What Compulsory Face Masks in Shops Mean for Beauty Salons

New guidance from the 8th of August on compulsory face masks in salons can be found here.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced on the 14th of July that face coverings will be made compulsory in shops from the 24th of July give people more confidence to shop safely and enhance protections for those who work in shops. Those who do not follow this new rule face a fine of up to £100.

The current guidelines until now for the beauty sector is that in close contact services (in which you are in sustained close contact of less than 1 meters for a prolonged period of time), the beauty therapist must wear a visor, but she nor her client need not wear a mask unless they wish to do so.

From the 24th of July, all clients will have to wear a mask as enforced by law. This will mean that beauty salons will not need to provide face masks to clients for a cost, as each client should carry their own. This will go alongside the fact that beauty salons are not able to provide treatments on the face, and only treatments neck down can be carried out.

The wearing of masks by clients should bring enhanced safety to both the therapist and clients due to mitigating the transmission of covid19.