Autoclave

Hello,

How many of you independent esthes use an autoclave? I am starting my business and am a bit limited on my budget. The autoclave I would like to get is $1,000 which is a lot.

I am curious to know what percentage of esthes use one. Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Rikki Field on July 27, 2012 at 5:36pm

Most (if not all) State Boards require aestheticians to use Barbacide+ to sanitize instruments between clients and do not require an autoclave. An autoclave isn't necessary and in my experience, most aestheticians do not purchase/use them. Working in a plastic surgery office, I used the barbacide+ to sanitize microderm tips, extractors, tweezers, etc. between clients even though we had an autoclave. The UV sanitizer may be used in addition to the barbacide+ to store instruments but is not considered a substitute for Barbacide+.

Hope this helps answer your question. I am interested in reading other's feedback on this as well,

Rikki

Founder

Arizona Aesthetics Association

Owner/Educator

DermaplanePro

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Permalink Reply by gloria on July 27, 2012 at 5:46pm

Thank you so much for your input.

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Permalink Reply by Deborah Kenney on July 27, 2012 at 7:48pm

I use Barbacide as well, I have a UV sanitizer/hot towel cabbie, but I see no reason to use it for that and we have an autoclave for our use, don't believe anyone has used it-I rent a room-Texas