Health Tip: Safety at the Salon

(HealthDay News) -- Salons that don't follow proper safety procedures may pass along infections to customers who get manicures or pedicures.

Before you get too comfy in a salon chair, consider these suggestions from the International Pedicure Association:

• Be sure all areas of the salon look clean.

• All technicians at the salon must be licensed, and their licenses displayed.

• Before a manicure or pedicure begins, the technician should examine your hands or feet and point out any signs of infection or other health condition.

• All tools should be disinfected after use on prior customers.

• All tools that cannot be sterilized must be disposed of.

• The salon should be properly ventilated.

• Each customer must receive a clean towel.