Finding a truly hygienic nail salon shouldn’t require guesswork. Yet for most people, it does. Star ratings tell you if the water was warm and the nail artist was friendly. They don’t tell you whether tools are autoclaved, whether the chairs are pipeless, or whether the salon uses EPA-registered disinfectants.

SafePedicures exists because this gap matters. We were born from a simple realization: the information you need to make a safe choice is often not visible to clients. And without visibility, it’s nearly impossible to reward the salons that are doing things right.

We research every salon we list against eight specific, verifiable safety criteria—from autoclave sterilization and pipeless pedicure chairs to ventilation standards and health board compliance. We don’t guess. We verify.

We’re independent. Salons don’t pay us to be listed. We don’t accept sponsorship or promotional placement. Our incentive is simple: to help people find salons where their health is actually protected, not compromised. That means being honest about what we know and what we don’t.

If you care about hygiene—whether you’re a regular or you’ve never set foot in a salon—you deserve to know the facts. That’s what we’re here for.