About 12 years ago I spoke to someone who I consider to be a careful researcher and who had thoroughly examined the issue of paraffin wax cross-contamination from dipping. His research revealed that bacteria and fungi are NOT at all likely to grow in these paraffin baths. That is probably because the water content is so low that infectious organisms could not survive. He also theorized that the wax seals around the hand to prevent bacteria or fungal organisms from escaping into the wax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isso faz muito sentido para mim e concordo com suas descobertas. \u00c9 interessante notar que houve apenas um caso em que esse pesquisador encontrou organismos infecciosos em um banho de parafina. Entender como isso ocorreu \u00e9 muito interessante e importante. Nesse caso, a parafina estava muito contaminada e tinha uma apar\u00eancia extremamente turva.\u00a0<\/strong>A turva\u00e7\u00e3o se deveu a grandes quantidades de \u00e1gua e outros contaminantes na cera.\u00a0<\/strong>Se a \u00e1gua entrar na parafina, alguns microrganismos poder\u00e3o sobreviver. Esse foi um caso extremo de contamina\u00e7\u00e3o, n\u00e3o o que normalmente ocorreria.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Como a parafina ficou t\u00e3o turva e contaminada?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>O motivo dessa contamina\u00e7\u00e3o extrema foi o propriet\u00e1rio do sal\u00e3o.\u00a0<\/strong>That\u2019s right. The owner of the salon had instructed the nail technicians to “save the wax\u201d after removal from the hands. They would then throw it into a container and, each morning, they would re-melt the previously used wax into the paraffin bath. All that just so the salon owner could save a little money.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, this is clearly improper to do, highly risky, and certainly against the paraffin manufacturer\u2019s directions. This was a blatant misuse of the product! Only fresh wax should be put into a paraffin bath. All used wax must be disposed of after a single use because paraffin wax is not reusable. After completing their testing, these researchers concluded that when a paraffin bath is regularly cleaned and all used wax is properly disposed of without reuse, it will be extremely unlikely for infectious organisms to survive and cause infections. I\u2019ll add that if clients wash and dry their hands before the service, then the potential contamination becomes even less likely. These conclusions are also in complete agreement with other research that I\u2019ve read on this subject. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Outros estudos de parafina coletada em sal\u00f5es de beleza e testada quanto \u00e0 contamina\u00e7\u00e3o por bact\u00e9rias ou fungos n\u00e3o encontraram nada disso. Portanto, isso me leva a apoiar a conclus\u00e3o de que mergulhar em um banho de parafina para realizar servi\u00e7os de sal\u00e3o de beleza \u00e9 uma pr\u00e1tica segura. A contamina\u00e7\u00e3o cruzada da cera de parafina \u00e9 algo muito raro de acontecer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I would like to add a word of caution. Common sense dictates that clients with open sores or visible signs of infection should not have these services. The researcher I spoke about did not suggest this as a concern. However, I\u2019m adding this warning to remind salon professionals that they should not perform services on any client with a visible infection of the skin or nails. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" About 12 years ago I spoke to someone who I consider to be a careful researcher and who had thoroughly examined the issue of paraffin wax cross-contamination from dipping. His research revealed that bacteria and fungi are NOT at all likely to grow in these paraffin baths. That is probably because the water content is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":49754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Paraffin Wax Cross-contamination","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"I spoke to someone who I consider to be a careful researcher and who had thoroughly examined the issue of paraffin wax cross-contamination.","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-49753","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health-and-safety","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\n