Beauty Salon Equipment- How To Find The Best Setup For You
Planning a beauty salon means finding the beauty salon equipment that successfully balances the customer's comfort with the stylist's convenience - all without breaking your budget! As the client must be satisfied with the services received, he or she must also enjoy the feel of the salon. Uncomfortable chairs and unflattering lights will seriously decrease the chances of a return visit even if you have remarkable stylists. On the flip side of this, your beauty salon equipment has to be practical as well as aesthetic. If the employees have trouble using the lift pedals on the styling chairs or reaching the client's hair in the shampoo unit they will not be able to do their best work. Keeping both sides of this equation in mind, cost presents another problem. However, depending on your budget and situation it is entirely possible to find the right equipment for your salon.
Let's start with what you need. If it is simply a hair salon, the necessary supplies might be limited to salon chairs, salon stations, hair steamers, styling chairs, and shampooing bowls. You'll want to have at least half as many hair washing stations as salon stations so no one is stuck waiting for a suds-up. If you plan on offering more than just hair care, more beauty salon equipment will be necessary: facial beds for skin treatments, pedicure and manicure stations, or even tanning booths. By adding extra services you are encouraging satisfied clients to come back for all their beauty needs. Lastly, don't forget the reception area! Comfortable couches and reading material might be enough to encourage a walk-in to stay and wait.
After you have decided what beauty salon equipment you want for your salon, it is time to decide the best way to make it fit your budget. A simple Google search will display millions of options - I recommend Tispro, Jeffco, or Bob's Beauty Supply. Tispro offers a variety of products, all at reasonable prices and frequently available at wholesale. You can find styling chairs and dryers both for less than $300. Jeffco's prices are a little higher, but you can get highly customized equipment - check out the dozens of different finishes to match any style salon! Bob's Beauty Supply has a range of beauty salon equipment, running from extra cheap to rather expensive. Generally these supplies are bought individually, but several sources now provide "salon packages", where you can get all your beginning, basic supplies for a more modest price. Take JTE System for example: you can get a two station salon package for under $2,000 dollars (which is much less than getting the equipment individually). Their package includes styling stations, styling chairs, shampooing unit, trolley, hair processor, and hair steamer, as well as an assortment of additional small supplies. Regardless of what company you decide on, you'll want to look around and find the best possible equipment you can afford with your budget. A quality item will provide you with years of use as well as happy clients and stylists.