Disinfection & SafetyQuestion 5 of 100
Which group of items must be discarded immediately after a single client because they cannot be disinfected?
a.Wooden spatulas, cotton pads, gauze, and paper wax strips
b.Stainless steel tweezers, comedone extractors, and metal bowls
c.Glass electrodes and plastic mask bowls
d.Metal brow scissors and steel lash tweezers
Explanation
Porous items absorb fluids into their structure, so disinfectant cannot reach and kill everything inside them; wood, cotton, gauze, and paper are single-use and must be thrown away. Stainless steel, glass, and hard plastic are non-porous and may be cleaned, disinfected, and reused. Treating a porous item as reusable is one of the most common and most serious violations found on inspection.
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