Morale is ESSENTIAL! Just as essential as the liquor stores, pot shops, houses of worship, etc. And the health of small businesses is ESSENTIAL.

To provide dog grooming to our clients .. medicated baths. Flea/tick baths. Fur trims/clips. Nail trims. Clean ears. Sanitary trims. Therapy dogs. Service dogs. K9 officers. Emotion companion dogs.

You might ask, why is this so important!? Beauty professionals are at risk of survival. We are facing grave financial hardships due to the pandemic.

Massage Therapists are an important piece of the health and wellness care of many people. Independent therapists are being hit incredibly hard right now, especially due to the fact that most of us rely solely upon our practices as our source of income. We are licensed by the State Medical Board and therefore should be treated like medical practitioners, and not like we are just a luxury to “relax” people. If chiropractors can implement extra sanitation precautions, so can we. Most of us already space out our clients to give ourselves ample time to sanitize the treatment area, ask unwell patients to reschedule, and we practice hospital standards of hand washing, and use of PPE when necessary. It would not be hard to use PPE with EVERY patient. Also, given the limited number of people we deal with already in a normal day(generally no more than 4 patients) we provide little to no risk of spreading COVID-19 to our patients or our colleagues compared to going to a fast food restaurant or a grocery store, where their potential of contact is far greater simply due to the nature of the business. PLEASE, please let Independent Massage Therapists re-open with extra precautions. Thank you

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

This is important because people are already suffering from the shut-down. Now they can't get their hair cut or colored, which can be a humiliating proposition for many. Women especially, that are in "essential" businesses themselves, are being forced to go to work with un-kept hair and grown-out color. Furthermore, independent stylists are at risk of losing their small businesses and DESERVE to be allowed to service their fellow community members. If GOLF COURSES and CAR WASHES can be open...???...then independent hair salon owners that can service one client at a time should be too!

As cosmetologist and barbers if we don’t work we don’t get paid. We need to work and don’t need to rely on the government! Please open our shops even if it’s a soft open.

This is important because we offer services that contribute to our clientele’s self esteem and public appearance. Our services decrease the likely good of suffering affects of mental illness and enhances self worth in those that are performing essential services as well.

The survival of independent beauty professionals is at risk. Like most of America independent contractors are facing a grave financial hardship. Due to COVID-19 beauty professionals have had their businesses closed down, meaning that their main, and in some cases only source of income has ceased to exist. There is no compensated time off for individuals in this profession and many are now struggling to make ends meet.

Cosmetologists, Barbers, Esthetician’s Massage Therapist and Nail Technicians are self employed and have taking huge financial hit during this crisis. Allowing them to open up would ensure they are able to remain in business. There is less risk of the virus spreading in a salon with 5-10 people or less than in a grocery store. Most if not all salons already have sanitation practices in place that would ensure the virus doesn’t spread. Additional disinfecting, sanitation, cleaning and safety measures can and have already been put in place to effectively lower the risk of Covid-19 even more. It’s also worth mentioning that lifting the ban of operation for businesses within the beauty, does not mean all will reopen, it just gives those who wish to the right to do so. People have the right to operate their businesses, just as people have the right to decide what businesses they feel pose a higher risk to them during this time, if they feel that a Salon/Spa/Barber/Nail shop put them at higher risk they do not have to go to one. At this time, with all other businesses such as restaurants, retail and now recreational sports allowed to reopen and operate with limited additional measures in place, it only makes sense to grant the same right to the beauty industry, especially given the level of regulations in place for licensing and operating a business within the beauty industry.

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

A lot of barbershops are small business owners they are taking a really big hit during the pandemic and could possibly lose their business