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To keep nail care services safe and sanitary, nail salon managers and workers need to pay a close attention. However, nail care tools are exposed to a human contact and humidity so that they are basically vulnerable to bacteria proliferation. A pedicure is a cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails which have a high possibility of the inhabitation and proliferation of bacteria and fungi. Therefore, it could be the source of potential contamination and infection. Many nail salons have recommended customers get their own pedicure file. Even so, it is hard to tell that these personal pedicure files are safer and more hygienic than common pedicure files. This study investigated if the personal pedicure files are more hygienic than common ones through a bacteria and fungi test and identified the type of bacteria through DNA sequencing when they were found.