Let us think about hand hygiene and nail scrub brushes.
Part of the Gov guidance for re-opening after lockdown, and also the Habia Code of Practice, recommends nail scrub brushes to be available at the hand wash basin with a recommendation that every client uses a clean one at the end of a hand washing protocol.
Por quê? É necessário?
Well, yes it is. It is part of medical hand cleansing before using disposable gloves. Also, every client should do this. It is very easy to search ‘pathogens under nails’ to put you off your sandwich! It’s horrific! So why should nail pros be the ones to dig around and clean out the rubbish under there? Also, many nail services can seal in the grime under the free edge.
The area is called the subungual region and is home to 100’s of thousands of bacteria and parasites! Eeeeekkkk! It is a perfect environment for pathogens to live and reproduce comfortably.
Just think about where fingers with their pockets as a home for bugs and the underside of enhanced nails have been: up noses, in ears, babies’ nappies, and on………. Why should you have to dig this out?? Some anti-bac liquid soap on a nail brush will remove the majority (but not all!)
Há também áreas nas paredes laterais que podem abrigar bactérias.
Como tornar isso mais fácil?
- as escovas de plástico são muito baratas para comprar a granel
- ter um recipiente com escovas limpas ao lado do lavatório
- ter um recipiente para escovas usadas
- No final do dia, usando sabão líquido, esfregue os dois pincéis juntos em água corrente para remover os resíduos
- mergulhe em um bom desinfetante e deixe secar durante a noite
- place cleaned brushes in the ‘clean’ container
- ter um pequeno folheto de instruções para os clientes ao lado do lavatório, com a recomendação de não escovar com muita força, pois isso pode quebrar a placa. hiponíquio seal, cause another problem, and possibly even onycholysis
Há muitos relatórios na Internet sobre o que é encontrado sob as unhas, mas aqui está uma leitura rápida e fácil: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160622-what-lives-under-your-fingernails
Use nail scrub brushes! Don’t have to do the job of digging out goodness knows what!
