I advise the client to attend a doctor ASAP as it is something that can be very easily treated. As somebody who loves watching Doctor Pimplepopper and squeezing smelly spots from clients’ backs that would not bother me at all.

Psoriasis can affect the nails and looks very much like fungus, although isn't contageous. I would suggest they see a dr and then stay away from the feet. I hate feet anyway so this wouldn't be a problem for me (to stay away from them, I mean lol).

Clients with surface disfiguration due to conditions are always too much for me. I will mostly likely block them. Clients who don't get none ignoreable conditions seen to or who spring them upon me get blocked.

For clients who like a shower I bake time for air drying into hospitality. I bought a pair of large navy blue shower flip flops for clients to wear after their shower. (Mine are pink size 7 so they're not wearing them!)

I managed to get a toe nail infection from god knows where, possibly the nail salon? I didn't even realise until I went to change my nail polish. I tried various otc remedies, nothing worked. Thankfully, it was during the first lockdown so while I couldn't see a GP, I was able to cut the nail as short as possible and it grew back, free from infection, by the time I started seeing clients again!

Anyway, Ana, I don't think you were being precious at all. I would have insisted on socks on. I would possibly add a note about this to my profile too. Given his reaction, I think he was just embarrassed by it, he was probably hoping you wouldn't notice it, let alone say anything about it.

Oh God. I did not realise it was contagious. I need that like a dose of crabs. Thankfully it’s a rare occurrence when l see that.

Oh God. I did not realise it was contagious. I need that like a dose of crabs. Thankfully it’s a rare occurrence when l see that.

Yay this is why we had footbaths in swimming pools. It's one of those fungal and viral infections that's easily passed on.

The government changed the anti fungal varnish treatment from - doctor prescription to 'easy' over the counter as  it was alarmed there was a long standing, 'nail fungus epidemic in the UK population'. It wanted folks to treat it quick and efficiently without having to clog up GP surgeries.

It's notoriously hard to get rid of an established infection as it hides under the nail bed and can take up to 6-12 months to budge with daily application.
Because it doesn't kill you many people assume it's 'normal', ignore it and live with the chronic infection....while merrily spreading it to others. Like the client in OP's post

* just saying those spores don't politely stay inside the client's socks, they're embedded in the fibres of unwashed socks. He could have turned them inside out, nicely shedding spores on your floor and shower. Their shoes are the mobile spore vehicle

The trouble with e.g. nail fungus is you don't know until they take their socks off... So you either have to say something then and there, or grit your teeth and just not see them again.

Gritting my teeth and getting through the booking but not seeing them again if they ask, yup that is what I would do. Then when they are out of the door, washing and disinfecting everything to within an inch of its's life!