Death by Pedicure: The Dirty Secrets of Nail Salons

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Death by Pedicure: The Dirty Secrets of Nail Salons is an expose of the nail salon industry by Podiatrist, Robert T. Spalding from Signal Mountain, Tennessee, USA.

This book goes into details about the foot and nail infections that you peridoicaly see mentioned by almost every major news wire and national TV stations in the US. The book covers the full aspect of infections in the nail salon industry, how you can protect your self from an unsanitary nail salon or technician, foot and nail care products to avoid, how the public is at risk, who controls the Nail Salon Industry, why the State Cosmetology Boards are ineffective, what is the most dangerous tool in a nail salon, how nail technicians can work with doctors to refer foot problems before they get infected and many helpful hints how to keep your feet and nails healthy.

Paperback; 306 pages; Spalding Publishing; 2011; ISBN-10: 1935803034; ISBN-13: 978-193580303

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Death by Pedicure provides helpful hints on how to keep your feet and nails healthy and covers the full range of infections in the nail salon industry. It provides answers to questions like: What is the most dangerous instrument in a nail salon? What are the primary bacterial organisms responsible for infections? How many infections are estimated to occur yearly with manicures and pedicures in the United States? How can I protect myself from unsanitary nail salons or nail technicians? What are some foot and nail care products to avoid? Who controls the nail salon industry? How can nail technicians detect and refer foot problems before they become serious?Many states have a Failing Grade in disinfection safety protocols. See what YOUR STATE’S GRADE is.