How can you best clean and/or disinfect your materials that you use for a PMU or microblading treatment
A PMU treatment starts with the mapping process. During the omens of PMU, materials are used such as; pencils, concealers, brushes, tweezers, stencils, epilation and razor blades, eyebrow scissors, mapping threads, eyebrow spoolie and cotton swabs. Some of these products are disposables. Others you use more than once. The materials that are reused must be properly cleaned and then disinfected.
Cleaning literally means 'to remove foreign material from a surface'. According to the RIVM, 'cleaning' is used when material is involved. The term 'cleaning' is used in the context of a space or environment and with the skin (RIVM, 2022).
What is the difference between cleaning and disinfecting?
When cleaning/cleaning surfaces, an all-purpose cleaner in combination with disposable tissues is sufficient. Disinfection is an action in which the number of micro-organisms is reduced to a level that is safe (RIVM, 2022). This can be done in various ways.
You can achieve disinfection by, among other things: boiling out laundry (95∘C); boiling out materials (10 minutes), and using approved disinfectants. When disinfecting surfaces and materials, using a spray bottle with alcohol Podior with a concentration of 80% is sufficient.
It is important that the disinfectant must also be able to inactivate viruses. In practice, cleaning/cleaning and disinfecting go hand in hand. An object must first be clean and dust-free before you disinfect it with, for example, Alcohol Podior 80%, otherwise the disinfecting effect of this agent will be insufficient.
Some tips
● Before and after the mapping process, always clean and disinfect your work table, eyebrow scissors, tweezers, etc. always first and always let these materials dry / soak in according to the instructions before using them again.
● Only use disposable brushes for application of concealers and avoids reusing brushes.
● Always break off the tip of the pencils after each client and sharpen the pencil again with a disinfected sharpener or a new blade.
● Get concealer Always use a new disposable precision stick (microbrush), cotton swab or another disposable object from the jar to prevent contamination of the concealer.
● Use disposable materials where possible.
Pro tip:
Click here to find out whether the agents you use to clean and disinfect surfaces and materials are allowed and approved.
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