BARBICIDE® Back-to-Work Plan
This comprehensive reopening plan equips salon and spa professionals with a step-by-step protocol for safely resuming operations. It covers EPA-registered disinfection procedures, personal protective equipment standards, hand hygiene requirements, and detailed cleaning instructions for workstations, treatment rooms, restrooms, laundry facilities, shampoo stations, and pedicure equipment. The checklist emphasizes proper contact times, fresh solution preparation, and the critical distinction between porous and non-porous surface care. Operational guidance includes scheduling modifications, point-of-sale adaptations, client communication strategies, and health screening protocols — all designed to help beauty professionals protect their staff and clients while complying with regulatory health and safety standards.
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How to Use This Checklist
- Go through the Inspection and Checklist of Supplies Needed sections to confirm what is required before reopening.
- Inventory your supplies, including BARBICIDE® Concentrate, spray bottles, wipes, Clippercide®, Spacide Complete for pedicure bowls, hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, comb and brush cleaner, appliance and glass cleaner, towels and paper towels, gloves in multiple sizes, and trash bags.
- Work through the Disinfection Reminders to confirm your understanding of contact times, fresh solution preparation, and the distinction between porous and non-porous surfaces.
- Complete each area section in turn — Reception and Retail Area, Work Stations, Treatment Rooms, Restroom, Laundry, Shampoo Bowls, and Pedicure Bowls — cleaning and disinfecting as specified.
- Follow the Cleaning and Disinfection sections for implements and surfaces and for electrical implements, using the immersion, spray, or wipe method as required by your state regulations, and store disinfected implements in closed, disinfected containers.
- Record the number of disinfectant solution changes performed per day, and check the answer scale of Yes, No, or N/A for each item.
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What the Back-to-Work Plan covers
This plan walks you through resuming salon and spa operations after a closure. It is organised as an inspection and supply inventory, a set of disinfection reminders, a room-by-room cleaning and disinfection rundown, and a section on ongoing safety, disinfectants and PPE, practical changes, and hand hygiene. It ends with a letter of reassurance you can provide to customers. In total the checklist runs to 83 items.
Supplies and disinfection fundamentals
The Checklist of Supplies Needed has you confirm you hold BARBICIDE® Concentrate for mixing disinfectant solution, a spray bottle filled with properly concentrated solution, BARBICIDE® Wipes for quick surface disinfection between services, Clippercide® for clippers, trimmers, and edgers, BARBICIDE® Spacide Complete if pedicure bowls are in use, King Research Hand Sanitizer with a minimum 60% alcohol content, Ship-Shape® Comb and Brush Cleaner, Ship-Shape® Professional Appliance and Glass Cleaner, ample clean towels and disposable paper towels, disposable gloves in multiple sizes, and trash bags for proper disposal of contaminated materials. The Disinfection Reminders reinforce the principles behind the steps that follow: observing full contact time, preparing fresh solution, and treating porous and non-porous surfaces differently. The Cleaning and Disinfection sections apply these to implements and surfaces, and to electrical implements, with the method — immersion, spray, or wipe — carried out as required by state regulations.
Reception, retail, and work stations
In the Reception and Retail Area, discard old magazines, brochures, and other non-essential items that cannot be disinfected. Wipe down soft surfaces such as couches and chairs with water and a clean towel, remembering that soft surfaces cannot be disinfected. Clean and disinfect all hard, non-porous surfaces — reception counter, computer keyboard, phones, door handles, light switches, and point-of-sale equipment — with full contact time observed. Clean and disinfect shelving, glass, and display cases and keep product containers clean and dust-free. Place signage in the window to notify clients of your diligence in practicing proper infection control, and consider online scheduling in place of written appointment cards to minimise contact. At Work Stations, clean and disinfect chairs and headrests on initial opening but limit this to once daily; porous materials cannot be disinfected and prolonged disinfectant use may damage coverings, so consider barrier methods such as disposable paper drapes or laundered towels changed after each client. Clean and disinfect station surfaces, rolling carts, drawers, and any containers used for storage. Ensure all single-use (porous) items are new and unopened, and verify that all items at nail stations are new, never used, or cleaned and disinfected and stored in a closed container until ready for use.
Treatment rooms, restrooms, and laundry
In Treatment Rooms, clean and disinfect any appliances used, clean and disinfect treatment tables with the same caution about porous coverings and barrier methods, ensure all product to be used has not been contaminated by improper removal prior to closure, and ensure all single-use items are new and unopened. Empty wax pots completely, clean and disinfect them thoroughly, and refill with fresh, new wax. Make sure multi-use product containers have adequate single-use applicators available so product can be removed without contaminating what remains. In the Restroom, clean and disinfect all surfaces thoroughly, replace all soft goods including toilet paper and paper towel rolls with fresh stock, and consider touchless faucets, soap dispensers, paper towel dispensers, and automatic hand sanitizer dispensers. Place a trash container near the door for hygienic disposal when exiting, and remove any products that do not belong in a restroom — nothing should be stored there. For Laundry, any linens left in the salon prior to closure, clean or dirty, should be washed per state regulations; if no specific rules exist, wash on hot with detergent and dry until completely dry to the touch, with no moisture or dampness remaining. Launder porous capes or disinfect non-porous ones, and store all linens in closed, covered cabinets until used.
Shampoo bowls and pedicure bowls
For Shampoo Bowls, clean all bowls, handles, hoses, spray nozzles, and shampoo chairs, then disinfect them with a properly concentrated disinfectant or wipe while observing the full contact time. For Pedicure Bowls, work through the sequence in order: 1. Ensure all multi-use materials that may have been contaminated by improper removal prior to closure are replaced, such as lotions and scrubs, and ensure all single-use materials such as files, pumice stones, and buffers are new. 2. Remove all parts that can be detached from the bowl. 3. Clean and disinfect the removed parts by immersing them for the full contact time in properly diluted disinfectant. 4. Scrub the bowl thoroughly with soap and water or detergent. 5. Return all removable parts to the bowl. 6. Rinse the bowl thoroughly with clean water. 7. Disinfect the bowl: fill with water and add the proper amount of BARBICIDE® or Spacide to achieve the correct concentration. If the bowl has jets, turn them on and let the disinfectant solution circulate for 10 full minutes; if the bowl does not have jets, let it sit for the full ten minutes. 8. Empty the water after the 10 minutes are complete and allow the bowl to air dry.
Ongoing safety and practical changes
The On-Going Safety, Disinfectants / PPE, Practical Changes, and Hand Hygiene sections carry the plan beyond reopening day, keeping disinfection and personal protective equipment practice in place as a routine. The Disinfectants / PPE section includes recording the number of disinfectant solution changes performed per day. The plan closes with a Letter of Reassurance to Provide to Customers, which you can adapt to explain the infection control measures in place.
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