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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
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