Sanitizing Beds (Don Smith)

[MATT A]

Don I know most salons across the country spray and wipe but actually you should let solution sit for a minute then wipe. Do you have any info on sanitizing or can you go into detail with a post about times etc.. And Santizing I am working on something.

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[Don Smith]

If you look at the label of industry sanitizers, you will find that they have a CYA recommendation/direction to let the spray sit on the sunbed for 10 minutes before wiping it off. [Note: Anyone who has tried this knows what a "mess" this makes.] Therefore, unless you wait 10 minutes, the sanitizer company is "off the hook" for any liability.

A few years ago there was a situation in Omaha, NE whereby it was claimed that an independent lab found pseudomonas Aeruginosa (p. aeruginosa) on the sunbeds during a "sting" organized by a local TV station. It turned out that the lab's main business was testing swimming pools and hot tubs for, you guessed it, for p. aeruginosa (which is not usually found in "dry" environments like a sunbed). We "raised ****" with them and it got dropped by the TV station (but not before the damage was done).

While I was working on this, I did some testing, using swabs to collect samples after different "sanititizing" protocols and had them tested by a local microbiology lab. We found out that while a single spray & wipe (immediately after the spray) was sufficient to eliminate any of the "usual and customary" bacteria that would "normally" be present in any indoor building (including tanning salons, hospitals and dermatology offices) but a double spray and double wipe would be even better. What we have done is to spray & wipe (with a clean towel) and then spray & wipe again (with another new towel) but I will be the first to agree that this is "overkill" to the extreme. One spray and wipe is sufficient (but don't use the towel again!)

Be comforted by the fact that, in order to prove that a client had picked up a "bug" from a tanning bed, a "swab" would have to be taken after the unit had been cleaned and before the client use it. Needless to say, any salon owner stupid enough to allow someone to do this deserves what they get.

It takes a lot of skill and experience to collect a "good" sample and, using the correct transport media, keep it "alive" until it reaches the lab. Moreover, if someone wants to use a sample for "medico/legal" reasons, proper "chain of custody" procedures must be used. [Note: The lab in Nebraska never could/would provide us with evidence that a chain of custody existed.]

Finally, the "dummies" who keep claiming that you can get various "bugs" from sunbeds seem to forget/ignore the fact that UVR exposure and/or air exposure will "kill" most of them.

Does this give you what you need?

[engfant]

Gawd dam man that's gold! add a header and it's on the wall!

I love the bug one. They also forget that the bugs are not INVISIBLE! They are bugs!

More stupidity from people that are too lazy to even attempt to think before they speak.

[eileen]

great info

[BooBop]

Is Don's double spray double wipe thread still alive in the archives? That was a great thread.

[unity]

There is no way solution could sit on my beds for ten minutes. Agreed that is over-kill anyway, but it would evaporate too fast. There have been a couple times where I was sanitizing a bed and had sprayed it down only to run a grab the phone. In that short time, its mostly dried up.

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[sceballos]

Does anyone use an ATP test or any other type of swab type screening tool in order to make sure that the beds are indeed sanitized.

[chinacat]

Was just reading this and it is great info. I'm pretty new to the industry, and I was wondering one more thing. Do you use a damp or dry cloth to wipe the Lucasol off? The previous owner told me to use damp, but I feel like the beds are cleaner if I let the lucasol sit for a minute and then wipe with a dry cloth. Which way is correct?
thanks!

[unity]

Originally Posted by chinacat

Was just reading this and it is great info. I'm pretty new to the industry, and I was wondering one more thing. Do you use a damp or dry cloth to wipe the Lucasol off? The previous owner told me to use damp, but I feel like the beds are cleaner if I let the lucasol sit for a minute and then wipe with a dry cloth. Which way is correct?
thanks!

The sanitizer does not need to sit at all. It will kill most things by spraying, the only time you let it site is if you are going for total kill off. Such as when blood may be present, etc. This is per directions for using the stuff and MSDS info on the chemicals in sanitizers.

Dry or damp does not matter, but damp would indicate its been previously used. A clean towel each time is recommended. In theory though, a towel used more than once will not do any harm since the sanitizer is killing off anything. But one still transfers body oils, lotions, etc. Which is a bit gross.

[Lucas Products]

We recommend sanitizing the beds in between every customer which means spraying the bend with Lucasol and letting it sit for 60 seconds. This will kill 99.99% of the bacteria, fungus, and virus. At the end of the day spray all of the beds in the salon and let the Lucasol sit for 10 minutes. This is disinfecting and will kill 100% of the bacteria, fungus, and virus.

Simply spraying and wiping is NOT effective. Disinfectants do not kill on contact.