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/
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/
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
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.
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.
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.
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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COVID-19 is AEROSOLIZED. This means the virus can suspend in the air long after your client leaves the treatment room - for several hours! So, practitioners should wear high quality facial masks such as KN95s, and practitioners should not remove their facial masks in between clients when changing over their treatment rooms because the aerosolized virus could infect you! An infected individual does not have to be within 6-feet of you to infect you! You can become infected from their aerosolized virus, especially for massage therapists and spa practitioners who work in small and poorly ventilated massage or spa treatment rooms.
Human trafficking is a serious crime and has become prevalent in the massage and spa industries. Here's a free 13-minute training video to help identify human trafficking and what to do if you find it.
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To report suspected trafficking or learn more, please call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-373-7888, Text HELP to 233733 (BEFREE), or Visit the National Human Trafficking Hotline online at: https://humantraffickinghotline.org
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Serving the bridal market with special events can boost income, increase business visibility and introduce you to new clients. In this 21-minute video, we'll discuss this and more with a lavender theme. You can create any type of house call party event such as birthdays, holidays and bridal parties with these suggestions. You can also use various essential oils to create your party theme, such as purple for lavender or green for spearmint, etc.
Bridal spa parties can be serviced at home or at your establishment. These parties do not have to be gender-based. Creating your party should be whatever the client wishes for as long as it is within reason to create a success. Adding mobility to your existing spa business is a wonderful way to expand your client base, business visibility and income. It can also bring some fun and versatility to the everyday monotony of your massage practice. Any spa practice can reap heavy rewards once a mobile spa menu is created, marketed and the staff are trained.
Prior to proceeding with a mobile practice, please take the time to check that it is allowed in your state or municipality, and that you are fully insured for it too. Also make sure to stay within your scope of practice.
In this article, we’ll review how to capitalize on weddings and bridal parties with a mobile spa business.
Include the Entire Bridal Party (regardless if they've registered for paid services)
Getting married is a time-consuming business, and it can also be overwhelming. It’s important to let your local brides know that you can relieve some of this stress and make the whole process easier with mobile spa services in their own home.
Also, a fabulous mobile wedding spa party is the type of gift that keeps on giving. It’s like getting paid to advertise the spa and staff, and it’s a wonderful memorable event that the guests will cherish and remember for many years to come.
Encourage Everyone to Relax
For the actual mobile spa business itself, think about adding a "relaxation room" in addition to paid service!
Some guests may want more services than others or have a larger budget. It’s important for everyone in the bridal party to feel like a valued participant, especially when they are not receiving an actual spa service.
To create a Relaxation Room, select an area of the home and transform it into something zen.
There are so many nice touches you can add to the Relaxation Room to make the mobile spa experience come to life.
Consider adding pictures of the happy couple. Remind everyone why you’re there and what is being celebrated.
Create a “No Phone Zone.” Encourage the bridal party to treat the relaxation room like a real spa. Print and hang signs that would be appropriate for your spa party and add famous quotes to set the mood, such as: Speech is silver, silence is golden.
Chances are that everyone loves to take pictures. While almost everyone uses their cell phones to take pictures these days, hopefully your guests will avoid these electronic nuisances and spend their time relaxing and enjoying each other’s company and service(s).
Set the Scene
Leave a disposable camera in the relaxation room so that they can have fun taking pictures and sharing the moment without the technological headaches of a cell phone.
Play soft music, anything relaxing, or the bride’s choice. Add soft lighting. Bring a 40-watt lamp, candles or whatever can safely be provided.
Alcohol and spa do not always mix well. Try offering some herbal teas and bottled spring water. A spa tea service is easily portable. Simply provide an assortment of individually wrapped tea bags, individually wrapped sweeteners and some disposable hot cups with lids.
You’ll already have a tea kettle for your mobile spa business, which is often used to create immediate hot water for foot soaks and esthetic services.
Everyone loves snacks. Simply purchase individually wrapped cookies, apple slices or whatever you feel is appropriate for your group. It’s important to provide prepackaged food items so that your business cannot be categorized (or fined) for lack of a restaurant license.
A Slice of Mobile Spa Heaven
Many people see spa pictures in assorted magazines and wish they were part of it! Cut a cucumber into half-inch thick slices and leave them in a small paper or plastic bowl.
Encourage guests to place the cucumber slices over their eyes and relax. They’re great for the perfect spa picture.
Leave some coffee table books or magazines out for your group. Make sure that some of them have “neutral” subjects such as travel. Most of us do not have time for “pleasure” reading. Providing reading materials is an inexpensive and easy way to keep guests occupied in a pampered environment.
Do not forget to advertise for additional service at the party, or for future appointments at the spa! Throw some spa product samples, a candle, anything you wish into a small paper gift bag with marketing materials. Be sure that each guest has your phone number to book their own mobile spa party or to schedule an appointment at the spa.
The relaxation room should be available to everyone in the bridal party, regardless of what they book for service. You can charge a flat fee for the relaxation room or build the costs into the bridal spa party budget and/or individual services.
Please do not provide outcall parties or services that are not within your licensed scope of practice or operations.
