THEM: " I want you to use My Tools" ME: OK When were they last disinfected? THEM : Excuse me? ME: When were these tools last scrubbed and some sort of a disinfectant use on them? THEM : Well...Never it's My Skin Then I have to go into the schpeele about how it doesn't matter whose skin it is.. it will grow Bacteria! Please don't open that baggie with those Dirty Tools in it because my area is clean, And what they need to do with those tools if they ever want me to use them. (which ends the need for them) In the meantime since mine have been scrubbed with a brush, soap and water, coming out of a disinfectant wet storage (Total Immersion) do you understand why I would rather use My Tools today? I have seen tools with Skin Stuck On Them in a Baggie! One day I am going to write an Article about How SPOILED I was living in the Chicago area and never new it! Illinois was one of the most progressive states in its law of governing our industry and requiring CEU's, and the Availability of these classes. I had more at my fingertips than I EVER knew. Arizona may have up'ed the number of hours it take to get a license 650 , but most people never see a class after that. If classes aren't required people don't ever think of getting them. The State Board may not really do a whole lot for us but they do make us aware of requirements. They do Promote Education. I really feel like I have come back to the "Wild West" as far as Sanitation is concerned. I was living in Friggin La La land! So I have made it a Personal Goal to Educate Every Client I come in contact with. Some women were actually shocked when I said "anyone with a color printer can have a license today" when discussing some of the local "Deep Discount" places. They thought No One would ever stoop to doing such a thing. One of our State Inspectors got a Staph Infection from one of the "Good" ones last year. Why is there always Bad Press on the internet about Pedicures, yet No One Organization Promoting how to have a Safe Service. We need across the board Industry Standards! On the Other Hand who is going to enforce them right! Thank You for letting me Vent. I want to say that I have met some Amazing Nail Professionals here in Arizona! Many of them feel the same way I do. It's a big battle for all Good Techs. Most of the public is SO Uninformed. I just didn't realize how many resources I had in IL. Climbing OFF my Soap Box! Sheryl Goldberg Goldfingers & Toes Nail Tech/Educator Located in ZETHINA Cosmetics & Skin Care Glendale, AZ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pati Schembari!" Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: NailTech:: Cleaning pedi chair I use pedi-redi soak also...have for like 18 years..love it! Anyway...just wanted to add..I have read that using hot water with the bleach will reduce the efficacy of the bleach. Using cold water is better. I always used hot water until this was mentioned..I think it was Karen Hodges that had mentioned it...years ago... She usually knows what she's talking about! Pati On Jun 22, 2012, at 6:55 AM, "[email protected]"<[email protected]> wrote: I flush the jets with clean water while I finish a pedi, drain, fill with hot water and bleach, run 10 minutes, drain and clean with scrubbing Bubbles and a brush around crevices, rinse the tub and spray with Lysol and let dry. at the end of the day I use spa clean, weekly I run pool algecide thru it. I know the algecide works great because both times I have moved to a new salon and done an initial cleaning on the tubs I have run it through and all the green algae that was in there came out, it was rather shocking because I never see green now, just that first cleaning. I use pedi redi soaks and I can telll a difference if I use other soaks because they leave a film that is harder to scrub off. Sent from my U.S. CellularR Android-powered device -----Original message----- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, Jun 21, 2012 11:57:21 GMT+00:00 Subject: NailTech:: Cleaning pedi chair What is everyone using to clean their chairs? Bleach, OPI Spaclean, etc. Thanks Debbie Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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