Nail Dust

Polvo de uñas

Nail dust can be a major issue in salons, and within your work as a nail technician, possibly causing a number of health related issues from irritations and skin problems to allergic reactions. It is important, if you want to have a long career within the nail industry, to reduce nail dust as much as possible by using the proper working practices.

Existen varias categorías de polvo:

Larger dust particles – this is the least impactful and the easiest to deal with. Large dust particles will settle on surfaces and can be swept up. Typically, because of their size, large particles are not breathed in or inhaled, instead they are caught and captured by the bodies clever defensive mechanisms, for example, nose hairs.

Small dust particles and ultrafine dust particles – these are more dangerous as they can be breathed in and can get the bloodstream via the lungs.

Para reducir el riesgo de polvo en el aire, lo mejor es instalar una unidad de extracción localizada en el escritorio o una unidad al lado del escritorio con un brazo que debe situarse cerca de las manos.

Asegúrese de que se trata de un extractor de polvo capaz de capturar incluso las partículas de polvo más pequeñas. Limpia los filtros con la frecuencia recomendada por el fabricante.   

Cubra su escritorio con varias capas de toallitas de papel, y deséchelas durante y al final de cualquier servicio. 

Después de cada cliente, limpia tu mesa con un paño húmedo y sigue una buena rutina de limpieza de todas las superficies del salón. 

To protect yourself, personal protective equipment, masks and gloves should be worn especially if your services create a lot of dust or you use an e-file.

Make sure all your nail overlays are properly cured! If they are not, then, during removal unreacted monomer will be released in the dust and this can be a major cause of allergic reactions.