Male barber wears blue PPE hairdressing gloves as he cuts hair to avoid contact dermatitis hairdressing

How to Avoid Contact Dermatitis in Hairdressing

As a hairstylist or barber, you spend your days and nights beautifying your clients with sensational colors, cuts, and styles. The job can be rewarding, lucrative, and fun. But it also poses certain health risks. Did you know that up to 70 percent of hair ...

Calm salon floor with white and yellow candles and flowers, a carpet, and a white and brown bowl of water. Pedicure client places feet in the water, near hovering steam and a graphic of a red thermometer. Portrays the risks and dangers of nail salon burns from hot water.

Burning up: Risks and Dangers of Nail Salons

The moisturizing, the rejuvenating, the refreshing: All these cosmetic and therapeutic benefits can come with a paraffin wax. A good dip-and-sit leaves you with the  supple, soft skin of a baby. But a bad one?In 2010, one Maryland woman experienced the ex ...

Nail salon technician practices manicure health and safety with a client’s nails.

Nail Salon Safety & Hygiene 101

Shortly after visiting a nail salon for a pedicure, one woman noticed redness on the side of her big toenail. She began to experience pain and discomfort when she walked. Two days later, she was in the hospital. Thinking it was a routine infection, the do ...