Should electrologists wear gloves?

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#21

Resident bacteria are the microorganisms that live in our skin and cannot be washed off. Transient bacteria are the microorganisms that we pick up and transfer to other surfaces.

Visit this site to learn more: http://www.ncchc.org/pubs/CC/hand_hygiene.html

There are some great gloves out there. The electrologist can feel even the finest of hairs with gloves. The AEA Infection Control Standards for the Practice of Electrology state that electrologists should have a sink for handwashing in the room; that hands are washed or decontaminated before and after treatment; and that gloves are worn during treatment.

#22

Thanks for your advices. I understand the electrologist point of view, but I think one should think of the client’s point of view too.

#23

For me, both views are equally important, just for practical reasons:

Toward my customers, i wear gloves - the protect not only the customer but also me.

Menanwhile i have experience with two collegues working in my face - the first one did wear gloves, but she did not clean her gloves after phoning (which she quite often did while she was working on me :()

These days i noticed that the college who will hopefully finalize my facial treatment did not wear gloves this time: i have been surprised but recognized thate she did not use gloves, obviously in order to feel the hair; a thing i can understand because 2/3 of them have been shot colorless by IPL and thus are hardly visible. Yes, she washed her hand before she started working on me…)

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