Now with many cities getting the green light to reopen, some hair professionals are concerned that there are not enough guidelines to keep salons safe.
“Unemployment [benefits] ending before the crisis is over and salons reopening in stages — it’s a trap that makes it so whether you want to go back to work or not isn’t up to you anymore,” Kiara Bailey, a hairstylist and business mentor who created the website Covid-19 Salon Reopening Guidelines, shared with the publication.
With personal experience in the beauty industry, many hairstylists feel as though Kiara’s website has better guidelines than the ones provided by the government thus far.
Still, many Black/Latinx business owners are worried that spikes in COVID-19 cases will only lead to closing their doors once again.
According to Politico, a poll released by Global Strategy Group revealed that 45% of Black and Latinx small business owners anticipate closing within six months.
