The basics
Module 6: Transmission, germs, hygiene protocol
Chapter 2: Hygiene protocols
start
Hygiene Protocol for Socio-Hairdressers
It is important to observe certain rules of hygiene and asepsis.
Hands are the first carriers of microbial transmission, which is why prevention is so important: washing hands according to a compulsory hygiene protocol when entering and leaving a socio-coiffure procedure.
The role and responsibility of the socio-coiffeur
The socio-hairdresser works with people with fragile immune systems, in an environment that must be kept healthy, with as little risk of contamination as possible. The socio-hairdresser moves from one client to another, from one department to another, from one establishment to another; his or her equipment, clothes and hands can be carriers of pathogenic micro-organisms that endanger the health of the people under his or her care.
READ MORE
Special features of the SOCO Method
A “bio-cleaning” is necessary.
There are 4 possible treatments for your equipment:
This involves removing hair, washing instruments with a disinfectant detergent solution, and wiping them dry. The equipment used in hairdressing must be treated with the utmost care, even if the use of disinfectant wipes will usually suffice.
Pre-disinfection
in the department by immersion in a hexanios solution, depending on the equipment.
Bio-cleaning
which reduces or eliminates the presence of micro-organisms in the environment; it includes cleaning, rinsing and disinfection.
In prisons, psychiatry, various addictions:
You'll need to wear a belt, and all your equipment will be placed in the belt for each manipulation. You'll need to be particularly vigilant to avoid risking your own safety and that of the person being cared for.
Sterilization
on site, in a central sterilization facility.
Single use
single-use material for certain instruments.
Hygiene of Hairdressing Equipment
First of all, it's important to consider that :
- Equipment hygiene is independent of the professional's personal hygiene.
- Customers' state of health is unknown, and they themselves are often unaware that they are carrying a disease (transmissible pathogens).
- The abrasive, cutting properties of the equipment can scratch any raised part of the scalp (mole, pimple, scar, etc.) concealed in the hair. The use of this equipment can create dermabrasions on the very fine, fragile scalp of immunocompromised or malnourished elderly patients - which is why the equipment used must always be clean.
- Even in the absence of blood, styling equipment can carry biological agents.
- Shampoo simply washes the hair.
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Cleaning tools
Hairbrushes
Comb(s)
Scissors
Sculpting scissors
Hairbrushes should be washed regularly. After cleaning and disinfection, brushes used for brushing can be placed in individual packaging to maintain their asepsis.
Combs and detanglers are cleaned with a disinfectant wipe, then sprayed with a disinfectant spray. Use a brush to clean the spaces between comb teeth if necessary.
Hairdressing scissors can be disinfected by wiping with disinfectant wipes, which clean and disinfect at the same time, leaving a smooth surface.
After cleaning the spaces between the teeth of the serrated blade, simply spray and wipe the surfaces with a disinfectant wipe.
Cleaning tools
A quality solution: disposable razors or surgical clippers.
Faced with this risk, it's obvious that the razor blades used by hairdressers and barbers for any shaving action should be exclusively single-use. Disposable, single-use razors in individual packaging with handles can be easily assimilated with household waste, and their use is to be preferred. In the event of an accidental cut, using a single-use disposable razor limits any risk of contamination or transmission of biological agents that could cause illness.
Trimmers
Trimmers cannot be immersed in alcohol for disinfection. Clippers can cause minor skin irritation due to microtrauma, and increase the risk, to some extent, of transmitting certain more serious infections. This is due to the possible contamination of blood through these microtraumas with the use of non-disinfected clippers.
Laundry hygiene in hairdressing
Clean/dirty circuit
Disposable laundry
It's crucial never to mix dirty and clean circuits. Towels must be renewed for each client, including washing and drying between uses. Dirty linen must be placed in a dedicated bag, separate from that for contaminated patients. For a contaminated patient, indicate “contamination” on the bag. Although not specified, it is strongly recommended that bathrobes are washed after each customer, to avoid the inconvenience of hair, perfume or perspiration from previous customers.
Disposable bathrobes and towels used by hairdressers offer both practical and hygienic qualities, as they are disposed of after use. For the professional, linen management is no longer a constraint. However, disposable linen generates considerable quantities of waste that is rarely recycled or sorted, and is very costly.
How to ensure the hygiene of hairdressing equipment?
“You can only disinfect well what is clean and dry”.
Before any disinfection by wiping or spraying, it is important to ensure that the equipment is clean: clean by removing dirt and hair.
It is therefore his responsibility:
- Respect hygiene protocols.
- Clean your equipment between people.
- Keep up to date with the nursing staff on the risks of contamination.
- Find out if the person has an infection or not.
- Respect isolation protocols and rules if the person to be groomed is in isolation.
- Find out about the person's immune status (if undergoing chemotherapy).
- If the person is at home, or in an EHPAD, or follow-up care, returning from a hospital stay, find out if he or she contracted an infection during the stay.
