What personal protective equipment should you wear when handling disinfected items?

When handling disinfected items, wearing gloves and glasses or goggles is essential for maintaining safety and hygiene. Gloves provide a barrier that protects the skin from potential contaminants while ensuring that any properties of the disinfected items do not affect your hands. The use of glasses or goggles is particularly important as they protect your eyes from any splashes, or accidental contact with chemicals or residues that may still be present, even after disinfection.

This combination of personal protective equipment (PPE) helps minimize the risk of cross-contamination and ensures that the professional remains safe while handling tools and equipment used in esthetics. By wearing this specific PPE, not only is personal safety prioritized, but also the integrity of the disinfected items is maintained, as it mitigates the chance of any microbial transfer.