A day before said occasion, I got a pedicure-manicure treatment. This time, instead of going to my ’suki’ (regular) manicurist, I went to my hairdresser’s salon.
I wanted to make a comparison, because I have been having my manicure with my ’suki’ for several years now, and I have noticed that my nails are getting discolored. I found out later that the discoloration is caused by the kind of nail polish used on my nails.
I don’t know much about nail polish, but as long as I can remember, I have always been biased with Caronia nail polish because it has been in the market for so long - to as far as my memory stretches back to my childhood.
Well anyway, this switch in service patronage has made me more aware of certain aspects in grooming and beauty regimen. For instance, I vow that from now on, I will be more particular about the tools that my manicurist uses. Nail pushers, nail cutters, nippers and nail files must be cleaned and if possible, sterilized before letting her use them on me. Or better yet, I am planning on purchasing my own set of tools for my and my family’s exclusive use. This is not being ‘maarte’ (over-meticulous) though. As needles in hospitals can transmit diseases such as AIDS when used unsterilized from one patient to another - so it is very possible that manicure tools can do the same.
Think about this: if the manicurist used a nipper on a customer who has AIDS, and accidentally cut the person, and then the same nipper is used on another customer, without cleaning or sterilizing it - and again, she accidentally cut this person - there could be danger of infection because a nipper can be as invasive as a needle.