- Clean your equipment, linen and suitcase at the end of the day (if your suitcase has wheels, don't forget the wheels).
- If you are working in an institution, please wear a gown.
Children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems (defenses against infection) are most at risk of scalp infection.
Using clippers to trim down is safer, with less risk of cuts and micro-cuts than using a disposable razor. In fact, razor blades can easily come into contact with blood and biological fluids, and the reuse of this tool is strongly suspected as a vector for transmission of the Hepatitis C virus. Razor blades are sharps.
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Transcript
The basics
Module 6: Transmission, germs, hygiene protocol
Chapter 2: Hygiene protocols
start
Hygiene Protocol for Socio-Hairdressers
It is important to observe certain rules of hygiene and asepsis.
Hands are the first carriers of microbial transmission, which is why prevention is so important: washing hands according to a compulsory hygiene protocol when entering and leaving a socio-coiffure procedure.
The role and responsibility of the socio-coiffeur
The socio-hairdresser works with people with fragile immune systems, in an environment that must be kept healthy, with as little risk of contamination as possible. The socio-hairdresser moves from one client to another, from one department to another, from one establishment to another; his or her equipment, clothes and hands can be carriers of pathogenic micro-organisms that endanger the health of the people under his or her care.
READ MORE
Special features of the SOCO Method
A “bio-cleaning” is necessary.
There are 4 possible treatments for your equipment:
This involves removing hair, washing instruments with a disinfectant detergent solution, and wiping them dry. The equipment used in hairdressing must be treated with the utmost care, even if the use of disinfectant wipes will usually suffice.
Pre-disinfection
in the department by immersion in a hexanios solution, depending on the equipment.
Bio-cleaning
which reduces or eliminates the presence of micro-organisms in the environment; it includes cleaning, rinsing and disinfection.
In prisons, psychiatry, various addictions:
You'll need to wear a belt, and all your equipment will be placed in the belt for each manipulation. You'll need to be particularly vigilant to avoid risking your own safety and that of the person being cared for.
Sterilization
on site, in a central sterilization facility.
Single use
single-use material for certain instruments.
Hygiene of Hairdressing Equipment
First of all, it's important to consider that :
MORE INFO
Cleaning tools
Hairbrushes
Comb(s)
Scissors
Sculpting scissors
Hairbrushes should be washed regularly. After cleaning and disinfection, brushes used for brushing can be placed in individual packaging to maintain their asepsis.
Combs and detanglers are cleaned with a disinfectant wipe, then sprayed with a disinfectant spray. Use a brush to clean the spaces between comb teeth if necessary.
Hairdressing scissors can be disinfected by wiping with disinfectant wipes, which clean and disinfect at the same time, leaving a smooth surface.
After cleaning the spaces between the teeth of the serrated blade, simply spray and wipe the surfaces with a disinfectant wipe.
Cleaning tools
A quality solution: disposable razors or surgical clippers.
Faced with this risk, it's obvious that the razor blades used by hairdressers and barbers for any shaving action should be exclusively single-use. Disposable, single-use razors in individual packaging with handles can be easily assimilated with household waste, and their use is to be preferred. In the event of an accidental cut, using a single-use disposable razor limits any risk of contamination or transmission of biological agents that could cause illness.
Trimmers
Trimmers cannot be immersed in alcohol for disinfection. Clippers can cause minor skin irritation due to microtrauma, and increase the risk, to some extent, of transmitting certain more serious infections. This is due to the possible contamination of blood through these microtraumas with the use of non-disinfected clippers.
Laundry hygiene in hairdressing
Clean/dirty circuit
Disposable laundry
It's crucial never to mix dirty and clean circuits. Towels must be renewed for each client, including washing and drying between uses. Dirty linen must be placed in a dedicated bag, separate from that for contaminated patients. For a contaminated patient, indicate “contamination” on the bag. Although not specified, it is strongly recommended that bathrobes are washed after each customer, to avoid the inconvenience of hair, perfume or perspiration from previous customers.
Disposable bathrobes and towels used by hairdressers offer both practical and hygienic qualities, as they are disposed of after use. For the professional, linen management is no longer a constraint. However, disposable linen generates considerable quantities of waste that is rarely recycled or sorted, and is very costly.
How to ensure the hygiene of hairdressing equipment?
“You can only disinfect well what is clean and dry”.
Before any disinfection by wiping or spraying, it is important to ensure that the equipment is clean: clean by removing dirt and hair.
It is therefore his responsibility:
Children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems (defenses against infection) are most at risk of scalp infection.
Using clippers to trim down is safer, with less risk of cuts and micro-cuts than using a disposable razor. In fact, razor blades can easily come into contact with blood and biological fluids, and the reuse of this tool is strongly suspected as a vector for transmission of the Hepatitis C virus. Razor blades are sharps.