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Benjamin Escotto [EH] From: Lee Ballesteros <contactleeb@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 2:14 PM To: Benjamin Escotto [EH] Subject: Re: Body Art Question Hi Ben, You don't know how hard and long I have been working on this question ! I have asked all the sources I could think of to get an acceptable answer to this . I have a couple of suggestions that I make to practitioners. Since anesthetic is not used (against the law, correct ?) it is actually safe to use a CHG wipe ( chlorihexidine/ alcohol). The concern regarding this product in use around the eye area is mostly for anesthetized individuals who are unable to blink to flush the area. Alcohol prep pads can also be used- again, because natural blinking will flush the sting out. So, really, there is a lot of resistance to this . If someone can come up with a better answer, I haven't found it yet. There are some products that are approved in Canada that may be getting approved here soon, but not yet. These preps will contain PCMX (chloroxylenol ) and are not as irritative to the eye area. I am still working on this problem so if you get to the bottom of it, let me know. For the time being, I just suggest to the practitioners that they AT LEAST do a cleansing with some soap &water, and then a sterile saline wipe. Thanks for asking, hope it helps a tiny bit.... On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Benjamin Escotto [EH] <bescottoksicehd.com>wrote: Hello Lee, I have a question for you. My supervisor, Robert McClellon, and I were doing an inspection for a permanent cosmetics facility. According to the practitioner, when doing permanent cosmetics,the face is not wiped with an antiseptic/microbial solution. Section 119308 (a)(6) of the Safe Body Art Act states that, "Immediately prior to performing the body art, the client's skin shall be prepared with an antiseptic solution, antimicrobial, or microbicide, according to manufacturer's instructions." We informed the practitioner of this regulation and the practitioner said that it would not be a problem to prepare the face with an antiseptic solution, with the exception of the eyes. According to the practitioner, wiping the eyes with an antiseptic solution would be too irritable for the client. Thus my question for you is, how do you recommend we enforce Section 119308 (a)(6) of the Safe Body Art Act for permanent cosmetics done around the eyes? Ben Escotto, Senior RENS San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department 1868 E. Hazelton Ave., Stockton, CA 95205 i