Between two clients in the same chair, the manicure table surface, lamp, and arm rest must be:
Explanation
Contact surfaces touched during a service are reservoirs for skin flora and product dust. California requires that surfaces and non-electrical tools be cleaned of debris and then disinfected with an EPA-registered hospital-grade disinfectant (bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal) for the contact time on the label, between every client, under CCR Title 16 §979.4 and the general sanitation rules. A dry wipe only spreads contamination. Rubbing alcohol at 70 percent is acceptable for instruments in some jurisdictions but is not the BBC standard between clients; the BBC standard is EPA-registered, hospital-grade. End-of-day cleaning is required, but does not replace between-client cleaning.
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