Cos012 Dual Barber Shop and Cosmetology Salon License Application pub

82.106. Health and Safety Standards--Manicure and Pedicure Services. 

(Rule effective March 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1297; amended effec-

tive August 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 5947; amended effective October 11, 2007, 32 TexReg 7048) 

 

(a) Barbers and barber manicurists shall clean their hands with soap and water or a hand sanitizer prior to performing any 

services. 

(b) Barbers and barber manicurists shall clean the areas of the client’s body on which the service is to be administered. 

(c) All metal manicure and pedicure tools shall be properly cleaned, disinfected and sterilized or sanitized after each service, 

in accordance with this chapter, regardless of the tool’s multiuse for only a single client or for multiple clients. 

(d) After each client, the following implements shall be cleaned, disinfected, and sterilized or sanitized in accordance with 

the rule: metal pusher and files, cuticle nipper and scissors, metal tweezers, finger and toe nail clippers and electric drill bits. 

(e) The following implements are single-use items and shall be discarded after use: orangewood sticks, cotton balls, nail 

wipes and disposable towels. 

(f) Buffer blocks, porous nail files, pedicure files, callus rasps, natural pumice and foot brush, arbor, sanding bands, sleeves, 

heel and toe pumice, exfoliating block (rough surfaced or absorbent materials) shall be cleaned by manually brushing or 

other adequate methods to remove all visible debris after each use, and then sprayed with Isopropyl or ethyl alcohol, an 

EPA-registered bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal disinfectant, or a high-level disinfection chlorine bleach solution in ac-

cordance with this chapter. If a buffer block or porous nail file is exposed to broken skin (skin that is not intact) or unhealthy 

skin or nails, it must be discarded immediately after use in a trash receptacle. 

(g) The following materials that are used during a manicure and pedicure shall be replaced with new or clean articles for 

each client: terry cloth towels, finger bowls and spatulas that contact skin or skin products from multi-use containers. 

82.107. Health and Safety Standards--Electric Drill Bits. (

Rule effective March 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1297; amended effective August 1, 2006, 31 

TexReg 5947) 

(a) Only electric files, drills, or machines specifically designed and manufactured for use in the professional nail industry 

may be used in any barber establishment for performing manicure or pedicure services. Craft, hardware, and hobby tools 

cannot be used under any circumstances. 

(b) After each use, diamond, carbide, natural and metal bits shall be cleaned by either 

(1) using a brush; or 

(2) using an ultrasonic cleaner; or 

(3) immersing the bit in acetone for 5 to 10 minutes 

(c) Immediately after cleaning all visible debris, diamond, carbide, natural and metal bits shall be disinfected by complete 

immersion in an appropriate disinfectant between clients, then sterilized in accordance with this chapter. 

(d) Buffing bits and chamois shall be cleaned with soap and water at the end of every day of use in addition to being 

cleaned or replaced between clients. 

82.108. Health and Safety Standards--Footspas. 

(Rule effective March 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1297; amended effective August 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 

5947) 

 

(a) As used in this section, “whirlpool footspa” or “spa” is defined as any basin using circulating water, either in a self-

contained unit or in a unit that is connected to other plumbing in the establishment. The cleaning and disinfecting proce-

dures for foot spas in this section shall be followed for units connected to an establishment’s plumbing, and, to every extent 

possible, self-contained units. 

 

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(b) Before use upon each patron, each whirlpool foot spa shall be cleaned and disinfected in the following manner. 

 

(1)All water shall be drained and all debris shall be removed from the spa basin. 

 

(2)The spa basin must be cleaned with soap or detergent and water. 

 

(3)The spa basin must be disinfected with an EPA registered disinfectant with demonstrated bactericidal, fun-

gicidal, and virucidal activity which must be used according to the manufacturer’s instructions. 

 

(4)The spa basin must be wiped dry with a clean towel. 

 

(c) At the end of each day, each whirlpool foot spa shall be cleaned and disinfected in the following manner: 

 

(1)The screen shall be removed, all debris trapped behind the screen shall be removed, and the screen and 

the inlet shall be washed with soap and water or detergent and water. 

 

(2)Before replacing the screen, one of the following procedures shall be performed: 

 

(A)The screen shall be washed with a chlorine bleach solution of one-third (1/3) cup of 5.25% 

chlorine bleach to one (1) gallon of water; or 

 

(B) The screen shall be totally immersed in an EPA-registered disinfectant with demonstrated 

bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal activity which must be used according to manufacturer’s 

instructions. 

 

(3)The spa system shall be flushed with soap and warm water for at least ten (10) minutes, after which the 

spa shall be rinsed and drained. 

 

(d) Every other week (bi-weekly), after cleaning and disinfecting as provided in this subsection, each whirlpool foot spa shall 

be cleaned and disinfected in the following manner: 

 

(1)The spa basin shall be filled completely with water and one-third (1/3) cup of 5.25% chlorine bleach for 

each one (1) gallon of water. 

 

(2)The spa system shall be flushed with the chlorine bleach and water solution or an EPA-registered disinfect-

ant with demonstrated bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal activity according to the manufacturer’s in-

structions for 5 to 10 minutes and allowed to sit for 6 to 10 hours. 

 

(3)The spa system shall be drained and flushed with water before use upon a patron. 

 

(e) A record shall be made on a form prescribe by the Department of the date and time of each cleaning and disinfecting 

indicating whether the cleaning was a daily or bi-weekly cleaning. This record shall be made at or near the time of cleaning 

and disinfecting. The record shall indicate if a spa was not used at all during any individual work day. Cleaning and disinfect-

ing records shall be made available upon request by either a patron or a Department representative. 

 

(f) A footspa for which documentation is not maintained in accordance with this rule must be removed from service and not 

used again until it has be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with the requirements of this rule and the records have 

been properly updated. 

 

(g) Footspa chairs shall be cleaned and disinfected prior to providing service to each client. The chair shall be made of or 

covered in a non-porous material that can be disinfected. 

 

82.109. Health and Safety Standards--Wig and Hairpiece Services. 

(Rule effective March 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1297) 

 

(a) Barbers shall wash their hands with soap and water, or use a liquid hand sanitizer, prior to performing any services on a 

client. 

(b) All equipment, implements, tools and materials shall be properly cleaned and disinfected in accordance with this rule 

prior to servicing each client. 

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