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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