We have to clean how hands regularly during the massage with antiseptic wipes. We have to clean the clients feet too, at least one wipe per foot. Clean hands before moving to the next part of the body etc and after, all of which I do obsessively anyway. My mother is a child minder, and I have always been particular with hand washing.

I used do deal with alot more germs, bacteria and viruses when doing my molecular biology degree, and not once was I asked to remove my earrings, and this was in a place where sterility can determine the results of a test.

I will take my earrings out - I would just feel a bit naked without them. I had to take them out last year, an couldn't wait to get new rings to put in their place.(I did not want to put the same ones back in my ears and nose).

Thanks for all your replies, keep them coming.