Hey, It´s Under Your Nose

Photo:Pikku Reata for First Things First Some time ago, I told a hairdresser that I have the opportunity to work for a project that raises awareness on work safety. The hairdresser was surprised. He raised his eyebrows: "Is there something that we need to do? He wondered if the project has to do with preventing sexual harrasment, ( metoo was on the news everywhere)  and maybe that is why he isn´t in the middle of work-related problems. I thought the discussion was a great eye-opener. It´s exactly how it is. You work hard, create amazing haircuts and colors, give treatments and massages, run your business, make your living out of it. In ideal situation, the work safety is routine in every step of your work. But is it with everybody? According to a Finnish  authority, 70% of hairdressers and beauty therapists develope work related hand excema at some point of the career. Work related problems on hands could be prevented with proper handcare. But how do you know you take