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Decontamination and Infection
Control
Objectives
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Explain and Understand the importance of
decontamination
Explain the difference between sanitation,
disinfection, and sterilization
Discuss how to safely handle and use
disinfectant products
Describe which cleaners, equipment and
disinfectants are useful for salons
Define universal precautions and know your
responsibilities as salon professional
Introduction
A clean salon gives a good impression to
the client
 If proper care is not taken, you could
contribute to the spread of disease
 Disease causing germs will be the biggest
enemy in your salon
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Prevention and Control
Contaminated Dirty
 Full of germs
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Decontamination Removing pathogens
and other substances
from tools or surfaces
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Objective #1
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If you can explain the importance of
decontamination in the salon you have
mastered objective #1
Three Main Levels of
Decontamination
sterilization
Disinfection
Sanitation
Sterilization
Sterilization is the most effective type of
decontamination against microbes
 Even kills bacteria spores
 Steam autoclave and dry heat
 It is multi-step
 Time consuming and difficult
 It is not practical for the beauty salon
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Disinfection
Provides the level of protection needed in
the salon by killing most organisms.
 Disinfectants are substances that kill
microbes on contaminated tools and other
nonporous surfaces.
 They are not for use on human skin, hair
or nails
 They are serious professional strength
products
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Safety
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Read labels before using-Any professional
salon product can be dangerous if used
incorrectly
VIP
All disinfectants must be approved by the
EPA-Environmental Protection
Agency
 All disinfectant’s label must have an EPA
registration number
 Federal law requires manufacturers an
information sheet called MSDS-material
safety data sheet
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OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) is part of the
department of Labor that regulates and
enforces safety and health standards in
the workplace.
 The OSHA Act of 1970-regulates employee
exposure to toxic substances and informs
the employee of toxic and dangerous
substances in the workplace.
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Your Professional Responsibility
Protect
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yourself
your client
your safety
your craft and profession
OSHA
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This Act is important to cosmetologists
because of the nature of the chemicals we
use, for storing, mixing, and disposal of
chemicals
Hospital Disinfectants
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To meet salon requirements, a disinfectant
must be effective against bacteria, fungi,
and viruses
Types of Disinfectants
There are several types of salon
disinfectants
 QUATS-Quaternary Ammonium
Compounds are safe and fast acting
 Most quats disinfect in 10 to 15 minutes
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Types of Disinfectants
Phenols are another type of disinfectant
used in the salon
 They are used mostly on metal
instruments
 Phenols can cause skin irritation
 Extremely poisonous
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Alcohol, Bleach and Commercial
Cleaners
3Types of alcohol
methyl
ethyl
isopropyl
Ethyl and isopropyl are used in the salon for disinfecting
Ethyl Alcohol must be 70% to be effective
Isopropyl must be 99%
Bleach
Household bleach sodium hypochlorite is
not designed for disinfecting salon
implements.
 Products such as Pine Sol, and Lysol can
be used on the floors, and in the
bathrooms, sinks and waste receptacles
but should not be used on salon
implements.
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Ultrasonic Cleaners
Use high frequency waves to create
bubbles in liquids.
 They must be used with a disinfectant to
be effective
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Safety Precautions
USE CAUTION-wear gloves when mixing
 Keep Away from Children
 Use tongs when removing implements
 Never pour quats or phenols over your
hands
 Never place in unmarked containers
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CAUTION
In the past, formalin was recommended as
a disinfectant and fumigant. It is not safe
for salon use.
 The gas released from formalin tablets is
called formaldehyde. It is a suspected
human cancer causing agent. It is
poisonous to inhale and is irritating to
eyes, noise, throat and lungs.
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Other Surfaces
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It is important to disinfect all surfaces :
Combs, brushes, scissors, razors, nippers,
electrodes, counter tops, foot baths, door knobs,
finger bowls, telephones, and cash registers
To properly disinfect:
1. clean with suitable cleaner
2. Apply disinfectant
3. Leave wet for at least 10 minutes
4. Dry
Sanitation
The lowest level of decontamination
 Significantly reduce the number of
pathogens
 Salon tools are sanitized with soaps or
detergents
 May still harbor pathogens
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Antiseptics
Can kill bacteria or slow their growth, they
are not disinfectants
 They are not adequate for use on
instruments and surfaces
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Universal Precautions
Some people have diseases such as
Hepatitis B Virus but they are
asymptomatic-they have no symptoms or
signs of infection
 Because not all clients with infectious
diseases can be identified the same
infection control practices should be used
with all clients-Universal Precautions
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Infection Control
Hand washing
 Gloves
 Safety glasses
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