Salons>First, The Scary News: All manner of fungi, viruses, and bacteria can be transmitted in salons - everything from staph and salmonella, to influenza and the hardy pseudomonas bacteria, which love to breed under the nail plate in cuts. Some of these cause minor nail or skin infections, Some lead to infections so serious that you may lose a nail, while others waylay you with the flu, a cold, or conjunctivitis. Before you vow to never again step into a salon, I’ve got reassuring news.
If a salon practices proper sanitation, harmful microorganisms don’t have a chance to infect clients. Whether you are trying to find a salon you like, or have been going to the same place for years, there are some sanitation measures that can help keep you safe.
Salon sanitation
Everyone must wash their hands! Not only your nail technician, but you. Instead of making you trek off to the bathroom to do this, many nail techs will squirt a bit of germicidal, no-rinse hand sanitizer onto your hands and their own hands.
Sanitized instruments prevent the spread of germs from one client to the next. Some tools - such as nail files and cuticle pushers - can’t be sanitized, which means your nail technician must use fresh ones on you. To decrease waste, some salons ask you to bring your own nail file, cuticle pusher, and buffer; if you don’t supply these, you can purchase them at the salon and take them home after the service. All hard surfaces must also be wiped down between clients with disinfectant, so make sure that this happens.
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