“You’d
like to think you’re in good hands when you visit the hair or nail
salon. But even the fanciest spa can leave you with an infection if
staffers aren’t scrupulous about cleanliness”.
Going
to the salon and beauty parlour procedure can put one at a risk of
certain diseases and infections and things like happens when the places
you go fail to comply with professional hygiene standards and safety
protocols.
Without
better hygienic practices, you can pick different infections at a
beauty salon because there is always a potential for transmission of
blood-borne bacterial, fungal and mostly viral infection which can
severely affect your health.
Below are some infections you can easily pick from the salon and beauty parlours.
Warts: “They
are the commonest salon acquired infection and can appear as growths
anywhere on the body but it mainly happens on the face, fingers and the
treated area”.
Acne: “Pimples
and acne-like break outs are common after facials, waxing, threading as
well as massages, this is a bacterial infection of the skin that can be
treated with topical antibiotic gels”.
Rashes: “They
can be infective, temporary or just inflammatory, you could experience
itching, redness, boils, peeling of skin and even swelling of the area,
accompanied by fever”.
Dryness: “Excess
use of steam, facial packs or bleach, can rob your skin of moisturizers
and lead to dry skin, remember that an extremely dry skin can be a
haven for various bacteria and fungi to give you an infection”.
Herpes: “Herpes
or shingles that manifest as painful water filled blisters, usually in a
linear distribution, is a viral infection that can spread while sharing
instruments, towels, razors, etc”.
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