Salons report new allergic reactions to hair dye

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Hairdressers in parts of the UK are reporting clients having new allergic reactions, like rashes and burns, to hair dye after contracting coronavirus. Scientists at Imperial College London are now researching how the disease could be reprogramming our immune system, in a similar way to other illnesses. The trade body that represents hairdressers and beauticians … Read more

Face Shields May Cut COVID Spread in Hair Salons

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FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Just having a chat in a hair salon can spread the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, a new study finds. The same is likely true in many health care settings, the same research showed. Most research on exhaled air and the spread of the virus has focused … Read more

How pandemic has made people turn their homes into salons

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Rashna Shakeel Kapadi misses her favourite salon. For the head designer at Club Mahindra, a visit to the beauty parlour was a destressing experience. “I have been going to the same hairdresser since Class VIII,” says the 43-year-old Mumbai resident. But that was before the novel coronavirus struck and her hairdresser had to temporarily relocate … Read more