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To: Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Covid 19 Beauty Industry
Allow a licensed beauty professionals in a licensed salons to reopen across Michigan to perform private beauty services while restricting one client/per stylist to return back to work starting May 1st, 2020. All necessary precautions and sanitation protocols approved by the State of Michigan and the local Board of Health will be followed. Serving one client at a time with additional safety protocols in place (wearing mask and gloves) we pose little to no risk of spreading the virus, unlike 20 or more people in grocery stores and/or restaurants being allowed for food pick up. Our industry needs to be recognized and deemed to be essential, in order for us to serve our community.
Why is this important?
The beauty profession is highly at risk of financial ruin. Most salons function with very little cash flow and cannot withstand continued mandated closures for much longer.