UGH!

So, as I was sitting outside having lunch in Manhattan Beach next to the local $20 mani/pedi all you can cut plus free fungus nail salon, I noticed a lady entering the salon with a clear zip lock bag full of her own implements.  First of all...Why would you go to a salon where you had to bring your own supplies?  Second, that little bag you're carrying is probably full of bacteria.  If you don't sanitize and/or completely dry off your tools after every use, while resting in that sealed bag, bacteria is growing by the millions.  At MPC we won't do a service on you unless we use our own implements and here's why:
 
1.  After every use we (MPC) scrub each implement with soap and water.
2.  We then soak them in barbicide for 10 minutes and rinse them off with warm water.
3.  We then get a Q-tip soaked in acetone and get into every nook and cranny to make                sure there's no rust, etc.
5.  Finally we autoclave the implements, dry them completely and then seal them in a sterilized pouch.

For Our Foot Basin:
1.  After every use, we scrub them with soap and water.
2.  Then we soak each tub in barbicide for 10 minutes.
3.  At night (here's the non "eco-friendly" thing we do) we soak each tub in bleach:(
4.  We built our drains 4 feet underground so even if there was something we missed...it's not coming back to you through the "massage" jets like other salons.

Oh, and we wash our hand before each client and between your pedi and a mani or mani and a pedi.

So Please, if you're trying to save money and think you're being safe by bringing your own supplies, think again...Fungus and infections while pampering yourself or for any other reason, JUST ISN'T WORTH IT!




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