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How Gender Neutrality Can Help Your Business

In recent years, a new culture of beauty has bloomed, and it’s grown into a rich garden of diversity & inclusivity. The beauty industry is saying goodbye to the Eurocentric standard of beauty—tall, young, thin, blonde, and blue eyed—and hello to present-day values of inclusion. Along with this shift is the rise of genderless fashion, and hair stylists are helping to shape this new narrative.

Consumer Spending on Beauty to Increase in 2022

After taking a much larger hit during the pandemic than overall consumer spending, personal care and beauty spending is expected to grow at an annual rate of 8.1 percent until 2025, says new research on the global wellness industry presented by Global Wellness Institute and Access Corporate Group.

Mother's Day Love: The Best Cities for New Moms

Ahead of Mother’s Day, LawnStarter ranked 174 of the biggest U.S. cities based on 43 signs of new mom-friendliness. See which cities earn moms’ approval (or headshake)!

Two-Thirds of Americans Are Ready for a Post-Pandemic Glow-Up

Americans are most interested in improving their appearance (60%), physical health (58%), skin (56%) and hair (53%) for the post-pandemic world.

An Inside Look at Gender Equity in Professional Beauty

In honor of Women’s History Month, Wella Company has released an insights report on the critical issues impacting women in professional beauty, including the pay gap, leadership and obstacles created by the pandemic.

PBA Survey Shows No Correlation Between Salons & COVID-19 Spread

The survey asked 2,532 salons to share their safety protocols, representing 19,392 licensed beauty professionals and services for over 2 million+ clients since reopening. The bottom line? Salons are safe for beauty professionals and clients.

One-Third of Americans Name Getting a Haircut As a Top Self-Care Activity

Vagaro recently conducted a survey on self-care trends and found a third of respondents (34%) cited getting a haircut at a salon/barbershop as a self-care activity, making them the fourth most cited activity on the self-care list.

Kline’s Hair Salon Data Shows Promise for Industry Recovery

Kline's analysis of product and service sales reveals product sales were strong through the shutdown and after reopening, while certain professional beauty services are stronger than others as clients come back to salons.