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Zia Cosmetics

101 - 4424 Calgary Trail NW Edmonton AB T6H 4A6 · Personal Services

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Inspection summary

Zia Cosmetics has been inspected 6 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since November 13, 2024. The most recent inspection, on March 13, 2026, found no infractions.

2 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 14 infractions recorded. 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 2 times on January 9, 2026. 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 6 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on January 21, 2026. 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 January 9, 2026. For example: Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?

  • 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 November 13, 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 5 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on February 12, 2026. 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.

6 inspections

  1. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Monitoring Inspection

    0 infractions

  6. 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

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