Autoclave in an eyelash styling salon - is it necessary?

Running your own eyelash styling salon is not as easy as you might think. In addition to the obvious investment in your own development, i.e. in courses and additional training in eyelash styling, you also need to ensure that your salon is properly equipped. What accessories, tools and equipment are we talking about? Beauty salons are considered by law as treatment rooms, so you need to follow health and safety procedures in them. Find out how to use an autoclave in a beauty salon and why you should have this equipment in your salon.

Health and safety at the eyelash styling salon - what concepts should a stylist know?

A properly run eyelash styling salon should meet certain legal standards for safety and occupational hygiene. In this case, you need to know some basic issues that will help you run a beauty salon so as to guarantee the safety of all clients.

The issues and concepts you should know as an owner of an eyelash styling salon are:

• Antisepsis - this refers to the procedure associated with disinfection to neutralize microorganisms and bacteria on the skin surface.

• Disinfection - the process of disinfection is a set of actions that result in the removal of viruses, fungi and various forms of bacteria from the objects and equipment of the eyelash styling salon.

• Sterilization - involves the removal of visible and invisible to the naked eye dirt and contaminants. This is where the autoclave finds practical use.

If you are engaged in gluing artificial eyelashes professionally in your salon, you need to know the above issues and comply with the requirements of the sanitary authorities. Only in this way will you ensure the comfort of your work, and you will guarantee maximum safety to your clients while performing eyelash styling services.

Important! According to the Regulation of the Minister of Health of February 17, 2004 on detailed sanitary and hygienic requirements, beauty salons are obliged to follow the rules related to decontamination processes.

See also our guide: Managing a team in an eyelash styling salon.

Why should an eyelash stylist have an autoclave in her salon?

The main reason why you should have an autoclave in your eyelash styling salon is the need to meet the sanitary requirements related to sterilization of the tools you work on. By using a professional autoclave, you will get rid of all viruses, bacteria and microorganisms that could remain on the tools you use while working.

How to choose a cosmetic autoclave for an eyelash styling salon?

Before you decide on a specific model of autoclave for a beauty salon, you need to know that there are devices available on the market in different classes. According to the EN 13060 standard, autoclaves are divided into:

• Class B, which are devices recommended for beauty salons. They allow advanced sterilization, so you will get rid of all bacteria, viruses and microorganisms from the surface of tools.

• Class S are devices that can not sterilize tools with a capillary structure. Such equipment is much less effective.

• Class N - these autoclaves do not have a vacuum pump, so they are not suitable for use in an eyelash styling salon.

We have already established that for an eyelash styling salon, a class B autoclave will be the best. But do you know how to choose the right device that will ensure perfect cleanliness of the tools useful for your work? If not, here are some parameters you should take into account:

• the dimensions of the device,

• the capacity of the sterilization chamber,

• the possibility of connecting the autoclave with a computer,

• maximum operating temperature and pressure,

• the presence of a dirty water tank,

• noise level during operation,

• power consumption.

Once you know all the technical parameters of the autoclave, you can easily choose a device that will 100% meet the needs of your eyelash styling salon. There are different types of cosmetic autoclaves on the market, so it is crucial to carefully verify the efficiency of the equipment in question. Only in this way will you match the sterilizer to your needs and guarantee maximum safety to your clients, thanks to working on crystal-clear tools.