Iridis is COVID-19 Safe & Hygiene-Focussed

What Iridis Makeup Artists & Beauty Technicians are doing in a post-COVID-19 World, and for General Hygiene Practices in accordance with ‘The Infection Prevention & Control Guidelines for hair, beauty, tattooing and skin penetration industries‘.

Good Hygiene and infection control has been a huge focus of the team at Iridis since our inception – it is a critical part of what we

do.

Client Experience at Iridis

If you’re an existing client of ours, or been to one of our Glamtorials®, you know that we take this all very seriously. In fact, the FIRST rule of an Iridis Glamtorial® is GOOD HYGIENE and one of the first things we teach you before the lesson starts.

We:

• show you how to not double dip into products
• ply you with hand sanitiser
• give you your own sanitised stainless steel palettes, binders and tools
• show you how to use single use disposable tools
• give you clean and sanitised makeup brushes to use only for yourself and
• importantly, we teach you why all of this is important to not spread infections, viruses, and bacteria.

If you’ve sat in our makeup chair or on our beauty table, you know that we run a tight ship when it comes to hygiene – we are all very particular on hygiene in general (because it’s a risk to our kits and ourselves if we do not!)  and would we would describe ourselves as anally retentive clean artists. (Kinda proudly tbh.)

Below you will read what we are doing about hygiene and infection control, and what you can expect when you see us for any beauty services, makeup lessons or event hair and makeup, or even when you come and collect your products. This is extracted from our COVIDSafe Plan, in accordance with government guidelines.

Client Appointments

Before you arrive at Iridis HQ

• Advise us of your health status and whether you have any cold or flu-like symptoms
• If you are sick, you will need to reschedule your appointment as we will not proceed with it.

What we have implemented at Iridis HQ in a post COVIDSafe World

• If you are unwell, we may ask you to wear a mask.
• We will be cleaning regularly on a set schedule, and between clients, including all of the touch points in the business. This includes the use of an anti-viral cleaner (known to remove coronavirus), and 70% isopropyl alcohol on all relevant surfaces, tools, brushes, equipment, tables, eftpos machine, brushes, countertops, sinks, door handles, hand rails, counters etc (not an exhaustive list).
• We are doing regular deep cleans with a professional cleaner.
• Our regular cleaning will include disinfecting toilets, sinks, kitchen and other ‘common areas’ used by staff and clients.
• Staff must be free of symptoms, may be temperature tested, use hand sanitiser, and report any symptoms immediately
• We have a lot of hand sanitiser available to you for use around the studio, plus areas to wash your hands.

Workers/Staff or Clients who become unwell or receive a positive COVID test result

• Should one of our workers or staff experience cold/flu-like symptoms, they must be sent home. The worker will need to have a COVID test and can only re-attend Iridis once the test was confirmed negative. 
• Should a client, worker or staff member receive a positive test result for COVID, Iridis will be shut down immediately, and deep cleaned by professional cleaners, using appropriate anti-viral products.
• The worker/staff member will be required to not attend work, or otherwise comply with obligations in place at the time and take appropriate action.
• Iridis will determine what areas of the business was affected and take cleaning and other action as required.
• The privacy of the staff/worker or client will be maintained at all points, apart from what is required by law.

 What we’ve done with our makeup and tools for additional hygiene

• All Iridis staff have undergone the government training on infection control.
• Between clients, we have a documented cleaning system in place, and have scheduled clients to have sufficient time for cleaning to the appropriate standard.
• All tools and brushes will be used on one client before being ‘deep cleaned’. Brushes never have been, and never will be, sprayed with brush cleaner between clients – that has never been a sufficient clean at Iridis and never will be!
• We have put lids on all our testers (which were for show anyway – not ever used on the face).
• Please don’t touch the testers – we can provide you with sanitised and separate products for you to use as samples.
• If you’d like to try our products, a qualified Makeup Artist will assist you.
• We have continued to have our separate kit with all the products we use on our clients and this is guarded tightly – even more than before.
• We are using an anti-viral cleaner (hospital grade disinfectant) and 70% isopropyl alcohol on all surfaces that can be cleaned – chairs, tables, stools, benches,  etc.
• We are washing our hands at regular intervals in the way advised by the Government, and we are all using sanitiser. We are mindful of the use of our hands at all times.
• We will wear masks at all times where we are required to do so.
• All towels and capes used will be laundered in hot water between clients. We may use disposable paper on our  beauty tables.
• Hair brushes are cleaned and sanitised in 70% isopropyl between clients.

 How we use our makeup kits and beauty tools

• Whilst we are known for our amazing service and fun and entertaining demeanor, your safety is our priority.
• Our makeup kits are our pride and joy and worth a fortune – these are products are guarded intensely.
• We’ve always been very focussed on hygiene and making sure that we do not cross contaminate, so you’ve seen us always decant wet products onto a sanitised stainless steel palette – ie foundation, concealer, primer, moisturiser etc
• We never use products straight from the tube to your face.
• We will prevent handling products more than is required.
• Everything is sanitised with 70% isopropyl within an inch of its life! We use that stuff liberally! We choose tools which are non porous.
• We use a general anti-viral cleaner/hospital grade disinfectant that has been certified to kill coronavirus.
• Towels will be laundered in hot water and Napisan as well as detergent.
• We will continue to use disposables for all wet products – like mascara wands, lip brushes etc. We will sanitise, sharpen and sanitise again our pencils.
• We will be very mindful of everything we are doing and how we are doing it to ensure the highest levels of hygiene are achieved.
• We will not touch our face, adjust masks or do anything that could compromise hygiene.
• We will continue to provide you with the extremely high level of service you’ve come to expect from us and we will keep us all as safe as possible.

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