Near East University Vocational School Hair Care and Beauty Services Department Head Assist. Prof. Dr. Yeşim Üstün Aksoy emphasized that personal hygiene and personal care are important due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

According to the information provided by the Press and Public Relations Directorate of Near East University, Assist Prof. Dr. Aksoy stated that personal hygiene, especially body and hand hygiene, play a major role in preventing the spread of viruses such as flu, colds and COVID-19.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Yeşim Üstün Aksoy said that it helps prevent the spread of other infectious diseases and infections. Assist. Prof. Dr. Aksoy said "Constantly washing hands with soap and water to avoid the COVID-19 epidemic, frequent use of disinfectant, using hand gels, antiseptic wet wipes or cologne, covering nose and mouth with elbow while sneezing and coughing, using facial tissue and gloves in crowded environments, taking care not to get in close contact with people (not to shake hands, to kiss and to hug) are all among the personal hygiene rules. Also, washing your hands with soap and water before and after eating, cleaning teeth, mouth, face, eyes, after visiting the toilet, after sneezing or coughing, after completing a dirty or dusty job, after coming home and work, and contacting people." Assist. Prof. Dr. Aksoy stated that people should do the practices they need to do to meet their own needs, rather than waiting and asking for someone else to do it.

Salon tools should be disinfected after each application ...
Emphasizing that hygiene rules should be followed in the newly opened beauty salons and hairdressers, Assist. Prof. Dr. Aksoy emphasized that tools and equipment to be used for salon hygiene should be disinfected after each application and disposable towels should be used for each customer.

Yeşim Üstün Aksoy, who stated that it is essential to ventilate the beauty and hairdressing salons, to use masks and gloves, to maintain the distance between customers, said that it is important to ensure that the customers put on masks and have hand disinfectant stands are available in the salon.