If (non-medical and non-dental) professions and trades are practised in which the body surface of customers can be injured in such a way that pathogens can be transmitted to the customers, then disinfection measures must be carried out. The use of potent disinfectants is imperative in order to adequately protect customers against infections. The use of effective disinfectants can prevent the transmission of infectious agents via hands, equipment, tools or other objects or by a contaminated environment.

Disinfectants used to protect people against infections with pathogens of communicable diseases in hairdressing, in cosmetics and cosmetic dentistry, in foot care and podiatry, in the tattooing or piercing process, when piercing ears or during other activities that injure the surface of the body must be suitable for preventing infection during these activities and proven to be effective in doing so. The (bacterial, viral, yeasticidal, tuberculocidal, mycobactericidal, fungicidal or sporicidal) efficacy required for each area of use must be documented by at least two independent test reports and associated expert reports. The test reports must be prepared by manufacturer-independent, accredited testing institutes and fulfil test methodology requirements. The test reports and export reports must have been scientifically evaluated by an independent commission of experts.