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Updates to your BeautySafe login
Over the next weeks with a planned completion date of Dec. 30th, 2021, we are upgrading our system. This means you can access your BeautySafe courses via the BeautyCouncil system. This will avoid you having to log into a third-party system and give you a one-stop website to access all things beauty, spa, and barbering!…
Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist: Prohibited and Restricted Ingredients
In order for a cosmetic product to be sold in Canada, it must meet the requirements of the Food and Drugs Act (FDA) and the Cosmetic Regulations(CR). Section 16 of the FDA stipulates that cosmetics manufactured, imported or offered for sale in Canada must be safe for use. The Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist (Hotlist) is an…
BeautySafe Updates May 2020
Level 1, General Trades Practices, Section C, Viruses, Types of Pathogenic Viruses: Hepatitis B and C Updated contagion lifespan of Hepatitus. New text underlined Hepatitis B and C are viruses carried in the blood and body fluids of infected people, which can lead to serious lifelong liver damage. Some symptoms of acute infection with hepatitis…
General updates April 2020
General Trades, Level 1, Section C, “Viruses”, April 28: Added “COVID-19” as a type of virus General Trades, Level 1, Section A, “Welcome to BeautySafe”, April 29: Updated details on how certificates are delivered – digitally and in print. Updated text underlined here. At the end of this course, you will earn a certificate. The…
BeautySafe update: Nail brushes in public washrooms
Update made April 25, 2020: We do not recommend reusable nail brushes in public washrooms in any personal service establishment. Previous to April 25, 2020, Chapter K of the BeautySafe course inadvertently suggested nail brushes were permitted in washrooms where clients may have access. The updated chapter reads: All restrooms must be in a convenient…