Nail Dust

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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.

Há várias categorias diferentes de poeira:

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 reduzir o risco de poeira no ar, é melhor ter um exaustor local instalado em sua mesa ou uma unidade ao lado da mesa com um braço que deve ficar próximo às mãos.

Certifique-se de que seja um extrator de pó que possa capturar até mesmo as partículas de pó de menor tamanho. Limpe os filtros com a frequência recomendada pelo fabricante.   

Cubra sua mesa com várias camadas de papel-toalha e descarte-as durante e ao final de qualquer serviço. 

Após cada cliente, limpe sua mesa com um pano úmido e tenha uma boa rotina de limpeza de todas as superfícies do salão. 

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.