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MapleBabadook t1_j6bpjrc wrote

Reply to comment by katarh in Black and Hispanic hairdressers are exposed to a complex mixture of chemicals, many of them unknown, potentially hazardous, and undisclosed on product labels, researchers report. There are more than 700,000 hairdressers in the United States, more than 90% of whom are estimated to be women. by MistWeaver80

Unfortunately N95 masks offer 0 protection against harmful fumes. Though perhaps as you say it's actually just invisible dust and then they would protect.

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katarh t1_j6bud8x wrote

The ones who wear that are usually the ones at the nail station, where the primary risk is from the acrylic dust. They use a tiny dremel of sorts to drill directly into the acrylic and shape it, and that dust gets EVERYWHERE.

I've seen some of the acrylic nail techs wear goggles as well.

The ones who primarily deal in pedicures and such only started wearing masks during the pandemic. They still deal with harsh chemicals (acetone etc) but they can wear gloves to protect their hands at least.

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MapleBabadook t1_j6dopbj wrote

Oh interesting, at least they wear masks. I always figured the fumes would be worse, but I didn't realize there was that much grinding.

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Mississimia t1_j6d5z8o wrote

Yeah I don't think I've ever had a set of acrylic nails put on by a nail tech who wasn't wearing a serious mask. I wonder if its legally required in California or something.

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