Zia Cosmetics
101 - 4424 Calgary Trail NW Edmonton AB T6H 4A6 · Personal Services
6 inspections
- Risk Management Inspection
0 infractions
- Risk Management Inspection
1 infraction
- 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
- Manufacturer's instructions for use of cosmetic products were not being followed: bacteriostatic saline was being used for reconstitution, while manufacturer requires a preservative-free saline be used. Please obtain and use preservative-free saline.
- 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
- Risk Management Inspection
4 infractions
- 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
- No written procedures for skin cleansing prior to services, antiseptic use, accidental cuts and reprocessing sink decontamination were available.
- 12. Are personal services workers at the facility maintaining client records and where applicable, sterility documentation corresponding to that client?
- Sterility assurance documentation for sterile equipment used for injections and fillers procedures was not retained with the clients' records/ not observed during the inspection. Ensure that sterility assurance documentation for all critical equipment used during services is retained with clients' forms.
- 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
- Manufacturer's instructions for use of cosmetic products were not being followed:a. bacteriostatic saline was being used for reconstitution, while manufacturer requires a preservative-free saline be used. Please obtain and use preservative-free saline.b. Numbing cream expired on January 1, 2026.
- 31. Are sinks accessible and used appropriately for the personal services provided?
- The reprocessing sink located in the multipurpose room was also used for hand washing, and no written procedure for sink decontamination was available.
- 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
- Monitoring Inspection
9 infractions
- 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
- No written procedures for skin cleansing prior to services, antiseptic use, accidental cuts and reprocessing sink decontamination 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 2022 (one bottle). The hand sanitizer was discarded during the inspection. Ensure that hand sanitizers used have NPN/DIN, alcohol content between 60 and 90%, and are not expired.
- 08. Is hand hygiene performed by the personal services worker when required, in a proper manner and are provisions available to perform hand hygiene?
- The hand sink located in the multipurpose room was not supplied with paper towels/single-use towels in an appropriate dispenser. Please provide.
- 10. Is cleansing and antisepsis of skin and mucous membrane performed in accordance to written procedures and are suitable products being used?
- Unacceptable antiseptic product was used for skin preparation: no DIN or NPN was available on some alcohol-containing antiseptic product, and no original container for Stanhexidine was available. Both were discarded - acceptable alcohol-containing antiseptic products were available.
- 12. Are personal services workers at the facility maintaining client records and where applicable, sterility documentation corresponding to that client?
- Sterility assurance documentation for sterile equipment used for injections and fillers procedures was not retained with the clients' records/ not observed during the inspection. Ensure that sterility assurance documentation for all critical equipment used during services is retained with clients' forms.
- 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.
- 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
- Manufacturer's instructions for use of cosmetic products were not being followed:a. bacteriostatic saline was being used for reconstitution, while manufacturer requires a preservative-free saline be used. Please obtain and use preservative-free saline.b. Numbing cream expired on January 1, 2026.
- 31. Are sinks accessible and used appropriately for the personal services provided?
- The reprocessing sink located in the multipurpose room was also used for hand washing, and no written procedure for sink decontamination was available.
- 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
- Monitoring Inspection
0 infractions
- Initial Inspection
2 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?
- Personal Service Notification was not submitted by the operator.Discussed the submission of PSN.Note: Facility was facing internet issues, hence PSN was not submitted during the inspection.Link to submit PSN would be provided with this e-mail.
- 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
- Written procedures related to the services offered at the facility were discussed during the inspection.Note: Skin cleansing procedures would be required once facility start offering waxing services
- 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?