The journey towards a successful barbing experience begins with the comfort of your client. Perhaps, the easiest way of ensuring that comfort is by using the right barber chair. When your client is not comfortable it could mean a bad haircut, or worse, a bad review! There are many factors to consider when choosing a barber chair. This includes the style of your salon, aesthetics, comfort, and your skills. Sadly, many barbers rush into that decision. Some chairs can enhance …
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DSSE’s treatment table: Clinical look for a luxurious Medispa clinic
When setting up a medispa there are important things to consider beyond the treatments you will be offering to your clients. Unlike hair salons and beauty parlours special consideration needs to be given to medispa’s due to hygiene, medical, and clinic requirements and laws. Client Nerves & Ambience Think about the procedures your clients came in for. Is it invasive or uncomfortable? If you are using bright red colours in a room for waxing it will only exacerbate their anxious …
Community Hairdressing Project: Restoring Dignity one haircut at a time
As we’re coming to the end of what has been a tough year for all of us in the industry, it’s only natural to think about those in our community who are doing it tough. Especially as COVID-19 has led to widespread impacts on people’s incomes, family situations, mental wellbeing and everyday lives. While there are no official figures on how many people have become homeless as a result of COVID-19, the last figures put out by the Australian Bureau …
Old School Meds you just won’t believe!
Would it surprise you to know that Bayer sold heroin as an over-the-counter remedy for coughs in the early 1900s? By 1898, Bayer pharmaceutical found that, by boiling morphine for several hours, they could create diacetylmorphine, which they then called Heroin. It was said to cure bronchitis, tuberculosis and other cough-related diseases and in 1906 it was approved by the American Medical Association for general use and to replace the cough cure of choice at the time, morphine. Mrs. Winslow’s …
9 Air-purifying plants for your salon
Indoor pollutants have been ranked among the top five environmental risks to public health: Stagnant indoor environments allow pollutants to build up and linger in greater amounts than we humans should be breathing in. Living and working in places rife with air contaminants and lacking decent ventilation can cause “sick building syndrome,” which can cause headaches, dizziness, nausea, and eye, ear, and nose irritation. Lucky for us, NASA scientists have been working to understand this problem and find solutions. Their …
World Water Day 2018 – How can you save water in your salon?
What is World Water Day? World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about focusing attention on the importance of water. The theme for World Water Day 2018 is ‘Nature for Water’ – exploring nature-based solutions to the water challenges we face in the 21st century. Damaged ecosystems affect the quantity and quality of water available for human consumption. Today, 2.1 billion people live without safe drinking water at home; affecting their health, education and livelihoods. Sustainable Development Goal …