Ladies when it comes to beauty treatments your state government should have your back. In the State of California they do, as ten California nail salons have been cited for unsanitary conditions under a 2006 state law that took effect this year.
The violations have to do with sanitization of ELECTRIC FOOT BATHS. The law was signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger after several bacterial outbreaks at California salons. In one case, a Mountain View woman died after contracting an infection during a pedicure. Sistah's here is what to watch for...
While you are sitting there waiting for your appointnment for a pedicure, look around and keep your eyes open. Your technician is suppose to sanitize that ELECTRIC FOOT BATH for 10 minutes inbetween every customer. If the technician does sanitize the electric foot bath, you need to insist on it and be suspect of all the other treatments at the salon. MYFOXLA has more on the story if you want.