Friday, November 18, 2011

Setting Up a Beauty Salon

!±8± Setting Up a Beauty Salon

Today's modern world mainly includes an ever busy and stressful lifestyle. As a result, most people who may find some leisure time would spend it in places where they are guaranteed to be able to relax and unwind. This is one of the reasons why a Beauty salon is dubbed to be one of today's thriving businesses everywhere.

Starting a Beauty Salon business is similar to every kind of business ventures where the owner should first devote sufficient time in studying and researching for possible feasibility of the business, as well as looking for useful materials, tools and human resources that are essential in his or her business plans. If you are planning to invest in a beauty salon business, here are some suggestions that may assist you in doing so.

Researching about the what's and how's of a beauty salon will provide an assurance that you can manage the different aspects of running the business. Sufficient financing or funding is the top concern in any business. There are local banks or financial aid institutions who are offering funding solutions and business plans to those who aspire to set up a business. A business plan is like the backbone of the business as it will serve as a guide especially in the administration of a business. It will encompass various aspects such as handling the business single-handed or budgeting your available fund in hiring assistants.

The right location is another critical consideration for the commerce. The establishment should be strategically situated within the busiest of areas. Although this may not a matter of concern to well-known salons with renowned hair stylists as they can place their shops anywhere and clients will still continue their patronage. However, if the business does not yet have an entrenched reputation, it is recommended that you choose a prestigious location that people can easily access from wherever places.

Make the atmosphere of the salon clean, inviting and comfortable, after all no decent client would enter a dirty and unsafe salon. Proper sanitation of the salon's facilities, products and tools is among the requirements in applying for a business permit. Keep the shop hygienic, frequently wash towels, regularly scrub and sanitize combs, brushes, scissors and other utensils to ensure that you keep your clients away from possible infection.

If possible, offer potential clients with a wide range of services in a single venue. This will give you an edge over other salons providing limited types of services. Most customers prefer going to only one certain salon where they can conveniently have all their hair, nails and face done. This is one way of making your salon a convenient beauty shop. The right product should be bought for use on clients such as shampoos, powders, gels, hair sprays and cosmetics. Invest on beauty salon equipment that are helpful in executing your salon's offered services such as hair cutting stools, wash basins, beauty trolleys and nail stations.

Should you hire help, make sure that your chosen personnel is highly qualified and trained, as your clients will definitely be dissatisfied with unprofessional and unqualified service.

Lastly, communicate and relate to your clients so that they will not only receive proper beauty treatments, they will also receive friendly accommodation from the staff of the salon. This way, the customer may recommend you to their friends and relatives.


Setting Up a Beauty Salon

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Shampoo Bowl Design

!±8± Shampoo Bowl Design

Here is an email I've received from one of my customers who is confused about all the different salon shampoo washing systems and shampoo bowl designs available on the market.

"I'm opening a new beauty salon and I really love all the new style beauty salon shampoo stations, but I can't find the design style information anywhere. I have many questions. What salon shampoo washing system style is the best to buy? Should I stick with the traditional salon shampoo bowl design or the new stylish Euro style shampoo bowls? I'm used to the old fashion beauty salon all-purpose styling chair with a sink. What are the pros and cons of buying each different style? Are some more comfortable than others? Do certain models provide for better water management? Is there anyone who can steer me in the right direction?"

First of all I'd like to say that I love these new Euro-style freestanding shampoo backwash units. The quality and styling of the fiberglass base units combined with the tilting porcelain bowls have created fantastic designs. That said, lets talk about the age-old question that I get asked all the time: What shampoo bowl should I buy?

What I tell people is buy the one that will make your salon stand out from all the rest if that's the fashion statement that you want to make! But be aware of the design pros and cons. Lets talk about the basics of shampoo equipment like water management (water/gravity) and customer comfort. I like to break it down into three styles of shampoo sink design each with their distinct advantages and disadvantages.

1) An Asian style horizontal laying shampoo unit puts 100% of the head and 100% of the water in the bowl with gravity working for you 100%. But speaking from experience, they always seem to be difficult to lay down on (kind of like a big table) and uncomfortable for clients. This shampoo unit probably has the best water management system but not a very big seller, because of the huge lack of customer comfort.

2) So let's talk about the old fashion American beauty salon with their wall mount shampoo sink. Well think about it, the client is on 45 degrees with the gravity of their head hanging into the sink and the stylist washing from the side. This means lets say 45% of the water with the help of gravity is working with you for water management. But it's unfortunate that the client's head is hanging in the bowl or you are holding it. Plus you are forced to stand toward the front side of the shampoo bowl typically wedged against the wall. This causes back strain for the stylist and head strain for the client, but your water management isn't too bad because the sink is rather large and gravity is somewhat working for you.

3) Now that takes us to the newer Euro style tilting shampoo bowl with more of a sit-up style all in one shampoo unit. These Euro designs are quite comfortable! Basically it's like, sitting in a chair and this makes your client more at ease plus easier to manage when shampooing. The typical freestanding backwash shampoo unit has quite a few ergonomic advantages for the stylists. First, you can wash hair standing in the rear of the bowl or from either side. This allows the back to remain straight and utilization of both hands can be equal. The bowl will tilt (most units) into the head and shoulders compensating for different heights. Some of these bowls have a tendency of being smaller in diameter so you are closer to your client, which is important for some of the smaller stylist. Most of the bowls have typically a deep neck recess with longer side neck extensions to collect water. This will help your water management with the longer neck extensions since gravity is not working in your favor with this style unit. You will need adequate water pressure but not excessive in combination with good working habits to manage your water around the client. Although, gravity is slightly more of a concern with this style, the advantages of the Euro-style shampoo bowls far outweigh the slight differences from the traditional shampoo units.

To sum it all up, the American market typically trends toward the standard wall mount shampoo bowl (ex. 2) if you don't have a lot of space and are on a limited budget. But the newer Euro-style shampoo bowls offer huge variety, ergonomic comfort, and provide very economical choices. Plus the fashion statements you can design into your salon are absolutely endless. To be able to offer these Euro-style shampoo systems with porcelain bowls, complete with all the plumbing fixtures installed and a stylish fiberglass non-rusting base at these economics prices is very exciting for us here at Keller International.


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