Prepping for an Express Haircut

A lot of salons are adding or have had them in place for a long time, the express haircuts or haircuts that are not pre-shampooed as a part of the service. Budget cutting salons cater to quick cuts for a wallet friendly service that you can enjoy on your lunch break, while the kids are in school or just a random Tuesday in the summer. With our ever increasing busy lifestyles, full service salons are now giving their guests the option to skip the lengthy shampoo and conditioning work, and get straight to work cutting off long overdue coifs.

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These express services require common courtesy and through my work over the last several months, there's a lot of miscommunication about how best to arrive when you have one scheduled. We have all been on the receiving end of a late appointment so we understand it can be full of frustration and anxiety so needing a lengthy consultation before the haircut is started is not recommended. Stylists DO NOT want to run over their next appointment time so if you need a pep talk before you cut your curtain bangs, schedule a full service.

Running in to get a quick cut after you have cut the grass or got your daily workout in, not recommended. A lot of us are cutting bare handed in these salons, we don't know our clients nor what they may be carrying in their scalp or hair and it's a snowball effect of disgust from there. I now understand the barber videos where the techs are gloved up. Bacterial and fungal infections like ringworm or impetigo can sometimes go unnoticed or undisclosed; coupled with the inability to diagnose or refuse service on speculation, a lot of stylists in franchise and corporate chain salons are forced to complete work, putting themselves and others at further risk. If you have a breakout or possible infection, please see a doctor for treatment and follow up before your appointments.

The day of your express haircut, it should be common courtesy to shampoo your hair. I have found, it is not. Which leads me to ask-Who raised y'all?!

There are several factors that make washing your hair prior to an express haircut a good idea:

1. Sanitation

2. Clean Palette=Clean Results

3. Texture Reset for more true shapes

4. Decompresses hair caused by sleeping or previous styling

5. No sticky/crunchy residues to cut through, which damages our blades and dries out our hands

Lastly, 20% tips are standard across the US for tipped wage positions. Beauty Salons and Spas, Barbershops and Budget Chains are a part of that demographic. Tell your friends and family to stop being cheap, and if you're out here tipping two dollars on a twenty dollar cut that you used a coupon for, which saved you another five dollars, this is your official slap on the hand. Do better. AND WASH YOUR HAIR!