by Amy Rouiler | Jan 12, 2026 | Salon, Tattoo
Tattoo studios are highly specialized environments where precision, cleanliness, and client safety are essential. While strict sanitation practices are standard in the industry, one critical element is often overlooked: air quality at the workstation level. Tattooing...
by Amy Rouiler | Jan 6, 2026 | Medi-Spa, Salon
Medical spas operate at the intersection of healthcare and aesthetics. Services such as laser hair removal, chemical peels, microblading, microneedling, and advanced skin treatments deliver powerful results—but they also introduce unique air quality challenges that...
by Amy Rouiler | Dec 22, 2025 | Hair, Salon
Hair salons are vibrant, creative spaces—but they are also environments where chemical exposure is part of daily operations. From hair color and bleach to perms, relaxers, and smoothing treatments, many professional services release airborne contaminants that linger...
by Amy Rouiler | Dec 18, 2025 | IMC Compliance, Nails, Salon
Use this checklist to quickly evaluate whether your salon, studio, or medi spa meets International Mechanical Code (IMC) ventilation requirements for nail services. ✅ Workstation Ventilation ☐ Each manicure station provides a minimum of 50 CFM of exhaust airflow ☐...
by Amy Rouiler | Dec 9, 2025 | IMC Compliance, Nails, Salon
Nail salons rely on a wide variety of products—polishes, removers, acrylics, gels, adhesives, primers—that release chemical fumes, vapors, and fine particulate matter into the air. Without proper ventilation, these pollutants accumulate quickly in the breathing zone,...
by Amy Rouiler | Nov 25, 2025 | Hair, Medi-Spa, Nails, Salon, Tattoo
When it comes to managing beauty-service fumes, dust, and odors, many salons wonder which approach is most effective: room air cleaners vs. source capture. While salon air purifiers play an important role in improving overall indoor air quality, they are not designed...
