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DECONTAMINATION TERMINOLOGY

Understanding basic salon decontamination terminology will

help you to choose the right products to provide your clients

with a healthy, clean environment. Sanitizing, disinfecting

and sterilizing are all methods of decontamination.

DISINFECTION Highest practical level of decontamination possible for implements and the salon

environment. Kills microorganisms capable of causing infection on non-living surfaces.

Disinfectants should not be used on the skin, nails or any part of the body.

STERILIZATIONOptional, but not necessary in a salon environment. Destruction of ALL

living organisms on an object or non-living surface. It is physically impossible

to sterilize the skin, but implements can be sterilized. Sterilization is often

performed in medical offices.

Protect your client’s health and your own, by following good salon hygiene.

Reassure your client’s safety by

communicating sanitation steps

in services and salon environment.

OPI’s aim is to help nail professionals by providing

guidance. Please note this guide has been developed

by OPI together with education and hygiene specialists.

This aims to share recommendations to prepare the nail

salons reopening post COVID19. However, these are not

Government guidelines and OPI always recommends that

Government guidelines are followed. We invite salons to

check regularly local Government websites.

SANITATION Basic level of decontamination. Reduces the number

of harmful organisms to a safe level. An antiseptic is a

sanitizing agent that can be applied to the skin and nails.

STAY IN TOUCH WITH YOUR CLIENTS

· Inform your clients via email, social media or phone

about the reopening of your salons and start booking

the appointments.

· Update them about the new rules put in place in advance in

order to reassure them.

SALON ENTRANCE

· Place the OPI poster on your window on your diligence in

practicing proper infection control.

· Place a hand sanitizer dispenser for every client walking in.

RECEPTION AND RETAIL AREA

· Discard magazines and non-essentials materials in the

waiting area.

· Ensure there is enough space in between 2 chairs in the

waiting area. If not possible, organize a waiting zone

outside, using tape on the floor.

· Wipe off all soft surfaces (sofa, couches… etc.) with a clean

towel and water.

· Clean and disinfect all hard surface after each usage such as

reception, cashier, payment terminal after each use, com-

puter, door handle, keyboards, phones, light switch and

point of sales equipments, shelving, glass, displays, cases

and keep products container clean and dust free.

· Consider online booking instead of written appointment.

This will enable you to avoid having to answer to the

phone during an appointment and sanitize again all tools

as you get back to the working station with your client.

RESTROOMS

· Clean and disinfect all surfaces.

· Replace any soft goods (paper, towels…etc.)

· Consider upgrading touch less faucets, soap, paper, hand

sanitizer, trash container.

· Remove all items that don’t belong to the restroom.

(no storage in the restroom)

PRIOR TO THE REOPENING

· 1 week prior to the reopening clean and disinfect your salon.

· Throw away open products that might be contaminated and

non-essentials materials such as magazines.

· Clean soft surfaces and disinfect hard surfaces.

· Reorganize your salon to follow social distancing rules.

(in the waiting area between clients and between working stations)

· Stagger the appointments with your clients throughout the day to reduce the number of

people at the same time in the salon and consider adapting the opening hours. A wider

opening time could enable you to see more clients in the day while reducing the number

of people at the same time in the salon.

· Consider additional time between appointments to allow for the correct cleaning of all the

tools and working station.

· Consider dedicating first opening hour for people “at risk” once the salon has been sanitized

and when the traffic is less important.

· Organize your staff into teams to allow rotation & also organize staff break rotation in the

break room to minimize the number of people in one room at the same time.

SOCIAL INTERACTION

· Talk to your clients wearing masks. You may provide a mask

also to your clients to increase the level of protection.

· Maintain the necessary distance between your clients

especially in the waiting area and at the working stations.

· Prefer cards and contact less payments

· Discontinue the practice of hand-shaking and other

non-essential contacts.

CHECK LIST SUPPLY PURPOSE

OPI Swiss Blue

OPI Swiss Guard

OPI N.A.S. 99

OPI Expert Touch Nail Wipes

OPI Expert Touch Table Towels

OPI Titanium Implements

OPI Disposable Files

Facial Masks

Disposable Gloves

Closed Trash Bags and Cans

Disposable Glasses

WORK STATIONS

· Clean and disinfect work station and implements following

OPI hygiene rules and protocols after each client, use

every other station to avoid people proximity, respect

social distancing rules in your country between clients.

· Store properly disinfected tooling in closed containers

also disinfected.

· Clean and disinfect all electrical implements used in your

services, stations, rolling carts, drawers and any

containers used for storage, UV/LED lamp, hand plate.

· Disinfect your hands between every client & change gloves

for every client.

· Ensure that porous items are new for single use only.

· All items on a nail station must be new or clean and

disinfected. (stored in a closed container until used)

· Place a closed trash can besides every station.

PEDICURE BOWLS

· Remove all parts that can be removed.

· Clean and disinfect removed parts by immersing for full

contact time in properly diluted disinfectant.

· Scrub bowl with soap/water or detergent, return

removable parts to bowl, rinse bowl with clear water.

· Disinfect the bowl,

If bowl has jets, turn on and let disinfectant solution

circulate for 10 full minutes.

If bowl has no jets, simply let it sit for the full 10 minutes.

· Empty water after 10 minutes is complete and allow air

to dry.

· Ensure all multi use materials that may have been

contaminated by improper removal prior to closure are

replaced – such as lotions, scrubs.

· Ensure that all single use materials are new such as files,

pumice and buffers.

At OPI, we believe in providing services with the highest level-of-protection against communicable diseases as possible.

That’s why we’ve developed the Swiss Clean Professional Salon

Sanitation System – revolutionary products, each designed to

perform a specific task to fight germs at every phase of a salon

service – from sanitation of skin and nails, to the disinfection of

implements and hard surface.

SWISS HAND GUARD™ ANTISEPTIC HANDWASH GEL

· Convenient - sanitizes without water

· Kills bacteria and germs on contact

SWISS BLUE™ ANTIBACTERIAL LIQUID HAND SOAP

· Specifically designed for the salon professional

· Perfect start to every salon service

· Thoroughly washes away germs and bacteria

· Non-drying; excellent for repeated use

· Does not contain mineral oil or lanolin which may cause

service to lift prematurely

S A N I T A T I O N P R O D U C T S

N.A.S. 99® NAIL ANTISEPTIC SOLUTION

· Kills bacteria and germs on contact

Sanitation protocol

to protect you & your client during service.

Remove any polish with a

Nail Wipe saturated with

Lacquer Remover.

Both client and

technician wash hands

with Swiss Blue Soap.

Sanitize hands with

Swiss Hand Guard Gel.

Trim nails if needed and

shape as desired with the

EDGE 240 File.

Apply Swiss Hand Guard Gel

to each cuticle. Push back

the eponychium to reveal the

true cuticle with a Pusher

Plus Cuticle Pusher. If using

an e-file, use a diamond

prepper bit & skip Swiss Hand

Guard Gel.

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Nail prep is a systematic process that ensures

nails are clean and free of debris and oils that can

cause service breakdown.

Use the Dexterity Nail Plate

Cleaner to remove excess

non-living tissue.

If necessary, remove any

hangnailsand remaining

non-living tissue with the

AccuNip Cuticle Nipper.

Cleanse nail with a

Nail Wipe saturated

with N.A.S. 99.

Final prepped nail.

Lightly buff the nail surface

with the 220-grit side of

FLEX 220/280 Buffer.

Focus around the cuticle

area and sidewalls.

Apply 1 coat of Bond-Aid to

each nail. Allow to dry.

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