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E Nails

815 Saddleback Road NW Edmonton AB T6J 5R4 · Personal Services

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Inspection summary

E Nails has been inspected 5 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since October 27, 2023. The most recent inspection, on April 7, 2025, found no infractions.

2 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Hand hygiene and infection control.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

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 October 27, 2023. 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?

  • 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 11 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on April 2, 2025. For example: Is single-use or uncleanable equipment being used as intended (Critical)?

  • 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 April 2, 2025. For example: Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Some jurisdictions require operators to complete infection-prevention training, or to hold specific qualifications for higher-risk services such as tattooing, piercing or electrolysis. These findings mean the training record was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean a client was put at risk.

    Recorded once on October 27, 2023. For example: Has the operator notified the RHA of the existence of a personal service business, including contact and location information, as well as all personal services currently offered or new personal services that will be offered for facilities and/or special events?

  • 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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 2, 2025. For example: Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?

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.

5 inspections

  1. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Demand Inspection

    8 infractions

    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • No written procedures for skin cleansing and accidental cuts were available.
    • 10. Is cleansing and antisepsis of skin and mucous membrane performed in accordance to written procedures and are suitable products being used?
      • No skin cleansing product was available for skin cleansing prior to waxing. Ensure that a cleansing product is available and used prior to waxing services.
    • 13. Is single-use or uncleanable equipment being used as intended (Critical)?
      • Single-use tools (nail files and buffing blocks) were being reused. Ensure that single-use tools are discarded after each client.
    • 17. Is reusable equipment cleaned properly (Critical)?
      • Some re-usable tools (nail clippers) were not visibly clean. Ensure that the re-usable tools are visibly clean prior to disinfection. A round brush is recommended for cleaning of nail clippers.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • The manufacturer's instructions for Preempt CS20 use were not followed: the tools were immersed in solution for 5 to 10 minutes, and not 20 minutes, as required by the manufacturer. Discussed.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • Drill bits were not disinfected properly: alcohol (no DIN available - not a disinfectant) was used at the work stations for the disinfection of drill bits between the clients, and the high-level disinfectant was used for the disinfection at the end of the day (reported). Ensure that the drill bits are washed and disinfected with an approved disinfectant between each client.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • Unlabeled bottles of cosmetic products were observed on workstations. Ensure that all cosmetic products have appropriate labels.
    • 27. Is the facility maintained in a visibly clean state and are environmental surfaces cleaned and disinfected properly?
      • Some work stations were not clean and were covered in nail dust. Floor in the waxing room was not visibly clean: had stains of wax and dirt. Ensure that all work surfaces are cleaned and disinfected between clients and the facility is maintained in a sanitary state.
  3. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  4. Risk Management Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No testing of the Preempt CS20 was conducted, and no test strips were available.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No records for testing the concentration of high-level disinfectant (Preempt CS20) were available.
  5. Initial Inspection

    9 infractions

    • 02. Has the operator notified the RHA of the existence of a personal service business, including contact and location information, as well as all personal services currently offered or new personal services that will be offered for facilities and/or special events?
      • The owner did not submit the personal services notification to the AHS. It was addressed during the inspection.
    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • No written policies for skin cleansing and accidental cuts were available.
    • 08. Is hand hygiene performed by the personal services worker when required, in a proper manner and are provisions available to perform hand hygiene?
      • Hand sanitizer expired in April 2023. Ensure that hand sanitizer has DIN or NPN, alcohol content between 60 and 90%, and not expired.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • The manufacturer's instructions for Preempt CS20 use were not followed: the solution was diluted, so the concentration of the disinfectant was inadequate, as shown by the testing with the test strip.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No testing of the Preempt CS20 was conducted, and no test strips were available.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No records for testing the concentration of high-level disinfectant (Preempt CS20) were available.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • Unlabeled bottles of cosmetic products and disinfectants were observed on workstations and in the storage area.
    • 30. Is the reprocessing area of a personal service facility that uses reusable equipment properly designed, managed and maintained to ensure the safety of clients?
      • The sink used for re-processing the tools was also used for dish washing (sink was located in the back room). Ensure that the reprocessing sink is only designated for tools washing. If front room sink is used for tools washing and hand washing, a written policy for sink decontamination is required.
    • 31. Are sinks accessible and used appropriately for the personal services provided?
      • The sink used for re-processing the tools was also used for dish washing (sink was located in the back room). Ensure that the reprocessing sink is only designated for tools washing. If front room sink is used for tools washing and hand washing, a written policy for sink decontamination is required.

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