Servicing one client at a time (while wearing a mask & gloves) poses little to no risk of spreading the virus, as compared to 20 or more people in a grocery store or 10 plus people at restaurants picking up food.

Landlords are still requiring us to pay our building leases and other bills but our stylists /artists are unable to afford to pay rent. Shop owners are severely suffering! We do NOT want to lose our businesses or go into debt to keep our business open. Image such hair, nails, skin, massage and tattoos etc... is important to clients due their confidence, self-esteem, and even mental health.

The survival of the independent beauty professionals is at risk. We are properly trained and practice safety and sanitation at the same level of hospitals and health care. We are facing a grave financial hardship, as a whole.

As a stylist we earn income only when we are working on clients. No clients no income. We have to get back behind the chair and serve our community.

100% of the Licensed Hair Salons and Barbershops in Pennsylvania have been abruptly shut down since the onset of the Coronavirus quarantine, even though safe measures could have been considered and taken to prevent a total shutdown. Many other businesses, such as certain Cabinet Companies, Ice cream shops, beer stores, coffee shops, etc., were deemed “essential” and left alone to operate, knowing that these businesses would most likely allow for more than one person at a given time to congregate in unsanitary, uncontrolled environments. Also knowing that it is almost impossible for those aforementioned “essential businesses” to host controlled appointments as licensed hair salons and barbershops were immediately capable of doing. I ask that those In agreement petition for all licensed hair salons and barbershops to immediately be one of the first businesses on the list to reopen. So far the petitioning has been very active and positive. I am happy to announce that in the great terms of fairness, several companies, businesses originally given “essential status”, were finally rescinded and closed.....to include The Wolf cabinet company and a candy store owned by a Senate majority leader. It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but rather the size of the fight in the dog.

The survival of the independent beauty professionals is at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship.

Cosmetologist are essential to the community. We provide hair care for all ages. Even the elderly that depend on their weekly trips to the salon to maintain their own hygiene. Please consider signing this so stylists can get back to work and our communities can get proper personal care.

Our industry is mostly staffed by independent contractors who rely solely on clients to make money. We are facing a grave financial hardship and if this continues much longer will be forced to close salons and lose our livlihoods.

The survival of independent beauty professionals is at risk. Most beauty professionals are sole proprietors. Not to mention most of the banks that are filing SBA loans are still waiting for guidance from the Federal Government, so we are placed at the bottom of the list when it comes to even APPLYING for these loans.

The survival of the independent beauty professionals is at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship.

The survival of the independent beauty professionals is at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship.

The survival of the independent beauty professionals is at risk. These professionals are facing a grave financial hardship.