Manicure And Pedicure Precautions For Consumers

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation rules require that all non-porous manicure and pedicure implements must be cleaned, disinfected and sterilized prior to each service.

1. Make sure the salon and operator are currently licensed.
2. If you have, or suspect that you have a skin infection, do not get a manicure, pedicure or utilize the foot spa bath.
3. Do not have any type of hair removal service 24 hours prior to a pedicure or manicure.
4. If you have broken skin or lesions, such as cuts or nicks, do not get a pedicure or manicure.
5. Take a look around the salon to determine if it is clean, free of trash and set up with clean instruments.
6. The following materials that are used during a manicure or pedicure shall be replaced with new or clean articles for each client: terry cloth towels, finger bowls and spatulas that contact skin or skin products from multi-use containers.

Ten Most Common Code Violations in Texas Barber Shops

1. Expired Individual License – Tex. Occupations Code Ch. 1601.251 (a)
Renew if still eligible. Keep address current with TDLR; renewals are mailed to last address on file.

2. Expired Shop License – Tex. Occupations Code Ch. 1601.301 (a)
Renew if still eligible. Keep address current with TDLR; renewals are mailed to last address on file.

3. No Booth Rental License – 16 Tex. Admin. Code Ch. 82.22 (a) & (d)
Apply for Booth Rental license.

4. Unlicensed Individual – Tex. Occupations Code Ch. 1601.251 (a)
If eligible, apply for a license.

5. Unlicensed Shop – Tex. Occupations Code Ch. 1601.301 (a)
Apply for a Shop Permit.

6. No or Contaminated Wet Sanitizer – 16 Tex. Occupations Code Ch. 82.101 (a)(3)
Disinfection solution prepared fresh daily or more often if solution becomes diluted or soiled.

7. Clean Implements Not Stored Properly – 16 Tex. Admin. Code Ch. 82.102 (f)
All clean and disinfected implements and materials when not in use must be stored in a clean, dry, debris-free environment.

8. Dirty and Clean Implements stored together – 16 Tex. Admin. Code Ch. 82.102 (f)
Dirty implements should be stored separate from the clean implements.

9. Unsanitary Shampoo Bowls and Hair Strainer – 16 Tex. Admin. Code Ch. 82.102 (h)
Clean and disinfect shampoo bowls and strainer before use on each client.

10. Rest Room used for storage – 16 Tex. Admin. Code Ch. 82.114 (e)
Chemical supplies shall not be stored in restroom.

Texas Barber Fee Reduced to Ten-Year Low

The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation adopted new rules that will lower the cost of a Class A Barber’s license. Under the new rules, the license will cost $70, a $20 reduction from the old $90 fee. $70 for this license type represents the lowest this fee has been in over ten years.

The rule change will apply to all new applications received and renewals of licenses expiring on or after January 1, 2008.

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High maintenance hair

On average, women spend about 45 minutes a day on grooming habits, which includes washing, dressing and hair care. Men spend about 30 minutes, according to the American Time Use Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

With the advent of a seemingly endless supply of hair products, Americans — especially American women — have taken control of their locks.If you have curly hair, no worries; with a flat iron and some time, it can be straight. If your hair is straight, break out the curling iron or get a perm.Need a little shimmer, try this product.Want a little kink to the hair, well, there’s a tool for that, too.

Even with a 2-month-old baby, one individual admits that she still puts in about 30 to 40 minutes to fix her hair each day. She starts by blow drying and then back-combs the top. After that, she flat irons. “I use a lot of hair spray,” she said.

For women who think 10 minutes is too much time to spend on hair, the future may be bleak. That’s because the “big,” high-maintenance hair of the ’80s is coming back.

Headlines Academy cosmetology school reports that the back-combed look is making a healthy comeback. Even the permanent is rearing its head again. assure low-maintenance lovers that they need not worry.

The increase in tools and hair products has made it easier to get the high-maintenance look without the high-maintenance timetable. So even if you want it big, you can still get it done in a shorter time frame, the school says.

cosmetology program needs saving

Help keep keep the Upper Cuts salon and the barber/cosmetology program at the Chippewa Valley Technical College open.

The success of the program has contributed to the Chippewa Valley and neighboring areas for more than 25 years. ...

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Georgia Cosmetologists, Nail Technicians & Estheticians continuing education requirements

Following are the most important features of
the requirements:

CE Hours Required: Five (5) hours.

Health & Safety Required: Three (3) of the 5 hours must be satisfied with a health and safety course.

2 Hours Open: The Two (2) remaining hours required may be satisfied by attending a trade/product show or completing othercourses in health and safety issues, industry trends, computer skills, business management or related areas of practice.

Waivers: All licensees who have been licensed for 25 years or longer may receive a waiver of the required CE. Also, licensees who can prove to the Board that they have a hardship may request a waiver.

Electronic Courses Allowed: CE courses given over the Internet, by home study or some other electronic method will be allowed as a means of getting CE, after the courses are properly registered with the Board.

These courses are available on line from Cosmetology Corner (Click here to view a list of courses)

Getting started in cosmetology

This is a good article about how cosmetology classes prepare you for your start in cosmetology. A first hand look at a new stylist in Pennsylvania.


This stylist’s business is hair, not hairy

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Pennsylvania Cosmetology Requirements:

Cosmetology students must have 1,250 hours of instruction or practice under their scissors in order to graduate, then pass a written and practical test to earn state certification.

Cosmetology Corner Online

Cosmetology Corner opened its doors last week. Starting with an online continuing eduction portal the company plans to expand its business to provide on site training and various other services for the beauty industry.

Here is a blurb from Cosmetology Corner's website:

Cosmetology Corner is a web portal owned and operated by Zacon Industries, LLC. Here at Zacon we provide many helpful tools and services to the beauty industry. Our mission is to keep salons and their staff in compliance with state board regulations in way of on line education, consultation services for pre-state board inspections, providing MSDS packets in compliance with OSHA regulations including all major distributors, and finally on site continuing education classes in specialized fields as well as sanitation and sterilization.

www.cosmetologycorner.com/