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Should you rent a salon chair?

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Tuesday 29th June 2010, 7:49pm

Renting a chair has become so popular that it is estimated around 70% of the salons are following this business model. What made the salon chair rental so popular and why it is rapidly expanding. It use to be looked down on.

Renting a chair has become so popular that it is estimated around 70% of the salons are following this business model. What made the salon chair rental so popular and why it is rapidly expanding. It use to be looked down on, but this negative profile has been changed as more and more salons are turning to this opportunity.

Obviously, there are benefits to starting your own salon chair rental service over the traditional method of doing business. Here are some of them listed.

1. When you rent a chair in your salon, you become the landlord of that chair rather than an employer consequently, all you're concerned with is collecting your rent each month. Similarly, if you decide to sell your salon chair rental, the buyer only has to be consumed with the same task... collecting rent! They wont be worried about transferring all of your employees' entitlements.

2. Your salon chair renters will govern their own business. No longer will you have to arrange lunch breaks for your stylists. Whatever the stylist decide, they have to pay you the for renting that chair at the end of the month.

3. You do not have to worry about paying your stylists for working over time. In this rent a chair model, the stylists can choose to work for as long as they want or as little as they want. They can even choose to come only when they have an appointment scheduled with their client. Nothing makes a difference as long as you receive the salon rent at the end of each month whether the stylist does business or not.

4. Your record keeping pertaining to your employees such as the wage records, time sheets, pay slips and other records will not have to be maintained. That itself will eliminate a lot of clutter from your office or wherever you keep them. A great weight lifted from your shoulder because the salon chair renter is responsble for all her own records.

5. There can be a lot of red tape and procedures to be followed with employees and apprentices. With renting a chair to other stylist you do not have to worry about a variety of rules and regulations apart from insurance and your salon security.

Those traditionally operated salons use to look down upon the renting a chair model. But with benefits such as these, and the high turnover of staff and increased running cost (minimum way bills)and naturally making money, I don't think we're ever going see a decline in the industry. In fact, this is turning out to be a blessing in disguise for many hairdressing business who have seen a decline in revenue streams due to the recession.

Equally there are benefits to why you should consider renting a chair in a salon.

1. This can give you credibility if you are able to establish yourself in a reputable salon

2) You can tend to more customers in one day as appose to the travel time allocated to traffic problems.

3) Other staff in the salon could support you in other areas you are weak in.

4) Clients could feel much more confident in using your service because you have an established and reachable business address.

5) You could benefit from joint advertising and promotional campaigns.

If your thinking of setting up in business or expanding your business during these economically challenging time, a couple of publication may be of benefit to your business.

However there are certain things potential renters should also look out for in order to evaluate the financial commitment when renting a chair.

1) How long has the salon been established

2) What type of customer base do they attract and are they similar to the client base you want.

3) What level of footfall do they have each day

4) Does their opening time work with your client base

5) What level of support would you be getting e.g appointment book, telephone answering, availability of working space and facilities

6) How many rent a chair clients have they had in the past and how long have they stayed

7) Do they do any advertising?

8) Are they in financial trouble hence why they are renting a chair?

9) Who would you be reporting too and could you get on

10) How much money would you have to pay up front and what are the guarantees.
It is estimated that the hairdressing sector is set to grown over the next 3 years by 15% especially specialist areas such as hair extensions, hair enhancement and specialist technicians and consultants.

Training is now available to assist anyone wanting to expand into this market and then take the opportunity to rent a chair in many of these salons today.

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Can your hair stand the credit crunch

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Thursday 3rd September 2009, 8:10am

Stress can cause you to stop eating properly, less excercise, lack of sleep, excessive abuse of substances like smoking, dehydration, lack of vitimins and minerals which might affect your hair, skin and nails.

It takes about 3 months of continual high levels of emotional stress to start seeing the effects of hair loss. During the 5—6 weeks of the resting phase (telogen) when the hair stops growing, you might notice the greatest effluvium or sudden diffuse hair loss in your brush, sink or shower.

Apart from dealing with traumatic events like the death of a family member or someone close, an accident, abuse, having a baby, illness, surgery or medication , additional emotional stresses such as job insecurities, debt, increased living expenses and strained relationship is enough to send your hair follicles into shock!

Hair abuse like over chemically processing your hair, using straighteners without proper protection, using aggressive hair extension techniques or simply under nourishing your body can all be tell tale sign as you see your hair getting thinner and lifeless.

So what do you do? where do you go? and how could you help avoid this happening to you in 3-6 months?

Hair loss in women is becoming more prominent. It has been proven that poor diet, hormone in balances, indulgence of rich nurturing foods, caffeine, alcohol and smoking can all have an adverse affect on both your hair, skin and nails.

Better management of your diet and stress can help reduce the likelihood of your hair taking it out on you.

6 Natural Treatment for hair loss

Zinc

Has been shown to be a beneficial vitamin in the treatment of both alopecia areata and Androgenetic alopecia.

