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Do pedicures at salons pose a health risk?
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Probably not: The mechanical aspects of this are totally safe. There are some potentially toxic chemicals but the exposure as a client would be an insignificant risk. I wonder however about the employees who have this exposure hour after hour; day after day.
Answered 2/17/2014
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