BARBICIDE CERTIFICATION 2026 EXAMINERS SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Social Distancing - ✔✔The CDC and WHO both recommend 6 feet of distance
between people who do not live in the same residence.
This includes people you pass, without speaking to
All people in a residence are effectively 1 person ... if one person leaves the house, it is
the same as everyone going. Remember this when you are seeing clients... the decision
to forego a mask or see someone who is sick, may mean you bring something home to
those you love.
✔✔Social Distancing Challenge for Beauty Professionals - ✔✔There is no way to
provide a truly safe service because social distance cannot be maintained - to say a
service is totally "safe"is clearly not possible and clients will know that!
Discuss with clients that you went to school where you learned infection control
principles, you took this certification and you are licensed. You are uniquely prepared to
mitigate any risks and make it as safe as it can be!
✔✔Personal Protective Equipment
Masks - ✔✔Masks are worn to protect others from YOU! It is a sign of respect for your
clients to wear a mask properly throughout your service.
, Asking a client to wear a mask should not be embarrassing - you will be seeing a very
high volume of clients when you return and them wearing a mask protects you from
THEM ... reducing the risk of you passing it on!
Masks should replaced (if disposable) or a freshly laundered one put on anytime you
take the mask off.... So have a few available
Masks must cover from the bridge of your nose to below your chin and should not be
hanging loose at the sides
Disposable single use masks should be available for all clients and kept on to the extent
possible while providing a service
✔✔PPE, continued
Gloves - ✔✔Gloves are single use. That means they are replaced prior to each service,
following disinfection of your station, implements or other areas of your business.
Gloves must be thrown away after a single use and never used twice or worn for long
periods of time.
Hands must be washed after removal of gloves.
Gloves of nitrile or vinyl should be chosen. Latex gloves can be worn, but everyone in
the establishment and all clients must be questioned about latex allergy before these
are used.
✔✔PPE, continued
Gowns - ✔✔If required for your services or by your state, these are single use and must
be donned immediately prior to the service and discarded immediately after.
✔✔How to Make your Clients feel Safer - ✔✔Remember, no matter what your state
requires as a baseline, it is the standard that your client expects that you must live up
to, for the sake of your business.
Consider sending a text or email to clients prior to their first appointment, letting them
know what you are doing to make your establishment and services as safe as possible.
Encourage clients to ask questions to alleviate their concerns
DEMONSTRATE your knowledge of infection control. Saying things like "I am going to
go wash my hands and grab a clean towel" can replace having them watch you wash
your hands
✔✔Practical Considerations to Mitigate Risks - ✔✔Gatekeeper - use technology (apps,
text, email) or people to act as a gatekeeper to control how many people are in your
establishment at a time.
Reduces number of people waiting
Allows for time to properly clean/disinfect between clients
Contact Information - At the very least name and contact information for everyone who
is in the establishment should be maintained in case contact tracing needs to be done.
Discontinue hand shaking
✔✔Infection Control - ✔✔All non-porous implements cleaned & disinfected after a single
use
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Social Distancing - ✔✔The CDC and WHO both recommend 6 feet of distance
between people who do not live in the same residence.
This includes people you pass, without speaking to
All people in a residence are effectively 1 person ... if one person leaves the house, it is
the same as everyone going. Remember this when you are seeing clients... the decision
to forego a mask or see someone who is sick, may mean you bring something home to
those you love.
✔✔Social Distancing Challenge for Beauty Professionals - ✔✔There is no way to
provide a truly safe service because social distance cannot be maintained - to say a
service is totally "safe"is clearly not possible and clients will know that!
Discuss with clients that you went to school where you learned infection control
principles, you took this certification and you are licensed. You are uniquely prepared to
mitigate any risks and make it as safe as it can be!
✔✔Personal Protective Equipment
Masks - ✔✔Masks are worn to protect others from YOU! It is a sign of respect for your
clients to wear a mask properly throughout your service.
, Asking a client to wear a mask should not be embarrassing - you will be seeing a very
high volume of clients when you return and them wearing a mask protects you from
THEM ... reducing the risk of you passing it on!
Masks should replaced (if disposable) or a freshly laundered one put on anytime you
take the mask off.... So have a few available
Masks must cover from the bridge of your nose to below your chin and should not be
hanging loose at the sides
Disposable single use masks should be available for all clients and kept on to the extent
possible while providing a service
✔✔PPE, continued
Gloves - ✔✔Gloves are single use. That means they are replaced prior to each service,
following disinfection of your station, implements or other areas of your business.
Gloves must be thrown away after a single use and never used twice or worn for long
periods of time.
Hands must be washed after removal of gloves.
Gloves of nitrile or vinyl should be chosen. Latex gloves can be worn, but everyone in
the establishment and all clients must be questioned about latex allergy before these
are used.
✔✔PPE, continued
Gowns - ✔✔If required for your services or by your state, these are single use and must
be donned immediately prior to the service and discarded immediately after.
✔✔How to Make your Clients feel Safer - ✔✔Remember, no matter what your state
requires as a baseline, it is the standard that your client expects that you must live up
to, for the sake of your business.
Consider sending a text or email to clients prior to their first appointment, letting them
know what you are doing to make your establishment and services as safe as possible.
Encourage clients to ask questions to alleviate their concerns
DEMONSTRATE your knowledge of infection control. Saying things like "I am going to
go wash my hands and grab a clean towel" can replace having them watch you wash
your hands
✔✔Practical Considerations to Mitigate Risks - ✔✔Gatekeeper - use technology (apps,
text, email) or people to act as a gatekeeper to control how many people are in your
establishment at a time.
Reduces number of people waiting
Allows for time to properly clean/disinfect between clients
Contact Information - At the very least name and contact information for everyone who
is in the establishment should be maintained in case contact tracing needs to be done.
Discontinue hand shaking
✔✔Infection Control - ✔✔All non-porous implements cleaned & disinfected after a single
use