Saw Palmetto/Serenoa Repents

Saw palmetto exract comes from berries of the palm tree saw palmetto. Studies have shown that saw palmetto is an effective anti-androgen.

Gamma Linolenic Acid

Studies carried out in 1994 show that certain unsaturated fatty acids such as Gamma linolenic acid and potent 5 alpha reductase inhibitors and may be useful in the treatment of disorders related to DHT such as benign prostratic hyperplasma, alopecia and femail hirsultism.

Green Tea

This has been well documented for its therapeutic effects and is know to contain powerful antioxidants called polyphenois which scavenge free radicals. It has a anti-androgenic effect on the body similar to that of Saw Palmetto.

Vitamin B6

It has been shown in studies that zinc combined with vitamin B6 was able to benefit disorders such as acne and androgenetic alopecia.

Polysorbate 80 & Polysorbate 60

Polysorbate 80 is a cleanser that is found in many commercial hair products. It was one of the main original ingredients in the Helsinki Formula. Polysorbate 80 cause the release of histamine which is though to be the main mechanism by which it promotes hair growth.

Emu Oil

Studies have shown that Emu oil increases the synthesis of DNA in the epidemis and can stimulate melanogenesis and hair follicle development and growth.

Why Drink Bottled Water

It is common knowledge that too much sodium or salt is not good for us, but even if we are salt savvy and do what’s best by avoiding salt our bodies can still product too much sodium due to too much stress, which will naturally increase sodium retention. Drink water first thing in the morning and last thing at night if you cannot stand drinking water throughout the day. Try herbal teas or some of the fruit flavored waters.

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Hair Loss Treatments can take a long time

Source: UKACADEMYHAIR
Thursday 3rd September 2009, 8:03am

Coping with thin short and unattractive hair can be quite depressing. Seeing yourself go bald or experiencing bald patches can be a nightmare to disguise. What could you do to help your hair look healthy whilst receiving treatment?

While hair loss occurs mostly in men, women suffer from this condition as well. Statistics show that over 20 million women experience hair loss but a lot of people still hold the misconception that this condition rarely affects the female population.

This may be because women exert so much effort to conceal the condition and because the signs of female hair loss aren’t as immediately noticeable. While hair loss in men is usually concentrated at the top of the head, in women, it is more uniform so that at the onset, it only manifests as thinning hair.

It is said that hair loss impacts women more considerably since our society’s standards of beauty usually involve the hair. Since the causes of hair loss vary between men and women, there are certain medications that are not advisable for women. Still, the growing number of female hair loss cases has prompted the development of treatments that are geared specifically towards women. Some of these medications are not FDA approved but a lot of women claim that the use of these medications has yielded favorable results.

Minoxidil. The 2% solution is the formulation prescribed for women since the 5% solution was found to be too strong for them. While some doctors prescribe 5% for women, this is only done under careful observation and only in extreme cases.

Ketoconazole. Ketoconazole is a topical medication originally used to treat fugal infections but it was found to have anti-androgeneticic properties, which are helpful in retarding the production of DHT, one of the major hair loss culprits. Ketoconazole in shampoo form is usually prescribed for hair loss prevention.

Oral contraceptives. Yes, contraceptives are used primarily for birth control but they have also been found to be effective in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in women. These hinder the production of androgens which are responsible for hair loss.

Spironolactone. Spironolactone is primarily a diuretic but it is used in hair loss treatments also because of its anti-androgenetic properties. There are two ways in which spironolactone targets the androgen problem. First, it keeps androgens from interacting with DHT thereby preventing these androgens from executing functions that contribute to hair loss. Second, spironolactone reduces the creation of androgens in the body. Aldactone is the most popular brand of spironolactone.

Hormone replacement therapy. As women grow older, their bodies’ ability to create adequate amounts of estrogen diminishes. Ideally, there should be a balance between estrogen and testosterone levels in women. Too much testosterone increases DHT production and so estrogen and progesterone pills are prescribed to help prevent the occurrence of baldness.

Cimetidine. Cimetidine is also known to be an effective anti-androgen. It is used to treat ulcers but it also prevents DHT from attacking hair follicles. Studies also show that cimetidine is very effective in preventing the production of excessive facial hair in women.

These days, hair loss treatments are not as exclusive as they have been in the previous years. There are many other treatments available to women today but as an added precaution, it is highly recommended that you have a lengthy discussion with your physician regarding these options.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/hair-loss-articles/women-specific-hair-loss-treatments-802778.html

So what about hair enhancment techniques.

Hair extensions, wigs and hair peices have come along way. Some systems can be applied undectably for semi permanent coverage.

Hair enhancement solutions could be deemed as high maintainence and costly but at least the effect is immediate which often boost self esteem.

For bald patches their are new techniques which offer customised hair 2 skin application for small or large areas.

For thinning hair their are several systems that could be used to help thicken up the hair and add length if necessary.

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