Pedicure and Manicure Tips
We have seen cases where a manicurist's customer's nail was "murdered". Injured and had a serious toe infection.
According to a survey in America, about 50% of salons use contaminated pedicure and manicure equipment. Bacteria are found in their nail clippers, nail files, and water soaked in nails.
How can we prevent infection? Follow these tips:
1. Only go to clean salons or manicures that you think are neat at work.
2. Soak utensils (such as nail clippers etc.) in 70% rubbing alcohol for 20 minutes. Do this before using with another customer.
3. The manicurist and the customer must wash their hands thoroughly before starting.
4. Take things in stride. When pain is felt, it means that it has been injured and it can cause infection. Immediately apply alcohol or povidone iodine to the wound.
5. If you have diabetes, numb feet or have a stroke, our advice is not to have a pedicure. Diabetics have nerve problems and their foot wounds may not heal. The foot may even be amputated.
6. Be careful when pulling “hangnails” or those skins next to the nail. Pulling and wounding it is the source of finger infection.
Finger Injury First-Aid:
For severe toe or hand infections, this is what should be done.
Buy Povidone iodine, cotton and band-aid. Take a small piece of cotton and apply it to Povidone iodine. Apply it on the wound for a long time.
If possible, use a band-aid to stabilize the cotton with Povidone iodine. Just let your wound soak in Povidone iodine all day. Add extra Povidone iodine when it dries.
Do this for 7 days, until the swelling of the skin is completely gone. When Povidone iodine penetrates the skin, it kills the wound germ and heals it. Just keep applying Povidone iodine until your finger heals.
Note:
Health is more important than beauty. If the finger just gets infected, it is better not to have a manicure or pedicure.


