Nail Biz Client Packs

Well like many things it is not a matter of black and white, but rather shades of gray ..... one can make points pro and point con ...... so I'll get one small mater out of the way first. For those of you who believe in client packs AND are doing client packs correctly ..... if you are using good sanitaziable nail files in your client packs and paying $2.50 ... $1.99 .... $1.59 ....$.99 .... for good sanitaziable files ..... then save yourself some money and next time purchase the sanitaziable STERIFILES for a mere .59¢ at
http://www.ollieninh.com/nailstore.html

NEXT, before we begin .... there are some who are not clear about Washable vs Sanitize vs Disinfect vs Sterilize....... SO they need to read KILLING THOSE COOTIES, written be nail professional and noted nail educator, Diana Bonn. Click Here for that.

NO, we aren't ... first our own actions on the subject, right. My wife goes with the Washable crowd. She does much more acrylics than natural nails and uses the Washable black files. So that's it for her, use the file, wash and dry it ...... after a few uses ... toss it. Do you like inexpensive washable files .... you can buy them for .24¢ at
http://www.ollieninh.com/nailstore.html

As for me, you should know by now that I stopped doing nails in business two years ago for reasons of health and no longer do nails for MONEY ... but still do a lot of natural nail work on family and friends. I go with SPONGE files. Why? One is yes they are sanitizable. And two is I do a lot of childrens nails and with sponge files EVEN I can't cut them. Want sanitizable sponge files for just .59¢, YOU GUESSED IT
http://www.ollieninh.com/nailstore.html

OK, NOW we are ready for commentary.
Client packs is a hot concept right now. I am surprised how hot. I go to the local discount nail supply store and the owner just received over a thousand little client pack plastic boxes to sell. I go to a local discount PoorWork shop and notice they have a bookcase against the back wall with about 200 plastic client pack boxes stacked in it.
WHY?
I think in most cases, because of expectations and appearances.
I think in most cases the germs are still getting through.

Number 1. Most are just washable items. Many are not even washing them. So then the client pack just means that you are not putting Mrs Rs germs onto Mrs T. You still have Mrs Rs items in the box .... like a hothouse veggie farm, so when Mrs R returns her boxed implements are covered with gazillions of germs.

Number 2. What are you going to put in those boxes. Going to include nippers. I see where they sell client quality nippers for about $7.95 each. That is up to you, but I'm not going to use lousy $7.95 nippers on clients ... nail school was a long time ago. I use Antoine of Paris, the finest and most expensive nippers made and even at the bargain price found at ( you know where ) , I'm not going to put them in each box.

KILL THOSE COOTIES
by Diana from Indiana

Just a note here about uv sanitizers and disinfection.......I teach here in Indiana about this very important subject....everyone gets confused....so I try to make it simple........so we are all cootie free!!!!!!!! A simple rule........to kill hiv and hepatitis and other nasty cooties.....you have to disinfect....what is disinfect...simple.......10 MINUTES IN A DISINFECT SOLUTION!!!!!!!!!What is a disinfect? read your labels.....it must state that it is EPA registered....examples,,,Barbicide,,,Barbicide Plus....Swiss Armour...there are gobs of others.......Confused between sanitation and disinfection......sanitation is to clean and to remove SOME cooties......disinfection is to KILL those cooties.........So here is a sample........you could take a disinfect solution, it is epa registered....says it kills hiv and hepatitis.....lets say barbicide.....You take this barbicide and spray in on your table......you immediately wipe it up......you think,,,,ah, killed all those cooties!!!WRONG!!!!!!!!if you did not leave the disinfect on for 10 minutes you only sanitized even though you used a disinfect (barbicide).....But if you left it on for 10 minutes, then wiped it clean...you now have killed those cooties,,,,now you have disinfected.......

So remember..........Disinfects equals to 10 minutes (NOTE HERE: some disinfects need 20 minutes, most are 10 minutes, read your labels)10 minutes (20) equal killing hiv/hepatitis and other germies......
And a word about sterile.........unless you have an autoclave in your salon, you should never use this word!!! Get it out of your vocabulary!!!!!!!!
And remember also,,,,,you sanitize your hands and nail plate.....you do not disinfect your hands and nail plate.......think about it....if you disinfected your hands and your clients nail plate.......remember.....they would have to soak it in an epa registered disinfect solution for 10 minutes!!!!!!!! Now who has time for this and besides, not good for your skin or your clients nail plate!!!!!!hehehe
Uv sanitizers are good for storage only....so after you DISINFECT(10 minutes(20)) then dry and use this as a storage unit......hope this helps some of you.....diana from indiana :):):):):)

If a manufacturer is saying UV Sterilizer, then they are miss labeling the unit......Sterile means kills bacterial spores, the most resistant form of life on Earth.(Schoon)....Sterilization can be achieved with heat/and or steam........very very hot.......there is also a cold sterilization (liquid) that some doctors use....but this cold/liquid process takes hours and hours. I seem to remember it would take 12 hours or longer to sterilize this way. I have to info somewher if someone needs it. I have always seen the uv units called uv sanitizers........According to Doug Schoon (hiv/aids/hepatitis..everything you need to know to protect yourself and others) he states........Uv Sanitizers are useful storage containers. The ultraviolet rays can kill many kinds of bacteria, but they will not disinfect (kill hiv/hepatitis) salon implements. Uv light rays cannot reach into every crevice and are ineffective against viruses.

Also, yes....to disinfect your table you have to let the solution sit for 10 (20) minutes. hope I answered your question about the uv units....... I guess the point here is the old sayin......Consumer Beware!! heheh :):):):):) see ya diana from indiana