Fish Pedicures
March 9, 2009 by Colleen Coplick
Filed under Bath & Body
Before I’ve even had a chance to try one of these, I find out they’ve been banned!
Fish pedicures, done by one-inch long garra rufa and chin chin fish, imported from Turkey, have been deemed by several states as being unsanitary. The fish don’t seem to mind sucking the dead skin from people’s feet however.
The main issue is whether the fish, also known as doctor fish, reddish log sucker and nibble fish among a few other names, present a health hazard to customers because grooming tools used on salon clients are required to be disinfected. There’s really no way to disinfect …read more




