Massage therapists help so many people, but right now we need help. Self-employed and independent massage therapists are experiencing financial hardship as a result of the mandated closure. We provide a valued health service that is worthy of evaluating if the benefits outweigh the risk when appropriate precautions are taken.

Most hairdressers weather independent, working for a private, or corporate-owned salon cannot afford to be off of work for such a long period of time. Salon are already kept clean and sanitary according to strict state regulations. We will go above and beyond to maintain the safety of our clients.

Like most beauty professionals, my salon business is my sole source of income and most of us live week-to-week, dependent on being able to provide services to our clients. While we are generally small businesses and sole-proprietors, we make up a large segment of our local economies. Our survival is at risk - we are dependent on being able to serve our clients to earn an income. In addition, we still have overhead to pay, such as rent and utilities in order to even have a business to return to.

Most stylist out independent contractors with no benefits getting turned down for small business loans and help because no employees No we are SELF employed. We have been off for 4 weeks with no help and not seeing any in the near future. LET US WORK We have the same sanitation education the nurses do We have continuing education on sanitation regularly

Pets that are not groomed regularly can get matted which is very painful they can also carry bacteria on their coats because they’re not clean they can also get infected gland’s nail problems and ear problems, Please we need to re-open the pet grooming salons

Covid 19 is affecting the economy in major ways and forcing people to make tough decisions for their families based upon recent events and work displacement. To ease the economic burden in our industry it is in our best interest to open back up with these limited restrictions. Moreover the quarantine was implemented to flatten the curve of the spread of covid 19 to ensure that hospitals were not overwhelmed all at once and to help prevent such rapid spread. The number of people infected is currently on a decline and the numbers aren’t as bad as once projected. Additionally Tattoo artist are trained and certified in blood borne pathogens and cross contamination as well as many other medical safety and sterility procedures.

Beauty professionals can not preform their services via the internet or any other way except hands on. They need to be in reasonable contact to preform this safe and Necessary service to maintain their livelihood.

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.