Back to work: How to care for your nail tools
Scratch gathers guidelines from across the industry for what should be considered for when you & your clients set foot back into your business… The government’s Keeping workers and clients safe during COVID-19 in close contact services guidelines state: Further increasing the frequency of hand washing and surface cleaning. Using disposable…
Coronavirus: Nail & beauty businesses NOT to open 4 July
Nail & beauty businesses are to remain closed as a date for reopening has not been confirmed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the easing of Covid-19 lockdown continues. In an announcement today (23 June), the Prime Minister confirmed hairdressers will be allowed to open from 4 July, as long as protective…
Association reveals safety guidelines for beauty counters
The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) has published a charter to help shoppers safely browse beauty counters as department and retail stores in the UK have now opened. CTPA, the trade association representing the UK cosmetics industry, has worked with manufacturers, distributors, retailers and the industry’s scientific experts, with support from the British…
Back to Work: Staff matters
Scratch gathers guidelines from across the industry for what should be considered for when you & your clients set foot back into your business… The government’s Keeping workers and clients safe during COVID-19 in close contact services guidelines state: You must maintain social distancing in the workplace wherever possible. When providing…
Back to Work: Clean up
Scratch gathers guidelines from across the industry for what should be considered for when you & your clients set foot back into your business… Following your risk assessment, you need to thoroughly clean and title your premises. Not only is this good health & safety practice, but will reassure your…
Back to Work: Check-in with clients
Scratch gathers guidelines from across the industry for what should be considered for when you & your clients set foot back into your business… When you have the official go-ahead to reopen your business and you’re confident that you have taken all necessary safety measures, you will need to communicate…
Back to Work: Top up training
Scratch gathers guidelines from across the industry for what should be considered for when you & your clients set foot back into your business… “Effective infection control is paramount to minimising the risk of the spread of harmful diseases/bacteria/viruses etc.,” notes BABTAC’s Back To Work Guidelines. “By understanding the processes…
Why I’ve installed nail desk screens in my salon
Kara Kotsonis, founder of the award-winning NailSquad Nail Bar in Deal, Kent, reveals why she has added perspex screens to the salon’s nail desks… The official government guidelines for the re-opening of nail salons are due to be released shortly. Most of the proposed guidelines seem straightforward but there has been…
Google searches for D.I.Y beauty treatments spike
The number of Google searches for D.I.Y beauty treatments has quadrupled since March and April 2019, with over one million related queries. The team at Cult Beauty has compared the number of UK Google searches in March and April 2019 to March and April 2020 to reveal the most popular…
5 ways to prevent burnout in the nail salon
Janan Saher, director of Aviva Day Spa in Luton, shares advice on how to avoid burnout… As the old saying goes, ‘prevention is better than cure’, and this is something we all need to prioritise while we prepare for the new year. It’s important to recognise beauty pro burnout in both yourself…
Helen Burton-Ward on maintaining nails & your business
Scratch Stars Natural Nail Specialist of the Year 2019 and CND education ambassador, Helen Burton-Ward, shares her advice to maintaining clients’ nails and your business while salons remain closed due to Covid-19… Many of us will have lost a huge chunk, if not all, of our income and will have been inundated…
5 June: British Beauty Council releases update about reopening of beauty businesses
Following some uncertainty regarding the reopening of hair and beauty businesses after the coronavirus peak, the British Beauty Council has published the following via Instagram in a post on Friday 5 June: “We can now confirm that as officially communicated by BEIS (Dept for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy), the…
Beauty therapy is third most anticipated post-lockdown activity
It has been revealed that beauty therapy is the third most anticipated post-lockdown activity amongst UK consumers. Data was collected by Kantar Media between the first week of the lockdown and the first week of May to demonstrate how consumer desire to inhale in activities has shifted over the period.…
ABT accredits online nail courses
Insurance provider, Associated Beauty Therapists (ABT), has allowed for online courses to be ‘acceptable for insurance purposes’. This will allow ABT accredited members to deliver accredited live education via online channels, including Skype, Facetime, Zoom or similar. “At ABT, we know how important it is to work together during these…
NHBF welcomes further support for employed & self-employed
The NHBF has welcomed the latest announcement on Friday (30 May 2020) by the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, giving further details on the next phase of the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), widely known as the furlough scheme. This update covers the latest government announcements about: Planned changes to the…
