Barbicide a question

[chatabox]

is it right that you should never use tools straight from sitting in a barbicide jar
you should always wipe them off as you could cause infection or similar.

 

[Kim Lawless]

I always wipe them dry, but I thought that we weren't supposed to rinse them.

 

[weezie]

Dry them but as long as they have been in there the required time they are clean. I.e dipping them in from one client and then pulling them out for the next straight after will not be safe, but if they have soaked long enough and had no debris on them they are good to go!

 

[chatabox]

i was put off last night by another student at my level 3 nail tech course
she has done the full beauty therapy and holistic therapy and as clients asked her for artificial nails she decided to add this to her list of can do's.
She seems nice...
But all the way through my treatment on her before she blended a nail onto me she was telling me i was doing this wrong or that wrong
never take a tool out and use straight from barbicide you will be deducted marks in the exam... i touched it down onto cloth so it wasnt dripping.......
then with mini manicure she told me i was holding the cuticle knife to the nail wrongly... i am of course aware that you use it flat but i had only placed it at the nail ready to start before she put me straight about that.
Id loose marks again as thats holding it like a weapon..
im now dreading the rest of the course knowing i will probably have many other times of togetherness with her.....im just unsure how to take her..
just really come to get it off my chest i think... cos now i feel like a cry baby... yes i was close to tears and thinking have i learned nothing in the year i took manicure and pedicure.........

 

[min11]

I had one of those as my partner on my fabrics part of my course. She even had a point of view on how I raised my kids I just said yes and no in the right places and got on with it how I thought it was right to do it and as I was doing exactly what I was shown and had been told it was fine. Eventually I called the tutor over to clarify a few points because one way or the other it was going to stop her comments. I didn't say my partner was saying such and such, just asked the tutor to confirm if what I was thinking and doing was correct. It worked.

Do you have to stick with the same 'partner' or can you swap?

:hug::hug:

 

[*Ang*]

awwrr hun, try and not let it get to you, it appears to me she's just trying to be a know it all. If I were you I'd do the same as min11 and call the tutor over to check whether you're doing it right/wrong and could you lose marks in the practicals. You'll probably find the tutor disagrees with 'her' and I guarantee that'll be one sure fire way of shutting her up! Its a shame that you are dreading the rest of the course because of her...try talking it through with your tutor and ask to be swapped with a different practise partner :hug:

 

[chatabox]

In the end i did call the tutor over and i think it did work cos she quietened down a bit...
the tutor does say if poss pair with someone you have not yet been with.
but this lady homes in on me... i guess i just feel inferior..
she ooozes confidence.. thou her blended nail came off was to precariously perched on the end of my nail and she over filled and caught
my nail a bit... my nail was still on when she left.. and i have to say she was impressed we all have our better areas as we start our training. we have a long way to go..

 

[Gilly T]

Aww.. you poor thing. Try not to take it personally and as everyone says, try to make sure you swap partners like your tutor suggests.

On the barbicide question (which I know is not really the point), out tutor changed this part way through out course. She said that guidance had come through to say that implements have to be removed from barbicide about 15 minutes prior to using them to allow them to dry off. This was apparently incase a client has an allergic reaction to the barbicide. Kind of made sense to me a bit but could I remember to take them out 15 minutes before... nope

Chin up and try to enjoy the rest of your course :hug:

 

[geeg]

Barbicide is a VERY strong solution if it is going to disinfect or sterilise an implement. A tool that is wet with Barbicide should never touch a client's skin. The solution is carcinogenic when made up strongly and also overexposure is a hazard. Always use dry tools.

Better yet use the Mundo 5 minute disinfectant for tools!!! I have found this to be fantastic in the salon as it works so quickly. I always have 2-3 tools that are the same and when I'm using one the other is soaking so I am always ready. I dry with a clean tissue or a Mundo disinfectant wipe and I'm ready for action. When I have finished using the tool I wipe with a Mundo disinfectant wipe and back in the solution. Personally I would never use the Barbicide again.

 

[allaboutyou]

Hi..i am a little confused..when i done my manicure and pedicure vtct course at college our tutor showed us that when removing the cuticle with a cuticle knife the tool should always be wet on the natural nail..she would take it straight out of the barbicde jar and keep dipping the tool back in every time there wasn't enough liquid on the tool whilst doing the removal..after reading these posts what should i be using instead?

 

[adelekeegan1]

Hi..i am a little confused..when i done my manicure and pedicure vtct course at college our tutor showed us that when removing the cuticle with a cuticle knife the tool should always be wet on the natural nail..she would take it straight out of the barbicde jar and keep dipping the tool back in every time there wasn't enough liquid on the tool whilst doing the removal..after reading these posts what should i be using instead?

You should be using cuticle remover or it is possible to do it dry. You most certainly should not be getting barbicide on the nail or skin.

 

[weezie]

The cuticle knife is safer e.g doesn't scratch the nail plate when lubricated but you should use a little pot of soapy water NOT barbicide (as mentioned above by others).

 

[Tracey Roberts]

The cuticle knife is safer e.g doesn't scratch the nail plate when lubricated but you should use a little pot of soapy water NOT barbicide (as mentioned above by others).

this is the way i do it,, but i take tool out of barbicide, then swish it in the soapy water

 

[allaboutyou]

Thanks for the advice..after reading these posts l was ringing people i knew from my course as they have been doing treatments the way we had been shown..after we soaked the clients nails we would then put on the cuticle remover, then used a cuticle pusher, then a wet cuticle knife wet from barbicide..i won't be doing it that way any longer..what do you use to remove any lasting cuticle remover from the client?

 

[weezie]

.what do you use to remove any lasting cuticle remover from the client?

water with hand wash in it.