Mississimia t1_j6d5z8o wrote on January 29, 2023 at 2:41 PM

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

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.

katarh t1_j6dbkc2 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 3:22 PM

I wouldn't be surprised.

There's also a really neat story about the diaspora of Vietnamese nail salon owners, most of whom got their start in California at a technical college taught in Vietnamese, and how they came to dominate the industry around the US.

California's rules and regulations still dominate how the practice and business is taught in all the other states as a result.