Arnika Lashes and Beauty
14 Cityside Terrace NE Calgary AB T3N 1E2 · Personal Services
Inspection summary
Arnika Lashes and Beauty has been inspected 2 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since July 9, 2025. The most recent inspection, on July 16, 2025, recorded 1 infraction.
None of the 2 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Hand hygiene and infection control.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for clients. In personal service settings like salons, spas and tattoo studios, higher-risk findings are the ones that could spread infection from one client to the next, through broken skin, blood or instruments that were not properly cleaned and sterilized.
Hand hygiene and infection controlHigher risk
Infection control is the core of a personal service inspection. Inspectors check that operators clean their hands and change gloves between clients, that a stocked hand sink is available, and that anything that breaks the skin is handled so blood-borne infections such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV cannot pass from one client to the next.
Recorded once on July 9, 2025. For example:
Is hand hygiene performed by the personal services worker when required, in a proper manner and are provisions available to perform hand hygiene?
Permits, records and postingLower risk
Operating permits, client records, sterilization logs and required signage. Client records matter because they let health officials contact people if an infection is linked to the business.
Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 16, 2025. For example:
Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
Equipment and utensilsLower risk
Instruments, chairs, tables and footbaths must be made of materials that can be cleaned, kept in good repair and stored so they stay clean. Single-use items such as nail files, buffers, razors and needles must be thrown away after each client.
Recorded 2 times on July 9, 2025. For example:
Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded once on July 9, 2025. For example:
Are general nuisance conditions, other than those noted in other violations, being prevented at this personal services facility (Critical)?
About this data
These results come from Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health), which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
2 inspections
- Risk Management Inspection
1 infraction
- 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
- Monitoring Inspection
6 infractions
- 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
- 08. Is hand hygiene performed by the personal services worker when required, in a proper manner and are provisions available to perform hand hygiene?
- There was no toilet paper in the client washroom located upstairs.Provide paper towels in a dispenser for the client washroom.
- 10. Is cleansing and antisepsis of skin and mucous membrane performed in accordance to written procedures and are suitable products being used?
- No antiseptic was available for skin preparation prior to service. Obtain and use an appropriate antiseptic product to reduce the risk of infection and ensure compliance with skin cleansing requirements.
- 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
- There was no high-level disinfectant available for reprocessing semi-critical tools. The operator explained that PreEmpt RTU, an intermediate-level disinfectant, was being used instead.Obtain and use a high-level disinfectant with a valid Drug Identification Number (DIN) for the reprocessing of semi-critical instruments such as PreEmpt CS20 or HLD5.
- 21. Is equipment that is intended to be sterile maintained sterile at the point of use?
- The microblading needles on site did not have a lot or batch number, which is required to ensure traceability for sterility assurance.- Discontinue use of any microblading needles that do not include a lot or batch number on the packaging. Source sterile, single-use needles from a supplier that provides clearly labeled packaging with a lot number, expiry date, and manufacturer details to support traceability. - Document sterility assurance information in the client’s record, including the lot number and expiry date of the needle used.
- 32. Are general nuisance conditions, other than those noted in other violations, being prevented at this personal services facility (Critical)?
- The operator explained that tap water is being used in the facial steamer, which may lead to mineral buildup and potential contamination. Discontinue the use of tap water in the facial steamer. Use distilled or as recommended by the manufacturer to prevent mineral buildup, reduce microbial risk, and ensure safe use on clients.
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