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Here is some information from the EPA about Latex Glove Use and Skin Sensitivity

The CDC reports:  "Studies indicate that 8% to 12% of health-care workers regularly exposed to latex are sensitized, compared with 1 percent to 6 percent of the general population..." (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/updates/latexpr.html)

Sensitization or hypersensitivity reactions usually occur as a result of repeated or prolonged contact with a chemical substance that interacts with the body’s immune system. In some cases, an individual may develop a reaction only after encountering a material repeatedly or after continuous prolonged contact. Red or itchy skin, water blisters, and areas that throb or feel warm are signs of possible sensitization of the skin.

FOR EXAMPLE: After wearing latex gloves daily for several weeks or months, a previously unaffected person may develop a persistent rash on their hands and wrists. This sensitization may be caused by one of several components of the gloves acting as an allergen (allergy-causing substance).

If this occurs, gloves made from other materials, such as nitrile, may be used.

If you chose to wear gloves, it is recommended to use vinyl or nitril gloves given the overwhelming latex sensitivities that have developed over the years.  And if you notice that you have any of the signs or symptoms above with latex, immediately stop wearing or using latex products and adapt to using something that will not irritate your skin (or others). 

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The EPA has created a “Best Practices” List for Salon Owners and Managers.  These include:

• Post “No Smoking”, “No Eating”, and “No Drinking” signs in shop’s work area.

• Post a sign near the shop’s sink to remind workers to wash their hands before and after each customer, after handling chemicals, and before eating.

• Require all customers to wash their hands before receiving service.

• Perform services only on healthy nails and intact skin.

• Post step-by-step procedures near the shop’s sink and in the shop’s work area on how to clean and disinfect nail instruments and other equipment that comes in contact with clients’ skin.

• Properly ventilate each work station. Preferably, install an effective exhaust system with individual exhaust vents for each work table. If possible, the exhaust should be vented outdoors in a manner that meets local building code requirements.

• Keep the general ventilation system (HVAC) on during work hours.

• Place a metal trash can with a self-closing lid at every work station.

• Label all product containers clearly and properly.

• Purchase appropriate masks and gloves recommended in the SDS for staff.

• Do not buy or use any nail product containing liquid methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer.

• Designate a chemical storage area far away from the dining area and equipped with local exhaust ventilation.

• Provide an adequately ventilated dining area for nail salon workers, partitioned from the shop’s work area.

• Designate a storage place for a binder of SDSs for all nail salon products.
• Ask for the most up-to-date SDS for each product at least once a year.
• Inform employees where SDSs are kept.

• Provide training required for reading and understanding SDSs.

• Provide worker training on hazard communication and proper storage and handling of flammable liquids as required by OSHA.

• Maintain the latest copy of the state cosmetology board’s rules and regulations.

When working in a cosmetology establishment, be sure to protect yourself and others.  To learn more, please register for training with us at:  https://ceinstitute.com/

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Learning about and using Safety Data Sheets (SDS) will help with workplace environment situations.  An SDS is an important document that explains the risks, precautions, and response actions related to exposure to a particular hazardous material used as an ingredient in a product. An SDS also explains the appropriate and best course of action should accidental over-exposure occur.

Federal law requires that SDSs must be kept in a work environment and be available to employees during working hours. SDS should be properly maintained to ensure that all employees:

• Are aware of the dangers posed from potentially hazardous materials stored in the establishment.
• Know how to respond in an emergency or if overexposure occurs.
• Know how to dispose of unused products properly.
• Know what protective equipment (e.g., masks, gloves) should be worn when working with professional products.

Owners, managers and workers should review and understand the content of an SDS and know where they are kept in the establishment for both products and cleaners.

When working in a cosmetology establishment, be sure to protect your own skin and airway with proper PPE.  To learn more, please register for training with us at:  https://ceinstitute.com/

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In the state of Florida, a licensed massage therapist scope of practice includes "chemical preparations of the body".  As such, adding some sliced cucumber to a massage appointment should be acceptable for FL LMTs!  Just slice up some cucumbers and place these over the client's eyes in supine position during your massage (just make sure the cucumbers are not dripping wet to ensure that this moisture does not excessively drip into their eyes.)

MedicalNewsToday.com and other various websites purport many health benefits of placing cucumbers over eyes.  These include:

• having a cooling effect on the skin
• hydrating the eyes and surrounding tissues
• reducing dark circles due to the high levels of vitamin K
• reducing inflammation due to the presence of lignans
• helping treat sunburn
• brightening the skin due to its ability to inhibit tyrosinase, an enzyme that is involved in the production of melanin

Want to make them pretty?  In equal parts, skin the cucumber longways leaving enough skin in place to create long stripes on your cucumber and then slice.  This will create a pretty striped cucumber for enhanced visual presentation.

Want to get really creative?  How about creating a massage for hangovers?  Why not?  While treating hangovers is NOT within a massage therapists' scope of practice, that shouldn't stop creating a fun massage therapy service menu.  Just be sure to disclaim that you are not providing medical treatment for hangovers if you choose to advertise this option.

In a Hangover Massage you could:

• Serve lots of water and liquids with your appointment
• Keep the appointment short, such as a 30-minute service and allow the client to extend the service if they're feeling well enough to do so
• Place cucumbers over the client's eyes in the supine position.
• Consider using cool packs with the massage
• Consider adding menthol the massage medium which could enhance skin blood flow response and increase circulation

Dressing up your massage with cucumbers can provide some fun alternatives in your practice.  Slice up your fun today!

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Practitioners should not ask a client their HIV status as part of routine service or care, nor should they discuss a client’s known HIV status amongst others.  This would be considered inappropriate and unprofessional to start such a conversation in a spa, salon or massage therapy establishment. 

A client may choose to discuss their HIV status with their provider, and if they choose to do so, you can find helpful communication tips from the CDC for those discussions at: https://www.cdc.gov/stophivtogether/library/stop-hiv-stigma/fact-sheets/cdc-lsht-stigma-factsheet-language-guide.pdf

If a client does wish to discuss their HIV diagnosis, here are some  tips to know for conversation regarding HIV:

• An HIV infected individual should not be referred to as having AIDS.
• Language such as “catching” HIV should not be used – you do not “catch” HIV, it is transmitted.
• HIV positive and AIDS individuals should never be referred to as victims, positives or carriers.
• Individuals should not be called an AIDS patient or a HIV patient – these are individuals living with HIV.

To learn more, please register for quality, affordable, professional training at: https://ceinstitute.com/

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Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) does not provide one protocol to fit all scenarios.

There are three distinct type of manual lymphatic drainage appointments that cna be scheduled and practiced, including full body, local and hybrid MLD treatments.  Our manual lymphatic drainage full body training teaches all three of these MLD applications.

To learn more about MLD, please visit and register at: https://ceinstitute.com/collections/lymphatics

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Because of patient privacy requirements, HIPPA and more, doctor's will not discuss a patient's medical condition or treatment with anyone without a written authorized medical release from the patient.

Learn how to obtain a written release for medical records and more in this quick 4 1/2-minute video.

For more massage, bodyworker and spa professional business tips, please visit our blog at: https://ceinstitute.com/blogs/news/tagged/business

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Informed consent is required when providing medical services to a client. .  Clients must be provided the best information about their treatment prior to agreeing to pay for, or receive it, with informed consent.  Medical services usually would include all forms of massage therapy plus bodywork such as Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Reflexology, CranioSacral Therapy and more

In this video, we'll review information required to achieve informed consent, with specific massage and bodywork examples. For more massage and bodywork business information and training, please visit our blog at: https://ceinstitute.com/blogs/news/tagged/business

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