How Rising Costs are Hitting Salons with Neil Moodie

2022 has seen the cost of living increasing at its fastest rate in 40 years, due to the war in Ukraine, increasing demand for energy and goods post-Covid and the aftermath of Brexit.

The beauty services sector – particularly hairdressing, spa and wellness – is reliant on high-energy use. Gas and electricity are vital for maintaining important hygiene and safety standards. Clean towels, robes, hot water, and continual airflow through air conditioning systems, all come at significant outlay to business owners regardless of the season and cannot be optional.

What's more, over 80% of salons and services sector have implemented energy efficiency measures yet are still struggling to manage rocketing energy prices.

On top of continuing to work with Government, the British Beauty Council is urging stakeholders and beauty consumers to support salons to ensure that businesses can withstand the true #CostOfCutting.

To find out how rising bills are hitting salons*, British Beauty Council visited Neil Moodie's Studio in London to document the average cost increase of running appliances in comparison to 2019.

On top of raising awareness, here are some simple things consumers can do to help reduce salon energy costs: 

It is often easy to forget that each part of the process of getting a cut or colour uses a certain amount of energy. So, here are other ways consumers can help:

- Ask for your hair to be washed in cooler water and only go for one wash instead of multiple
- Make sure the person cutting your hair knows you are happy to keep the same towel throughout your treatment
- Gowns aren't necessary unless you are dying your hair, make sure you only say 'yes' when you need one.

*Each of the costs were calculated via approximate usage of each appliance in a day. This figure was then used to calculate the cost vs 2022 to 2019 with approximate and capped prices per KhW.