MUSCAT: The municipality advised customers to ensure that salons are licensed and that staff follow appropriate hygiene practices, including wearing designated work uniforms.

Customers should also check that salon tools are clean and thoroughly sterilised, while single-use items must not be reused. The municipality further advised ensuring that cosmetic products are kept in their original containers.

The guidelines also call on customers to pay attention to the overall cleanliness of the salon, the condition and quality of equipment, and the effectiveness of sterilisation devices used by the establishment.

Muscat Municipality stressed that beauty services and cosmetic products should be safe and should not expose customers to harmful or adverse health effects.

As an additional precaution, residents are encouraged to use their own personal beauty tools whenever possible, helping minimise the risk of transmitting infectious diseases during