Beauty salon
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A beauty salon or beauty parlor (International spelling: beauty parlour) (or sometimes beauty shop or beauty saloon) is an establishment dealing with cosmetic
Cosmetics
Cosmetics are substances used to enhance the appearance or odor of the human body. Cosmetics include skin-care creams, lotions, powders, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail and toe nail polish, eye and facial makeup, towelettes, permanent waves, colored contact lenses, hair colors, hair sprays and...

 treatments for men and women. Other variations of this type of business include hair salons and spa
Spa
The term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy. Spa towns or spa resorts typically offer various health treatments. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are...

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There is a distinction between a beauty
Beauty
Beauty is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction. Beauty is studied as part of aesthetics, sociology, social psychology, and culture...

 salon and a hair
Hair
Hair is a filamentous biomaterial, that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Found exclusively in mammals, hair is one of the defining characteristics of the mammalian class....

 salon and although many small businesses do offer both sets of treatments; beauty salons provide more generalized services related to skin health, facial aesthetic, foot care, aromatherapy, — even meditation, oxygen therapy, mud baths, and innumerable other services.

Beauty treatments

Massage
Massage
Massage is the manipulation of superficial and deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue to enhance function, aid in the healing process, and promote relaxation and well-being. The word comes from the French massage "friction of kneading", or from Arabic massa meaning "to touch, feel or handle"...

for the body is a popular beauty treatment, with various techniques offering benefits to the skin (including the application of beauty products) and for increasing mental well-being and relaxation.

Facial
Facial
A facial is a procedure involving a variety of skin treatments, including: steam, exfoliation, extraction, creams, lotions, facial masks, peels, and massage...

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refers to a treatment for the face.

Manicure
Manicure
A manicure is a cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands performed at home or in a nail salon. A manicure treatment is not only a treatment for the natural nails but also for the hands. A manicure consists of filing, shaping of the free edge, treatments, massage of the hand and the...

refers to a treatment for the hands, incorporating the fingernails and cuticles and often involving the application of nail polish.

Pedicure
Pedicure
A pedicure is a way to improve the appearance of the feet and the nails. It provides a similar service to a manicure. The word pedicure refers to superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails...

refers to a treatment for the feet, incorporating the toenails and the softening or removal of calluses.

Manicures and pedicures take place at nail salons.

Beauty salons offer treatments such as waxing
Waxing
Waxing is a method of semi-permanent hair removal which removes the hair from the root. New hair will not grow back in the previously waxed area for two to eight weeks, although some people will start to see regrowth in only a week. Almost any area of the body can be waxed, including eyebrows,...

and threading
Threading (epilation)
Threading is an ancient method of hair removal originating in the Eastern world. In more recent times it has gained popularity in Western countries.-Technique:...

for hair removal
Hair removal
Hair removal is the removal of body hair, and describes the methods used to achieve that result.Hair typically grows all over the human body during and after puberty. Men tend to have more body hair than women. Both men and women tend to have hair on the head, eyebrows, eyelashes, armpits, pubic...

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Institut De Beauté or Spa salon

The term Institut De Beauté or Spa salon refers to a beauty center where professional skin care treatments like facials are offered by a licensed and trained esthetician. They extract and cleanse skin by using proper professional skin care products and equipment such as steamers, Galvanic and LED machines to achieve the best results. The process is known as beauty without a knife. Spa treatments are basically the same but using the word Spa instead of Institut De Beauté { Europe} aka beauty center. Treatments may include holistic therapy such as massage during the facials by utilizing natural massage {Lori's Techniques}. Reiki
Reiki
is a spiritual practice developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui. The teaching was continued and adapted by various teachers. It uses a technique commonly called palm healing as a form of complementary and alternative medicine and is sometimes classified as oriental medicine by some...

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Beauty salon products

There are many suppliers to Institut De Beauté, beauty salons, including LucreciaParis.com a Natural Phyto and Aroma Therapy with Essential Oils, Serenite from Biosols, Laboratoires Phyt's, Vita Derm, Dermastir, Vita Amazonia, Dermalogica, Decléor, products, MD Formulations, Jessica
Jessica
- Given name :* Jessica , popular first name for girls in many English-speaking countries * Iscah, in the Bible , daughter of Haran...

, and Crystal Clear. Each supplier has its own products and various treatments.

Economy

Beauty salons have proven to be a recession-proof industry in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Although sales, declined from 2008 highs, they remain robust with long term positive forecast. The US Labor Department estimates employment will increase the industry, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

will increase 20% between 2008–2018, with greatest employment growth from skin care specialists.
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