Patch Test Pro

Allergy alert test records you can actually produce when someone asks.

You do the patch test. That bit was never the problem.

The problem is proving it eighteen months later, when a client says she reacted and your insurer asks to see the record.

Why it matters when you work alone. Professional Beauty reports that lash tint reaction claims commonly settle at around £12,000, with some reaching £35,000. Failing to follow patch test procedure can invalidate your policy — and if you're a sole trader, there's no company standing between that and you. The record is the whole defence, and a notebook that lives in your kit bag is not a defence.

What it does

• Log an allergy alert test in seconds — client, service, product, date and time
• 48-hour countdown, showing the exact moment she's clear to book. No more working it out in your head between clients
• Your client signs on the screen, and so do you — your signature is saved once and fills in automatically every time after that
• Every signature is stamped with when it was captured: "signed at the time of the test", or "added on 21 September". A paper card can't tell the difference. This can, and that's what makes it worth something
• Nobody is cleared automatically. When the 48 hours are up it asks you to confirm the result — which is the part that matters if it's ever questioned
• Re-test reminders so nobody quietly slips past their six months
• An Action list showing who's waiting, who needs confirming, who's due a re-test, and any record still missing a signature
• Print a clean record sheet for your insurer, or export the lot to a spreadsheet
• Backup and restore, with a nudge if you haven't backed up in a month

If a client ever reacts, it doesn't just record it. It tells you what to do next — don't proceed, notify your insurer, notify the manufacturer, advise her to get medical attention — and keeps chasing you until every step is ticked off. Then it flags that client permanently, so if she books in again a year later, a warning comes up before you go anywhere near her.

Set it to your products. The waiting time and re-test interval are both adjustable, so if your brand says 72 hours or three months, the app follows your brand and not the other way round.

Your client data never leaves your device. No cloud, no account, no company holding your clients' details. It works with no signal in a back room, at a kitchen table, or in someone's front room on a mobile job.

What you get: one file. Open it, add it to your home screen, and it's ready. No install, no login, no monthly fee.

Licence: one practitioner. Got a team, or share a reception device? There's a salon licence at £79.

Works on: any modern phone, tablet or computer — iPhone, Android, iPad, Mac, Windows. Nothing to install.

Not a subscription. One payment of £29. No renewal, no card kept on file.

Is this legal or insurance advice? No — it's a record-keeping tool. Always follow your own insurer's requirements and your product manufacturer's instructions.