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Mobile handwash units help beauticians comply with licensing and health requirements
Jun
Portable, practical and effective – with warm running water
Beauty therapists have welcomed the launch of a Teal range of portable handwashing units that will help them achieve compliance and earn their licence to operate.
Teal unveiled its new beauty range at the recent Beauty UK show at the NEC and has already received a high number of orders not just for the dedicated pink units that have been developed for the market, but also the blue and grey units that are used by a wide range of professions.
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Visitors to the stand were impressed by the portable Handeman Xtra, stylish Teal Hygenius and practical Teal Super Stallette. They felt the versatile range would meet a variety of needs, from being suitable for mobile salons and services, through to providing access to running water in studios and salons in sheds, portacabins and even spare bedrooms that did not necessarily have easy access to mains running water.
For beauty professionals, keeping hands clean and free from harmful bacteria and contaminants while providing treatments, means that running water can be an essential requirement for them to receive their licence to operate, especially if they offer acupuncture or microblading. Local authorities insist on the availability of hot running water as well as hands free tap operation to minimise the risk of infection.
The Hair and Beauty Industry Authority (HABIA), in its guidance on hygiene in beauty and spa therapy, states hands must be washed before and after treating a client, as well as after handling food, using the toilet, and even after handling money. It advises using soap, preferably from a liquid soap dispenser, where the whole assembly is disposed of once the soap has run out. It advocates a 10-20 second wash and taps that can be operated by elbows or feet to ensure hands stay clean. This high level of hand hygiene can be achieved using the Teal units that also come with soap dispensing and paper towel accessories.
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TEAL Patents has decades of experience providing portable hand washing units for medical professionals and catering outlets and that expertise has now been applied to their beauty range.
Manty Stanley, managing director at TEAL Patents, says: “We are at the forefront of effective hand washing and hygiene, crucial in all beauty service areas. We were delighted with the positive response we had to the units at the Beauty Show and will be showcasing the range again at the Professional Beauty Show in Manchester, in October.
“Our products allow beauty practitioners and therapists to meet licensing and health and safety requirements, thereby demonstrating that they are responsible and willing to invest in equipment designed to support the wellbeing of their customers, as well as protect their own health and safety and that of any staff they employ.”
Further information health and safety standards in the beauty industry are available on the HSE website.
The TEAL beauty range
The innovative TEAL Hygienius is highly portable needing no plumbing, requiring only a 13 amp power socket for operation. The automatic sensor starts a ten second flow of hot water when hands are placed within range. Order now »
The Super Stallette portable hand wash unit is ideal for providing cutting edge hot water hand washing facilities wherever they are needed. Needs no plumbing – just a 13 amp power socket. Order now »
The Handeman Xtra Portable is TEAL’s most portable hand wash unit – ever! Washing can be provided anywhere that it’s required. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Order now »