A pedicure client is in her third trimester of pregnancy and asks for a paraffin foot dip. The most appropriate response is to:
Explanation
True contraindications to paraffin are not pregnancy itself but the medical conditions that make heated wax dangerous: uncontrolled diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, peripheral neuropathy, fragile or broken skin in the treatment area, and active local infection. If none of these apply, paraffin is safe in pregnancy. The wax must be tested on the practitioner's wrist for safe temperature, applied via a single-use plastic liner so client skin never touches tank wax, and the used wax discarded with the liner (paraffin is NOT self-sterilizing, option D). Refusing every pregnant client (option B) is over-broad and may even raise discrimination issues. Manicurists work under CCR Title 16 §980.3.
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