How To Get Rid of Those Nasty Germs!

     As I wrote in the last feed to my blog, germs are everywhere.  The three steps to assure yourself that your salon is clean as it can be will be layed out right here in simple easy to read instructions:

1. The picture at the top should be your best friend.  If you do not know what you are looking at, and are in the salon industry, you're already going to be having issues.  The pic is of Citrus II.  It is a hospital germicidal deodorizing cleaner. It kills: virucidal, bactericidal, TB, mildewstat (on hard inanimate surfaces), & fungicidal (against pathogenic fungi). It contains no abrasives or bleach, and contains no phosphates or phosphorous.  This meets OSHA bloodborne pathogen standard for HIV, HBV, and HCV.  It is guaranteed to kill 99.9% of all germs.  It's a ready to use spray, and is allowed in the Arkansas State Boards.  I am unsure about other states so check, but I am guessing it is allowed also.  It also kills pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus (swine flu).





2. Barbicide: Hospital germicide, pseudomonacide, fungicide, and viruscide.  This particular barbicide is the Anti-rust formula.  This is a dangerous liquid so no children should be any where around it.  If you leave an item in your barbacide jar over night (comb) when you get it the next morning it is jelly.  Which it being jelly is a good thing, you know darn well that those germs melted off your implements. You mix one capfull to a barbacide jar and fill it up with tap water. 

These are two of my main defenses against germs.  Yellow is for surfaces and the blue is for my implements.  You really do have to be careful being in the salon industry, we are no better or lower than any nurse.  We have the same standards as hospitals.  We can cause injuries that can kill someone, and we can spread germs of all sorts all over the place if we aren't careful.  Dust carries germs.  I did not know that till earlier this week when I was told.  I honestly did not know that, and now that I do my house will be cleaner than normal, which is hard to believe.  Also the use of antibacterial soaps as well as the gel stuff are a must have at your station, and I also use antiseptic spray to clean feet and hands before I touch them.  I am such a germophobe I use ONYX black vinyl gloves most of the time so I do not have to touch other peoples hands, plus the gloves are nice looking.  They are made of thick vinyl, the kind used by tattoo artist.  When in doubt about what to use to sanatize or disinfect simply google your state's state board website to reference what you need and what you need to do. 

AND REMEMBER TO DOUBLE BAG ANY BLOODSPILL!