Everyone needs to look smart however salon and kinyozi procedures put you at a risk of certain diseases and infections.
This happens when the place fails to comply with professional hygiene standards and safety protocols. With using disposables and with awareness about better hygienic practices, such incidences have come down dramatically.
Yearly, thousands of customers pick diseases from salon and Kinyozi and sometimes chronic diseases.
Here are some of the infections you can get ;
STDs from waxing
Waxing treatments are known to cause rashes and burns, but double dipping that is, putting a wooden spatula back into the wax pot after it’s been used poses a much more serious threat. If a spatula is being recycled, think about where it’s been.
Many people who contract STDs like chlamydia and gonorrhoea don’t know it, Depending on where people get waxed, they can develop infections on their face or even in their armpits.
ACNE
Pimples and acne like break outs are common after facials, waxing, threading as well as massages. This is a bacterial infection of the skin that can be treated with topical antibiotic gels. However, you must consult a dermatologist at the earliest to prevent scarring. Here are six home remedies for acne scar that really works.
RASHES
They can be infective, temporary or just inflammatory. You could experience itching, redness, boils, peeling of skin and even swelling of the area, accompanied by fever. If this happens, then a consultation with a skin specialist at the earliest is mandatory. Here are seven causes of skin rashes that you might not know.
DANDRUFFS
Excess use of steam, facial packs or bleach, can rob your skin of moisturizers and lead to dry skin. Remember, an extremely dry skin can be like a haven for various bacteria and fungi to give you an infection. A rich moisturising cream or lotion must be applied on the affected area. If you notice symptoms like redness, itchiness or patches due to dryness, check with your dermatologist as early as possible. Here are 10 lesser known causes of dry skin that you need to know.
NAIL FUNGAL
Fungal nail infections are more likely to occur in diabetics and also due to improperly cleaned instruments. In addition to this, damage to the nail bed can incite a fungal infection called onychomycosis. So if you see a change in nail shape, thickening or scaling below nails, nail lifting from the nail bed or increased brittleness, consult a dermatologist.
BLOOD BORNE INFECTIONS
The blue cleaning solution used at some barber shops doesn’t fully sterilize scissors and razors, tools that are occasionally exposed to blood. As with pedicures, shaving and haircuts can spread disease, most notoriously hepatitis B and C, if the tools used aren’t clean. Anything that nicks or breaks the skin can put you at risk, so verify that the materials are being properly cleaned or start doing the job at home (additionally, this is why you should never share a razor).
So before visiting any barber shop or salon make sure;They should use disposable towels, sheets and other usable, the therapists must use gloves while working with clients and follow proper hygiene standards,the instruments must be cleaned and disinfected after single use and lastly you could carry your own manicure-pedicure instruments like razors to be safe.