Disinfection & SafetyQuestion 32 of 100
A regular client points at the thick callus on her heel and asks you to just shave it off with a credo blade the way her last salon did. What is the correct response?
a.Explain that credo blades and razor-type callus shavers are prohibited in California and that cutting living skin is outside a manicurist's scope, then reduce the callus with a foot file or rasp instead.
b.Use the credo blade only on the thickest part, where she cannot feel anything.
c.Use the credo blade and then disinfect it thoroughly afterward.
d.Use the blade but put in a brand-new disposable blade so it is sanitary.
Explanation
Answer A is correct because the tool itself is prohibited and because slicing living tissue is a medical act a manicurist may not perform. Thick callus still has living skin under it, so B is not safer, it just makes the injury harder for the client to notice. Disinfecting afterward (C) and using a fresh blade (D) address contamination only; they do not make a prohibited procedure legal or stop the cutting injury.
Law Reference: California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology Health and Safety Regulations (CCR Title 16)Practice all 100 questions free — no signup required.
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