BARBICIDE CERTIFICATION UPDATED EXAMS
SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔clean vs sanitize - ✔✔The terms "sanitize" and "clean" mean virtually the same
thing. In an effort to streamline the terms and clarify what is expected, states and
textbooks are removing the term "sanitize" and replacing it with "clean". Sanitized is
NOT disinfected! you must clean before disenfecting.
✔✔Step #1: Clean or Sanitize - ✔✔Cleaning is the first step in infection control and
prepares a NON-POROUS item for disinfection.
Cleaning is the removal of visible or surface debris from an object or surface - no
pathogens (germs) are destroyed, simply removed.
Porous items cannot be disinfected, but can be cleaned!
Examples of cleaning:
Washing with warm, soapy water.
Using a chemical cleaner (Ship-Shape) to remove organic material such as hair and
product residue.
Washing hands
Laundering towels, porous capes and linens
✔✔Step #2: Disinfection - ✔✔Disinfection requires that the item or surface has been
cleaned to allow for chemical to properly work on all surfaces.
, Disinfection requires the use of a chemical disinfectant like BARBICIDE® approved in
your state.
When done properly, disinfection is effective against most pathogens of risk in the
salon, spa or barbershop.
Disinfection is for NON-POROUS implements and surfaces only, porous (single use)
items must be discarded or laundered after use.
Proper disinfection requires the following:
Correct mixing/concentration
Contact time - the time an item must be in full contact with the disinfectant
Fresh solution made daily or sooner if contaminated (this is a requirement of the EPA
for all EPA registered disinfectants)
✔✔Step #3: Sterilization (not required)Step #3: Sterilization (not required) -
✔✔Sterilization is rarely required or necessary in the professional beauty industry, with
the exception of states where electrolysis is licensed.
Sterilization is the complete destruction of all microbial life.
A small number of states require some sterilization in the field of esthetics (know the
rules of your state).
Sterilization is most frequently done with an autoclave that uses heat and pressure to
destroy microbes.
✔✔what can be disinfected? - ✔✔Disinfection is the standard for safety in the
professional beauty world, however, not everything can be disinfected. Only non-porous
items such as plastics and metals can be disinfected. Any item that can absorb water or
water can run through, is considered porous and cannot be disinfected. Anything that
cannot be disinfected must be considered single use and be disposed of or laundered
after a single use.
✔✔Examples of items that CANNOT be disinfected: - ✔✔Cotton
Orange sticks
Nail files
Pumice stones
Buffing blocks
Neck strips
Your hands or feet
Towels, sheets, porous capes
Upholstered furniture such as station chairs, shampoo chairs & couches. Using
disinfectants frequently on these materials will cause them to dry and tear, making a
safe surface unsafe!
✔✔Mixing and Concentration of BARBICIDE® - ✔✔BARBICIDE® Concentrate (used to
immerse implements)Mix 2 oz. (4 TBSP or ¼ cup) of concentrate into 32 oz. of water (4
cups)
BARBICIDE® TB (used to immerse implements, in states where required)Mix 1 oz. (2
TBSP) of concentrate into 1 gallon (16 cups) of water
SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔clean vs sanitize - ✔✔The terms "sanitize" and "clean" mean virtually the same
thing. In an effort to streamline the terms and clarify what is expected, states and
textbooks are removing the term "sanitize" and replacing it with "clean". Sanitized is
NOT disinfected! you must clean before disenfecting.
✔✔Step #1: Clean or Sanitize - ✔✔Cleaning is the first step in infection control and
prepares a NON-POROUS item for disinfection.
Cleaning is the removal of visible or surface debris from an object or surface - no
pathogens (germs) are destroyed, simply removed.
Porous items cannot be disinfected, but can be cleaned!
Examples of cleaning:
Washing with warm, soapy water.
Using a chemical cleaner (Ship-Shape) to remove organic material such as hair and
product residue.
Washing hands
Laundering towels, porous capes and linens
✔✔Step #2: Disinfection - ✔✔Disinfection requires that the item or surface has been
cleaned to allow for chemical to properly work on all surfaces.
, Disinfection requires the use of a chemical disinfectant like BARBICIDE® approved in
your state.
When done properly, disinfection is effective against most pathogens of risk in the
salon, spa or barbershop.
Disinfection is for NON-POROUS implements and surfaces only, porous (single use)
items must be discarded or laundered after use.
Proper disinfection requires the following:
Correct mixing/concentration
Contact time - the time an item must be in full contact with the disinfectant
Fresh solution made daily or sooner if contaminated (this is a requirement of the EPA
for all EPA registered disinfectants)
✔✔Step #3: Sterilization (not required)Step #3: Sterilization (not required) -
✔✔Sterilization is rarely required or necessary in the professional beauty industry, with
the exception of states where electrolysis is licensed.
Sterilization is the complete destruction of all microbial life.
A small number of states require some sterilization in the field of esthetics (know the
rules of your state).
Sterilization is most frequently done with an autoclave that uses heat and pressure to
destroy microbes.
✔✔what can be disinfected? - ✔✔Disinfection is the standard for safety in the
professional beauty world, however, not everything can be disinfected. Only non-porous
items such as plastics and metals can be disinfected. Any item that can absorb water or
water can run through, is considered porous and cannot be disinfected. Anything that
cannot be disinfected must be considered single use and be disposed of or laundered
after a single use.
✔✔Examples of items that CANNOT be disinfected: - ✔✔Cotton
Orange sticks
Nail files
Pumice stones
Buffing blocks
Neck strips
Your hands or feet
Towels, sheets, porous capes
Upholstered furniture such as station chairs, shampoo chairs & couches. Using
disinfectants frequently on these materials will cause them to dry and tear, making a
safe surface unsafe!
✔✔Mixing and Concentration of BARBICIDE® - ✔✔BARBICIDE® Concentrate (used to
immerse implements)Mix 2 oz. (4 TBSP or ¼ cup) of concentrate into 32 oz. of water (4
cups)
BARBICIDE® TB (used to immerse implements, in states where required)Mix 1 oz. (2
TBSP) of concentrate into 1 gallon (16 cups) of water
