Pink October 2019 – Get your Salon Involved

As many are aware, October month is breast cancer awareness month, and it’s an excellent opportunity for all types of businesses to get involved, help raise awareness and fight breast cancer. Have you thought about getting your Salon involved this year? If not, here are some helpful ways to join in the action to promote a ‘Pink October event’ with rewarding success all around. Fundraising The best way to successfully promote Pink October is with some fundraising, as well as raising funds for the vital Breast cancer charities which help to support patients and families; it’s also the perfect way to raise awareness for the disease, so what are you waiting for? Get your Pink into action and make it a successful and enjoyable month at work this October. Choose an event and spark media attention! Get the team together and start brainstorming ideas for an event you are going to promote; it could be something Salon and beauty related, or it could be an event outside of work with the staff involved. The idea is to spark some media attention, so promoting the occasion must be top of the priority list if you want to make it a success....
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Easy Ways To Make Your Salon More Eco-Friendly

Word Eco made of green leaves on grey background. Top view. Flat lay. Ecology, eco friendly planet and sustainable environment concept. Think green Ever thought about making your Salon Green? We're not talking grass green or bottle green although if you fancy going the whole hog, you could incorporate green into the decor too; it's totally up to you! We are focussing on eco-friendly aspects in this post; it's somewhat a trend nowadays to try and incorporate greener living, improved choices and more sustainable ways to live and work, and truth be told there is no better time to jump on the bandwagon than now.  So, if you haven't already joined the growing movement of eco-friendly warriors you may wish to give it a go, newer improved changes to your salon could be good for both client and business, so there's nothing to lose and everything to gain. You may be thinking, all sounds well and good, but where on earth do I start? Well many of us dislike change, that's a given, but the thing is greener living doesn't have to be a dramatic overhaul. You could start by providing your staff with stylish eco-friendly cotton uniforms and make...
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Salon Workers During Pregnancy: Helping Them Feel Comfortable

Young blonde woman sitting in a salon chair having her long hair straightened by a hair stylist Most salon workers can keep working during pregnancy. Although, being pregnant might present a few challenges while working in a Beauty salon. Bellow, you will find some easy to follow tips to help you recognise and alleviate most common work-related pregnancy discomforts and keep the new mommy-to-be happy, comfortable and stress free while being a salon worker. Have a comfortable chair ready and provide her with small but regular breaks. Working in a standing position for long periods can be exhausting and very hard on your team member’s pregnant body. Therefore, You should set aside a comfortable chair, so she can sit, relax, and regain her strength any time she needs to. As a starting point, you should provide small breaks every hour, so she can properly hydrate and keep her energy levels, but as the time progresses, you should try and fill another person in for overtime too. Also, the less unnecessary movements she makes, the better.  Temporarily rearrange or ask other alon workers to fetch those hard-to-reach items Overall, We all love a well-organised salon with everything kept in its place,...
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