Abu Dhabi City Municipality, through the Municipal Services Sector—Public Health Department, conducted an awareness campaign aimed at the owners of women's beauty centers, men's salons, and children's salons and their employees. The campaign focused on ensuring the general cleanliness of the premises and the indoor environment, as well as the personal hygiene of the staff. It emphasized the importance of regular sterilization and cleaning of tools to enhance public health awareness and safeguard the community's safety.
The campaign continuously lasted three days across Abu Dhabi Island and its outskirts. In addition to Abu Dhabi Island, it covered the following areas: Khalifa City, Mohammed Bin Zayed City, Shakhbout City, Rabdan City, Al Raha Beach, Baniyas, Al Wathba, Al Shamkhah, Al Shawamekh, Al Mafraq, Riyadh City, Al Bahia, Al Rahba, Al Shahamah (old and new), Al Falah, Al Reef, Yas Island, and Al Samha.
During the campaign, it was ensured that all health regulations were adhered to in women’s beauty centers and men’s and children’s salons. The inspections focused on maintaining general cleanliness, ensuring the availability and effectiveness of sterilization equipment for tools, and verifying their quality in the sterilization process.
The municipality inspectors also emphasized the risks of using nail clippers, hair-cutting tools, and other shaving instruments in cosmetic services without proper sterilization. They underscored the importance of regularly opening and cleaning all shaving machines, ensuring effective sterilization devices and solutions are used in the facility, and the necessity of replacing old shaving tools with new ones.
The municipality inspectors also emphasized the importance of not filling or mixing cosmetic products in unhealthy ways or under inappropriate conditions, especially if they are unknown, do not meet the regulatory identification requirements for the product, or are not licensed by the relevant authorities responsible for licensing such products.