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Today's Hair Culture/Ink Kulture

355 Main St E, Hamilton ON L8N 1J4 · Tattooing / Body Piercing

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Inspection summary

Today's Hair Culture/Ink Kulture has been inspected 7 times by City of Hamilton Public Health Services since October 3, 2023. The most recent inspection, on August 20, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.

2 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 5 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination.

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.

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    Clean and used instruments, towels and supplies must be kept apart, and products such as wax, creams and inks must be dispensed so they cannot be contaminated between clients (no double-dipping). Mixing clean and dirty items is a direct route for infection.

    Recorded once on October 6, 2023. For example: Every product used when providing a personal service is stored and dispensed in a manner which prevents contamination. (O.Reg. 136/18; 11(1)).

  • 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 8 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on October 23, 2025. For example: Ensure all reusable equipment is cleaned and disinfected or sterilized as often as necessary to prevent disease transmission (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec.10(4)).

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    The premises needs a working hand sink, a separate sink for cleaning instruments where required, cleanable surfaces, and good lighting and ventilation. Upkeep problems are usually lower risk on their own, but they make thorough cleaning harder.

    Recorded 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 20, 2026. For example: Ensure the floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, and furniture of the setting are maintained in good repair, easily cleanable, of smooth and impermeable material, and maintained in a sanitary condition (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 8(1)(2).

  • 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 once on October 3, 2023. For example: Every operator must provide notice to the medical officer of health within 14 days of his or her plans to operate a personal service setting (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 3 (1-6)).

  • 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 August 20, 2026. For example: The operator shall ensure all sharps are single-use only and disposed of safely in a sharps container. (O.Reg. 136/18 (10)(6-8).

About this data

These results come from City of Hamilton Public Health Services, 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.

7 inspections

  1. Routine Inspection

    3 infractions

    • Ensure the floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, and furniture of the setting are maintained in good repair, easily cleanable, of smooth and impermeable material, and maintained in a sanitary condition (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 8(1)(2).
      • Maintain premises in a clean and sanitary condition.
      • Ensure fixtures and furniture are kept clean and in good repair.
    • Reusable instruments are stored, handled, and maintained in good repair and sanitary condition (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 10(1)(a)) & Sec.10 (1)(b i-ii)).
      • Store instruments in a manner that protects them from contamination.
    • The operator shall ensure all sharps are single-use only and disposed of safely in a sharps container. (O.Reg. 136/18 (10)(6-8).
      • Discard all sterile sharps that are expired or past the best before date.
  2. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Ensure the floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, and furniture of the setting are maintained in good repair, easily cleanable, of smooth and impermeable material, and maintained in a sanitary condition (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 8(1)(2).
    • Ensure all reusable equipment is cleaned and disinfected or sterilized as often as necessary to prevent disease transmission (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec.10(4)).
  4. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Ensure all reusable equipment is cleaned and disinfected or sterilized as often as necessary to prevent disease transmission (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec.10(4)).
    • The operator shall ensure all sharps are single-use only and disposed of safely in a sharps container. (O.Reg. 136/18 (10)(6-8).
  5. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  6. Re-inspection

    4 infractions

    • Work surfaces must be made of such form and material that they can be readily cleaned and disinfected or sterilized. (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec.8(1)(9)).
      • Ensure all work surfaces have a smooth and impervious finish.
    • Every product used when providing a personal service is stored and dispensed in a manner which prevents contamination. (O.Reg. 136/18; 11(1)).
    • Premises must have adequate storage space for necessary equipment and supplies (O.Reg. 136/18; 8(1.10)).
      • Remove equipment or material not associated with the day to day operation of the premises.
    • Ensure all reusable equipment is cleaned and disinfected or sterilized as often as necessary to prevent disease transmission (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec.10(4)).
  7. Routine Inspection

    6 infractions

    • Every operator must provide notice to the medical officer of health within 14 days of his or her plans to operate a personal service setting (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 3 (1-6)).
      • Owner/ operator of personal setting must provide the following information prior to opening /operating a PSS. 1. The name, if any, and location of the intended personal service setting. 2. The name and contact information of the person intending to operate the personal service setting. 3. A list of the personal services that will be provided at the personal service setting.
      • Owner/operator must provide notification prior to offering any additional services, carrying out renovations or discontinuing service delivery during a renovation/reconstruction.
    • Premises must have adequate storage space for necessary equipment and supplies (O.Reg. 136/18; 8(1.10)).
      • Remove equipment or material not associated with the day to day operation of the premises.
    • Ensure all reusable equipment is cleaned and disinfected or sterilized as often as necessary to prevent disease transmission (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec.10(4)).
      • Non-critical class instrument/equipment must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with low level disinfectant.
    • Operator shall ensure all sharps are single-use only and disposed of safely in a sharps container. (O.Reg. 136/18 (10)(6-8).
      • Sharps immediately discarded after use into a sharps container.
    • Tattoo, micropigmentation and microblading equipment provided, handled and maintained in sanitary condition.
    • Washrooms are kept clean and equipped with the required supplies.
      • Ensure washroom(s) is kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
      • Provide paper towels in a dispenser at the hand wash sink.

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