Hygienic Status of Public Articles Used in Barbershops and Beauty Salons

Objective To investigate the hygienic status of public articles used in barbershops and beauty salons in Yuexiu district, Guangzhou.

Method The hygienic status of public articles in 3511 barbershops and beauty salons were analyzed by the SPSS 21.0 software with Chi-Square (χ²) test.

Results A total of 23143 articles from 3511 barbershops and beauty salons were examined in 2011—2015. The overall qualified rate was 97.13%, along with the rates in the period from 2011 to 2015 were 97.87%, 98.00%, 97.48%, 96.65% and 95.27%, respectively (P < 0.05). The qualified rates of total bacteria count, coliforms and staphylococci were 96.86%, 98.65% and 99.99%, respectively (P < 0.05). The qualified rate of towel, clothes and tools were 95.60%, 97.68% and 99.55%, respectively (P < 0.05). In addition, the qualified rates in the seasons from winter to spring and those from summer to autumn were 98.06% and 96.34% respectively (P < 0.05).The qualified rates of barbershops and beauty salons were 96.85% and 97.62% respectively (P < 0.05).

Conclusions The hygienic status of public articles in barbershops and beauty salons in the district were in good condition. The qualified rates in the summer to autumn seasons were lower than those in the winter to spring seasons, and the qualified rate of towels was lower than that of cloths and tools.