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
\u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 l\u00fd v\u1edbi t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Th\u1eadt th\u00fa v\u1ecb, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p m\u00e0 nh\u00e0 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u n\u00e0y t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 sinh v\u1eadt truy\u1ec1n nhi\u1ec5m n\u00e0o trong b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm parafin. Hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y x\u1ea3y ra l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t th\u00fa v\u1ecb v\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft. Trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y, parafin b\u1ecb \u00f4 nhi\u1ec5m n\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ee5c.\u00a0<\/strong>\u0110\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ee5c l\u00e0 do c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 c\u00e1c ch\u1ea5t g\u00e2y \u00f4 nhi\u1ec5m kh\u00e1c trong s\u00e1p.\u00a0<\/strong>N\u1ebfu n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ea5m v\u00e0o parafin, th\u00ec m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 vi sinh v\u1eadt c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p \u00f4 nhi\u1ec5m c\u1ef1c \u0111oan, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n T\u1ea1i sao parafin l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u0111\u1ee5c v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec5m b\u1ea9n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n g\u00e2y ra t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng \u00f4 nhi\u1ec5m nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng n\u00e0y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 ti\u1ec7m.\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 C\u00e1c nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u kh\u00e1c v\u1ec1 parafin thu th\u1eadp t\u1eeb c\u00e1c ti\u1ec7m l\u00e0m \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng nhi\u1ec5m khu\u1ea9n ho\u1eb7c n\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0o trong s\u1ed1 n\u00e0y. Do \u0111\u00f3, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c ng\u00e2m m\u00ecnh trong b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm parafin \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00e1c d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 t\u1ea1i ti\u1ec7m l\u00e0m \u0111\u1eb9p l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng an to\u00e0n. Nhi\u1ec5m ch\u00e9o s\u00e1p parafin l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t hi\u1ebfm khi x\u1ea3y ra.<\/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":{"_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