Pedicure Spa and Shop Cleaning Procedures

I will go into these procedures that every nail salon, manicure or pedicure should follow to a tee. There are inherent risks associated with the manicure and pedicure procedures due to using the same tools on different clients with the risk of breaking the skin a very real possibility. This is why properly sanitized tools with other important hygiene measures must always be adhered too.

When entering a manicure or pedicure salon always spend some time to sit down and observe the procedures of the staff in maintaining hygiene. This might just save your life in the future. Firstly when a client leaves, make sure that the manicurist of the pedicurist drains all the water from the foot spa along with any debris like old skin or toe nails from the pedicure spa basin. The surface of the pedicure spa should be cleaned thoroughly with soap or detergent to remove any visible dirt or debris and lastly rinsed with clean water. Once the initial cleaning is done, the access water should be wiped off with a paper towel which is then disposed. Disinfectant must then be sprayed on the surface of the pedicure spa where the client’s feet will be at. The disinfectant must be demonstrated as an active bactericide, fungicide and virucide. After the spray, the pedicure spa should then be wiped again with another paper towel.

The next procedures encompass the daily hygiene and sanitary procedures that manicure or pedicure nail salon should adopt ideally. The pedicure spas with splash screen should be removed and thoroughly sanitized by cleaning it with soap or detergent then sprayed with the same disinfectant mentioned earlier. The pedicure spa water systems should also be flushed at the end of everyday by keeping the water running for at least 5 minutes. If there is a pedicure chair then the chair along with any other equipment that might come in contact with the customer must be sanitized by spray wiping the surface with detergent and paper towels. At the end of each day the floor should be at the very least vacuumed to pick up any nails and other debris.

At the end of every working week there should also be a set of cleaning procedures that must be followed to keep the manicure or pedicure salon up to acceptable levels of hygiene. Firstly the pedicure foot spa must be flushed with a solution of about 5% bleach. Fill the pedicure spa up with a solution of 5% bleach and circulate the liquid through the system for at least 10 minutes. Leave the solution in the pedicure spa overnight or at least 5-10 hours before draining the system so that the pedicure spa is thoroughly sanitized. The floor should be thoroughly vacuumed and cleaned with disinfectant while all table tops and door handles wiped down with the disinfectant.

The above procedures are designed for the best possible sanitary conditions of a manicure and pedicure shop. I have not mentioned the disinfecting of equipment as that is another whole different area that warrants its own section.