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Happy Skin

1814 Melrose Crescent SW Edmonton AB T6W 1V5 · Personal Services

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Inspection summary

Happy Skin has been inspected 4 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since June 18, 2024. The most recent inspection, on July 25, 2024, recorded 6 infractions.

1 of 4 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 more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 25, 2024. 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 15 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 25, 2024. For example: Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?

  • 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 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 25, 2024. 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 July 19, 2024. 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 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 25, 2024. 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.

4 inspections

  1. Risk Management Inspection

    6 infractions

    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • No written procedures for skin cleansing prior to services 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?
      • A re-usable hand towel was used at the hand sink. Please ensure that a single-use or paper towels are provided.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No records of testing of high-level disinfectant were available, and no testing of disinfectant has been conducted as required.
    • 25. Are the equipment manufacturer's instructions for use of specific equipment available and followed?
      • Laser Tattoo removal Model No J-200 machine had a wire detached - reported that the machine is not being used. Please repair or remove.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • Wave length gel was used against manufacturer's instructions (expired in August 2023). Please obtain a new product.
    • 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 reprocessing area was located in the bathroom. Bathroom sink was used for tools washing. Provide a designated reprocessing sink, which is not located in the bathroom.
  2. Risk Management Inspection

    8 infractions

    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • No written procedures for skin cleansing prior to services 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?
      • A re-usable hand towel was used at the hand sink. Please ensure that a single-use or paper towels are provided.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • Mr Clean (low-level disinfectant) was used for tools disinfection. No high-level disinfectant was available. Approved high-level disinfectant is required.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No records of testing of high-level disinfectant were available, and no testing of disinfectant has been conducted as required.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No test strips were available to test the concentration of high-level disinfectant. Obtain the appropriate strips.
    • 25. Are the equipment manufacturer's instructions for use of specific equipment available and followed?
      • Laser Tattoo removal Model No J-200 machine had a wire detached - reported that the machine is not being used. Please repair or remove.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • Wave length gel was used against manufacturer's instructions (expired in August 2023). Please obtain a new product.
    • 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 reprocessing area was located in the bathroom. Bathroom sink was used for tools washing. Provide a designated reprocessing sink, which is not located in the bathroom.
  3. Initial Inspection

    11 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 of the personal service business did not submit a notification about the business to the Alberta Health Services. Submitted during the inspection.
    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • No written procedures for skin cleansing prior to services 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?
      • A re-usable hand towel was used at the hand sink. Please ensure that a single-use or paper towels are provided.
    • 13. Is single-use or uncleanable equipment being used as intended (Critical)?
      • Single-use tools, including buffing blocks and nail files, were being reused. Ensure that single-use tools are discarded after each client.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No records of testing of high-level disinfectant were available, and no testing of disinfectant has been conducted as required.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No test strips were available to test the concentration of high-level disinfectant. Obtain the appropriate strips.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • Mr Clean (low-level disinfectant) was used for tools disinfection. No high-level disinfectant was available. Approved high-level disinfectant is required.
    • 25. Are the equipment manufacturer's instructions for use of specific equipment available and followed?
      • Laser Tattoo removal Model No J-200 machine had a wire detached - reported that the machine is not being used. Please repair or remove.
    • 25. Are the equipment manufacturer's instructions for use of specific equipment available and followed?
      • The Inmode IPL and Laser Class IV (Lumea and Forma) did not have manufacturer's instructions. Ensure that the manufacturer's instructions are available or discontinue use of the equipment.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • Wave length gel was used against manufacturer's instructions (expired in August 2023). Please obtain a new product.
    • 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 reprocessing area was located in the bathroom. Bathroom sink was used for tools washing. Provide a designated reprocessing sink, which is not located in the bathroom.
  4. Demand Inspection

    0 infractions

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