I ran across this article over the weekend:
From Dallas, WFAA.com:
Hall is among several women who confirmed to News 8 that after they got pedicures in whirlpool foot spas at Beverly Hills Nails, skin infections broke out on their legs.
Dallas County Health and Human Services confirmed there is a complaint against the salon.
Beverly Hills Nails manager Victoria Tran said state regulators came in and took water samples for tests that are not yet back. “But we’re not 100 percent sure that it’s from unsanitary of the whirlpool, or if it’s caused by something that they have done or happened before,” Tran said.
An aggressive bacteria can grow quickly in water if a whirlpool foot spa is not cleaned frequently.
The bug enters the skin through shaving cuts or abrasions. The infection leads to painful lesions that can last for months and leave scars.
Doctors call the drug resistant staph bacteria MRSA—methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.
As a nail tech, I can tell you that I am 99.99% sure it IS due to the pedicure units. You can read more about my thoughts at eBeautyDaily if you are interested. This is one huge reason that I have written all of these techniques down for you to learn. MRSA is not a bacteria to fool around with - take it from one who knows. My husband nearly died from MRSA a year ago, after a shave. Go read that article and look at the picture of what MRSA can do to you. It is too disgusting to show here. And that is if you are lucky.
I’ll finish up the paraffin section tomorrow, then we will get straight in to how to do your own pedicures. Good stuff!
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