Pouch Placement (Internal/External): Place the required number of control indicator strips inside the sterilization chamber according to your local professional hygiene regulations. Position them both externally on the trays and internally inside your sterilization pouches with your instruments.

Cycle Execution: Distribute your pouches normally on the trays, ensuring the indicators are placed at the critical monitoring zones of the chamber. Run your professional sterilization cycle following the exact equipment manufacturer guidelines.

Color Verification: Once the cycle finishes and the chamber cools down, remove the indicators. Inspect the reaction zone and verify that the chemical compound has completely shifted to the specified dark control color. If any strip fails to change color, the entire batch must be treated as unsterile.

Logbook Archiving: Peel the completed, color-shifted control strip off the sheet using its self-adhesive backing.

Final Recording: Paste the strip directly into your salon’s official sterilization journal next to the cycle date, temperature, and duration, creating a permanent, audit-ready hygiene record.