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Salon Ecology
Salon Ecology
• Staphlococci
– Forms a bunch or clusters
(like grapes)
– Pus – forming
– Found in boils
– Cause of staph infection
• Streptoccocci
– Form in long chains
– Pus – forming
– Cause strep throat, blood
poisoning, rheumatic fever and more.
• Diplococci
– Round and grow in pairs
– Diplo means two.
– Cause pneumonia
• Bacilli
– Most common
– Bar or Rod – shaped
– Cause fever, tetanus, bacterial
influenza, typhoid fever, tuberculosis
and diphtheria.
• Spirilla
– Spiraled, corkscrew shape
– Cause syphilis and cholera
– Treponema pallidah
(a stain of Spirilla) that causes
syphilis
Activity
Take the information you
have just learned and do
the exercise on the next
page.
Growth of Bacteria
• It is very important to keep areas clean,
dry and unfavorable for bacterial growth!
• Bacteria grow best in warm, damp
conditions.
• Bacteria grow through a growth cycle that
consists of two stages:
– Active
– Inactive
Active Bacteria
• Reproduce and Grow Rapidly
• Grow in dark,damp,dirty areas where a food
source is available.
• Grow in size and divide creating two cells.
• As much as16 million cells can produce in as
little as 12 hours
Inactive Bacteria
• Condition unfavorable = No Growth
• Form spores not hurt by disinfection, cold
or heat.
• Conditions good – they return to active
stage.
Movement of Bacteria
• Bacilli and Spirilla have flagella (cilia)
– Hair-like projections which extend from the
sides of the cell.
• Act as propellers to help bacteria travel
through air and liquids.
• Without this, movement of bacteria would
be limited.
Viruses
• Smaller than bacteria; cause familiar
diseases: Cold, Measles, Hepatitis, HIV
• HBV – Human Hepatitis B; affects liver;
may need vaccine; (PSW – personal
service worker)
• HIV – AIDS; affects natural immunity; body
fluids into bloodstream of non-infected.
• Cosmetologist are licensed to prevent the
unnecessary spread of infectious
diseases, such as HBV and HIV.
External Parasites
• Plants or animals that live on or obtain their
nutrients from another organism.
• Ringworm (tinea capitis)
• Produced by parasitic plant or fungi
– Contracted by improperly disinfected implements.
Continue External Parasites
• Scabies, Itch Mite, Head Lice
– Caused by parasitic animals
• Certain insects that cause contagious disease.
– Head Lice
• Transmitted directly from one person to another, or
by contact with articles that have come in contact
with an infested person.
• Symptoms: scratching, redness, or small bite
marks on the scalp.
• Treat by using a pediculicide (lice-killing) shampoo.
What do head lice look like?
Louse Lice Eggs Lice Shampoo
Responding Instead of Reacting
• Responding to a situation means to deal
with the situation in a calm mature
manner. Solve the problem.
• Reacting to a situation is when a person
reacts first and thinks later. When we do
this we may not say and do the right thing.
We could end up making the situation
worse.
• Have empathy and be a professional.
– Put yourself in the other persons shoes.
Infection
• Caused by pathogenic bacteria or viruses;
entering the body and multiplying.
– Contagious (communicable) – Can transmit
through touch or the air.
• Always add
disinfectant to water,
not water to
disinfectant.
• Use tongs, gloves, or a draining
basket to remove implements
from disinfectant.
• Keep disinfectants away from
children.
• Never pour disinfectants on
your hands. Can cause skin
irritation and increase the
chance of infection. Wash
hands with soap and warm
water and dry them thoroughly.
• Carefully weigh and
measure all products to
ensure that they
perform at peak
efficiency.
• Always keep
disinfectants in a
marked container.
• Follow manufacturer’s
recommendations for
mixing and using, and
check the efficacy to make
sure you are using the right
disinfectant.
• Avoid overexposure.
Disinfectants are
chemicals, and overuse id
detrimental to the
environment.
• When using jars or
containers to disinfect
implements be sure to
change the solution every
day.
• Or, as often as needed to
keep free from debris.
• Implements should be
cleaned with soap and
water before placing in
solution.
Type of tools that can be
disinfected:
Combs Brushes Rollers