THE REAL COST OF A CUT – How rising costs are hitting salons

The hairdressing services and spa sectors are high energy users, especially in relation to maintaining important hygiene and safety standards – clean towels, robes, hot water, and continual airflow through air conditioning systems, all come at significant outlay to business owners regardless of the season and cannot be optional.

This means that salons are being hit hard by the rising cost of energy in the UK in light of the war in Ukraine, Brexit and rising inflation. Here we take on a whistle-stop tour of a London salon to show you the true cost of keeping a salon running.