30 Stories Ask Readers to See Disability Through a More Human Lens
Your salon likely serves a number of differently-abled clients. This thought-provoking book is great for any team book club or to help lead a discussion in a team meeting.
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What Your Clients Decide in the First Ten Seconds
The research on ambient scent in service businesses is real, but more modest than the people selling it tend to admit.
by Leif Frey, Co-owner, Aura House
Protein Maxxing the Right 'Whey' to Naturally Support Fat Burning
Celebrity Fitness and Nutrition Expert Lisa Lynn shares five reasons why belly fat doesn't budge, and what you can do to overcome it.
by Staff
SQUIRE Partners with Klarna, Bringing Buy Now, Pay Later to Barbershops Nationwide
Klarna, the everyday finance network, has announced a new partnership with SQUIRE, the AI-first platform helping barbershops run and grow their businesses through intelligent automation, integrated payments and seamless booking.
by Staff
Revealing the 2027 SALONS OF THE YEAR
SALON TODAY has selected its honored salons in its annual design competition, and in the coming months, we'll build out the content that gives you all the design details and an inside look at each space. For now, we give you the list!
by Stacey Soble
When a Client Tells You Something Hard: 5 Ways to Respond with Care
You do not need to be a therapist to listen well. You do need to know where your role begins and ends. In her first blog for SALON TODAY, Modjossorica (Rica) Elysée shares five ways you and your team members can respond with care.
by Modjossorica (Rica) Elysée
A HydraScalp Service that Addresses the Impact of Menopause on the Scalp and Hair
HydraScalp with Keravive is a scalp peptide treatment clinically proven to help reduce hair thinning and stimulate the hair's natural ability to grow hair.
Branding: The Thing Most Salons Skip
In his first blog with SALON TODAY, Roei Cohen, general manager of Valery Joseph Salons with locations in New York, The Hamptons, and Miami, discusses all the little things that add up to a salon's brand.
by Roei Cohen, General Manager of Valery Joseph Salons
3 Conversations Every New Beauty Professional Should Be Ready For
All beauty professionals should know how to identify when a client may need some health guidance. Tracy Rado discusses some common questions that clients ask in the chair, how to advise them, and when to refer them to a specialist.
by Tracy Rado, Founder of Balanced Beauty Edit
Mistress of Evil: The Maleficent Look
For Halloween, Sam Villa ArTeam's Ellen Devine creates witchy vibes with her Maleficent look.
HairToStay Takes the Plunge in San Francisco Bay
This weekend, walkers will brave the chilly waters of San Francisco Bay as they take a symbolic plunge to raise money and awareness for HairToStay. HairToStay is the first and only national nonprofit dedicated to making scalp cooling treatments affordable for cancer patients who want to preserve their hair through chemotherapy.
New Webinar Furthers the Conversation of AI Usage in the Salon
Salon Owners Mike Nass, Allyson Hurley, Martin White, and Tim Fisk join SALON TODAY to talk about how they're using different AI agents to book appointments, market to at-risk clients, attract new clients, improve the consultation, and boost the overall guest experience.
by Stacey Soble
The Beauty Industry's Wealth Playbook
Terra Harvell is busy building the largest wealth-creation platform the salon industry has ever seen; one that shows owners how to build valuable, wealth-generating assets with an exit plan, while developing stylists into six-figure earners.
by Stacey Soble
Innersense Organic Beauty Recertifies as a Certified B Corporation Under B Lab's New Standards
The professional haircare brand is certified under Standards Version 2.2, reflecting renewed accountability across seven social, environmental and governance impact topics
Millennium Systems International Launches MeevoIQ, a Team of AI Advisors Built to Grow Salons, Spas & Med Spas
MeevoIQ brings a team of AI-powered Advisors to Meevo, giving salon, spa & med spa owners the growth tools, business intelligence, and front desk support they need with full visibility and control at every step.
by Staff
Rebuilding a Stronger Business After the Storm
In September 2024, Hurricane Helene completely destroyed 20-year-old Wink Salon's flagship location and 70% of its business. In this exclusive story for SALON TODAY, Owner Christine DiBenedetto shares their two-year rebuilding journey, and how their main location is a different business.
by Christine DiBenedetto, Co-Owner of Wink Salon
You Don't Own a Salon. You Own A Business.
In his latest blog, Leon Alexander Ph.D., challenges industry conventional thinking to help owners add more to their bottom lines.
by Leon Alexander, Ph.D., Eurisko Design