What to expect when hairdressers finally reopen

We’re all desperate to get our barnets cut at this point and luckily, you’ll all be pleased to hear, hairdressers should be back open from July. 

Loads of people have braved DIY cuts throughout lockdown, from botched dyes to shaved heads, we’ve seen it all at this point. 

Luckily the trend of everyone growing out a mullet seems to have come to a welcome end.

Although the government has yet to announce a date for salons to reopen, many salons are aiming for July 4th but with many new practices in place.

In the 50 page roadmap of easing lockdown, non-essential shops such as salons would be open from July 4th ‘at the very earliest’.  It’s likely you will have to wait a while to get an appointment though. 

Coupled with the new measures, demand is set to sky rocket as soon as salons are given the green light, which means many salons are already implementing waiting lists. 

It’s likely that all workers will be wearing gloves and a mask and some salons will put perspex screens in place above basins. 

Some salons are planning on measuring the temperature of customers, providing antibacterial gel and two face masks.

Salons are likely to implement a one way system to reduce the interaction between people, which is probably going to mean no more sitting reading 3 year old OK! magazines while you wait. 

Staff may be expected to work rotas to minimise contact and chairs will have to be placed 2 metres apart. 

Along with no magazines, it’s unlikely you’ll be able to get your usual coffee or tea as you wait for the brown dye to get rid of your greys. It is expected that in some cases, customers will be asked to leave belongings in a locker.

The new measures will probably mean salons will have to overhaul their treatments. Salons that have reopened in Europe and America are offering reduced number of blow dries, or none at all to avoid blowing particles across the room and compromising the entire space. 

Costs are likely to increase as customers feel the burden of the cost of PPE for workers. 

The changes won’t just happen at your appointment, many customers will be expected to fill out a lengthy questionnaire asking about your health, well-being and potentially your movements and interactions over the last seven days.

Many hairdressers have been offering virtual services and walk throughs with clients to avoid any disasters that they will find difficult to put right.

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