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Hygiene In The United States Brow Shaping Industry: A Benchmarking Report, Zachary Snow Bs, Adam Ruff Bs, Jacob Glass Md, Lora Glass Md, Phd Apr 2022

Hygiene In The United States Brow Shaping Industry: A Benchmarking Report, Zachary Snow Bs, Adam Ruff Bs, Jacob Glass Md, Lora Glass Md, Phd

Cooper Rowan Medical Journal

Purpose: To provide a current benchmark of hand hygiene and brow cleansing in the brow shaping industry across the United States of America.

Background: Brow abscesses have been linked to the microtrauma associated with brow shaping. This paper provides an understanding of normative standards of hand hygiene and brow cleansing in the brow shaping industry at both the regional and national levels.

Methods: This project involved a phone survey of 255 brow salons across the United States – 5 from the most populous city in every state and Washington, D.C. Uni- and multivariate associations between regional and national brow hygiene …