Beauty professionals are facing hard times financially during this crisis. These businesses should be deemed as essential since they serve the community. Beauty professional survival is at risk. In addition to this, salons aid the public in personal hygiene, which is important for health and social reasons. Good personal hygiene benefits one’s own health and the health of those around them by keeping hands, feet, and body clean to limit the spread of illness and germs.

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that in the great terms of fairness, several companies, businesses originally given “essential status”, were finally rescinded and closed.....to include The Wolf cabinet company and a candy store owned by a Senate majority leader.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.

It is our livelyhood

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

Cosmetologist/ Barbers are in my opinion consider part of “personal hygiene “category. The financial hardship taking on our businesses as well as personal life hardship is definitely horrific. We can still practice the same safe social distancing but better than any grocery store (in which involves a lot more people). Make reasonable mandatory restrictions for example wearing masks, gloves and wiping down equipment used. And keep in mind EPA as required by TDLR will definitely be used at all times.

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.

Dog groomers are a very important part of a animals life, without proper grooming dogs and cats can face many many health issues, abcessed anal glands, skin issues, ear infections, in grown toenails, Pet groomer take care of the pet from head to toe, we have our hands all over the entire animal finding things that the owner has no idea about. such as cancerous bumps, ear infections, teeth problems, anal gland abscesses, matting that can cause serious skin problems and in severe causes loss of circulation. Let Ks groomers open back up immediately as long as they follow strict precautions to help prevent the spread of covid-19. We take care of animals because they can't take care of themselves!!!

To support local business.

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

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.