Nail Tool Sterilization and Manicure Tool Disinfection: Key Rules and Salon Hygiene Standards

🛠️ Nail Tool Sterilization and Manicure Tool Disinfection: Key Rules and Salon Hygiene Standards

Introduction

📌 The information presented here is MANDATORY TO APPLY!

Why is Tool Processing So Important?

It’s about health — yours, your clients’, and your family’s.
🔴 HIV transmission in manicure salons is rare, but hepatitis is easy to contract.
⚠ You or your clients may be unaware of infections that can be transmitted.
📌 Fact: Hepatitis C is detected only by medical testing.
📌 You cannot require clients to provide health certificates.
💡 You bear personal responsibility for:
✅ Your own health
✅ Your clients’ health
✅ The health of your loved ones
📌 Conclusion: Each stage of nail tool sterilization and manicure tool disinfection must be strictly and without exception performed!

📜 Regulatory Documents and Salon Hygiene Standards for Tool Processing

Tool processing complies with current sanitary rules and salon hygiene standards, regulating infection prevention in beauty salons:

• Sanitary rules covering infection control and tool processing, including disinfection and pre-sterilization cleaning.

• Methodical instructions detailing disinfection, cleaning, and sterilization procedures.

• Sanitary requirements for beauty salon premises and operations.
  ⚠ Always consider your local health authorities’ (e.g., Rospotrebnadzor) up-to-date regulations.

🧼 Manicure Tool Disinfection and Nail Tool Sterilization Process

Proper Sequence to Maintain Salon Hygiene Standards

What is Disinfection?

Initial processing immediately after use to destroy:
✅ Viruses (hepatitis, HIV)
✅ Bacteria (including tuberculosis agents)
✅ Fungi (dermatophytes)
Tools are then either reused or processed further by pre-sterilization cleaning and sterilization.

Which Tools Must Be Sterilized?

• Tools contacting blood or that can injure skin (metal cutters, scissors, pushers, diamond and carbide drill bits).

• Tools contacting mucous membranes or wounds.
  Sterilization destroys all microbes including spores.

What Can Be Only Disinfected?

• Brushes without blood contact (otherwise dispose).

Tool Processing Sequence After Client

1. Workplace Processing

• Wipe table with antifungal disinfectant.

• Dispose of disposables.

• Wash hands and put on gloves.

2. Disinfection of Tools

• Fully immerse tools in viral disinfectant (follow instructions).

• Dispose used files, buffers, wipes as hazardous waste at day’s end.

3. Pre-Sterilization Cleaning

• Scrub mechanically with brush.

• Use ultrasonic cleaner if available.

• Dry naturally on clean towels (metal tools 4-5 hrs, drill bits ≥8 hrs).

After drying, begin sterilization. 🚀

🧪 Choosing Disinfectants for Nail Tool Sterilization and Manicure Tool Disinfection

• Mandatory after every client.

• Use products effective against viral hepatitis at proper concentration and exposure time.

Disinfection Types

1. Physical (rare): boiling, steam, dry heat sterilization.

2. Chemical (main for manicure tools): immersion in disinfectant, use undamaged containers.

Allowed Disinfectants

• Cationic surfactants

• Oxidizers

• Chlorine-based agents

• Hydrogen peroxide agents

• Alcohols

• Aldehydes

⚠ Aldehydes require pre-wash; alcohols not for all materials; chlorine/peroxide can corrode without inhibitors.

Tips

• Some disinfectants combine disinfection and pre-sterilization cleaning.

• Use certified products, follow instructions strictly.

• To protect metal tools, avoid chlorine and aldehydes without corrosion inhibitors.

🧴 Storage and Quality Control of Disinfectants

• Containers tightly closed, labeled (product, concentration, purpose, prep date).

• Check concentration with test strips.

• Maintain ≥3-day stock.

• Essentials: hand antiseptics, surface and tool disinfectants, kraft sterilization bags, sterilization indicators.

• Regularly check expiry and replace.

🧽 Pre-Sterilization Cleaning Best Practices

• Clean reusable tools from protein, fat, debris, disinfectant residues.

• After disinfection, scrub in solution, rinse under running water, scrub again.

• Ultrasonic cleaning combines disinfection and cleaning if proper products used.

• Dry naturally overnight or hot dry ~1 hr at 85°C.

🔥 Sterilization Methods for Nail Tool Sterilization

• Kills all microorganisms including spores.

• Recommended: dry heat sterilization (dry heat oven), less common: steam autoclave.

• Dry heat sterilizer: 180°C, ventilation, timer.

• Bacteriological and chemical cycle control mandatory.

Packaging

• Pack in kraft bags, store up to 20 days.

• Without packaging use within 1 shift.

• Sterilization without packaging allowed if tools used within 1 hour or stored in sterilizers.

• Don’t stack bags; tools without packaging must not touch.

• Sterilize 180°C for 60 mins; don’t open immediately.

Indicators

• Chemical indicators inside sterilizer and each kraft bag; log results.

🏠 Sterilization Area Setup

• Dedicated zone for disinfection, pre-sterilization cleaning, sterilization.

• Equipment: sink with hot/cold water, clean storage for tools.

• Separate room not required.

⚗️ Chemical Sterilization & Devices Not True Sterilizers

• Chemical sterilization for heat-sensitive tools only.

• UV sterilizers maintain sterility but don’t sterilize.

• Glass bead sterilizers only for rotary tools.

• Chinese dry heat sterilizers (“little coffins”) disputed, likely fail quality control.

✅ Use certified equipment approved by health authorities for professional work.

📚 Mandatory Logs in Manicure Salon

1. Workplace Instruction Log

2. General Cleaning Log

3. UV Lamp Usage Log

4. Pre-Sterilization Cleaning Quality Log

5. Sterilizer Operation Log

👚 Clothing and Premises Processing

• Clothing washed separately with disinfectants as needed.

• Premises cleaned twice daily (bacterial) and weekly (antifungal).

• Use combined detergents and disinfectants.

• Clean equipment clearly marked and separated to avoid cross-contamination.

⚠ Even working at home, follow strict salon hygiene standards! Every client can unknowingly carry infections.

Internal Links Examples (to add in your site)

• Complete Guide to Manicure Tool Disinfection

• Sanitary Standards for Beauty Salons

• Step-by-Step Nail Tool Sterilization Process