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SEARCHMelissa Eppers created a New Salon & Stylist COVID-19 Protocol Video to let other stylists see how she creates a safe salon space.
Melissa Eppers @roguehairstudio
Melissa Eppers (@roguehairstudio) is a creative color specialist in Marietta, GA. Because Georgia was one of the first states to reopen some businesses during the current COVID-19 crisis, Eppers knew that many beauty professionals would be looking to stylists in the state for answers on the new working conditions.
Eppers created a New Salon & Stylist COVID-19 Protocol Video which she shared on Instagram.
“I purchased scrub jackets from Amazon to wear over my clothes, and to wear a face cover," she explains. 'I am choosing to designate a pair of work shoes that are only worn at Rogue to help with not tracking anything more. I am also choosing to wear my hair back or in buns to help with unnecessarily touching my face, etc.
Most of the sanitation in this video is already required in Georgia so if you are following protocol it should be easy to jump.
The sanitation in between has become faster but you still need at least 15 minutes.
The pre-appointments things take up extra time, up to 20 minutes.
I’m doing limited services, no blow dry, to help accommodate for time and I’m also working an extra day every week.
If it was not clear in the video, Barbicide Disinfectant was also used, and UV sterilizer. The UV isn’t required but a great addition.
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