New Regulations Introduced for Beauty Salons

Better late than never, October 1st will officially mark a new era for the many beauty salons and aesthetic centers in Georgia. According to the Georgian Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, a penalty is to be issued to all establishments that continue to function without registration. The change is being introduced as one of the steps the government has pledged to take to reduce the spread of the Hepatitis C virus.

“The registration and inspection of beauty salons and aesthetic clinics will reduce the risk of transmission of infectious diseases,” Valeri Kvaratskhelia, Deputy Minister of Health stated.

The Ministry of Health issued a list of required standards that every beauty salon and aesthetic clinic must follow. This regulates such things as general hygiene, use of gloves, sterilization and disinfection practises.

The penalties for violation of sterilization procedures and sanitary norms range from 50 to 100 GEL for physical entities and from 200 GEL for legal entities.

The recently announced regulations will also apply to dentistry clinics following the implementation of the licencing system.

Nino Gugunishvili