Abu Dhabi cracks down on salons for failing to meet health regulations

Abu Dhabi City Municipality officials seized dozens of expired cosmetics and herbal mixtures.

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ABU DHABI // Seven beauty parlours in Abu Dhabi have been referred for legal action for falling short on health standards, as part of a municipal crackdown.

Abu Dhabi City Municipality officials seized dozens of expired cosmetics and herbal mixtures during inspections to 72 beauty salons in Khalifa City and Mohammed bin Zayed City.

Five violations were handed down while 78 cosmetic packets and herbal mixtures were confiscated for failing to meet health regulations, the municipality said on Saturday.

The confiscated materials included beauty creams, fragrance sprays, hair fixers, expired materials, body care products, shoddy cosmetics, hair dyes, bath oils and other items.

Businesses were warned against ear candling, an alternative medicine practice that is banned in beauty salons and can harm the eardrum or cause ear canal inflammation.

The practice can only be carried out in specialised medical clinics, the municipality said.

The municipality did not specify the names of the beauty salons found to be in violation of health codes.

It said the number of offences and warnings given to beauty parlours and salons has been declining, amid municipal awareness workshops and continued monitoring.

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