The Barber and Hair Salon Insurance Blog

Welcome to WellnessPro’s barber and hair salon insurance blog! 

Here, you’ll find barber and hair salon articles centered around risk management tips, insurance 101 guides, and business insights. Whether you’re a seasoned hair pro running a successful salon, or a new stylist just starting out behind the chair, we’re glad you’ve found us!

Scroll down to explore the latest from our hair salon insurance blog, including our latest barbershop and hairdresser articles, guides, safety tips, and professional advice made just for your industry.

Woman analyzes strands of hair with a disgruntled look on her face, as if considering a hair care claim for overprocessed, bleached hair.

Hair Salon Lawsuits: How Overprocessed Hair Can Lead to Claims

By Stephanie Jaynes / February 12, 2024

In 2010, a 14-year-old girl went to a hair salon to get highlights. The stylist colored her hair, then started…

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Waxing specialist wearing gloves for waxing applies treatment under a woman's eyebrows with a single-use waxing popsicle stick. Proper technique can reduce your risk of waxing dangers.

Waxing Safety and Dangers: What Waxing Specialists Should Know

By Alyssa Guerra / February 5, 2024

Professional waxers like estheticians know waxing is a “hot” topic. It’s a fast, inexpensive, longer-lasting, texture-improving, and often less irritating…

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Blue, gold, and purple makeup brushes, like those that must be cleaned routinely to prevent eye and skin infections from makeup and applicators.

How can beauty consultants prevent makeup infections?

By Alyssa Guerra / January 29, 2024

In 2019, a young mother visited a cosmetic counter at a Pennsylvania mall. She was preparing for a formal event…

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Close up of a cosmetologist or other beauty specialist using tweezers to select eyelash extensions. Clean tools can prevent some eyelash extensions gone wrong horror stories.

Eyelash Extensions Gone Wrong: Top 6 Risks of Eyelash Extensions

By Stephanie Jaynes / January 22, 2024

Looking for fuller and fluttery eyelashes, retiree Sherie Johnson took a trip to Vicky Nail Spa to get eyelash extensions.…

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Hair stylist or barber exhibiting good hair salon safety in a slip fall hazard scenario, where she’s washing a client’s hair.

Hair Salon Safety: How to Prevent Slips, Trips, and Falls

By Alyssa Guerra / January 8, 2024

In 2011, a woman was walking around a hair salon when she reportedly crossed a slipping hazard. According to her…

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Nail salon technician practices manicure health and safety with a client’s nails.

Nail Salon Safety & Hygiene 101

By Stephanie Jaynes / January 1, 2024

Shortly after visiting a nail salon for a pedicure, one woman noticed redness on the side of her big toenail.…

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You work with chemicals and sharp or hot tools. You cut, style, and color hair, an art that’s almost an exact science, but is unfortunately prone to slip-ups and misunderstandings. “That’s not the color I wanted!” “You cut it too short!” Frivolous lawsuits happen in the beauty industry, too, meaning clients try to hold you accountable for incidents outside your sphere of liability. One wrong move, and you could potentially damage not only a client’s appearance, but also their self-confidence. And as you know, people take both very seriously, especially when they’re coming to you as an expert in your craft.

We don’t say that to scare you—the opposite is true!

Since we launched our hair salon insurance blog in 2023, we at WellnessPro have dedicated ourselves to delivering timely, practical, in-depth resources for proactively protecting your business from potential claims. We believe the more informed you are about common claims, the better equipped you’ll be to safeguard the business you’ve worked so hard to build. 

That’s why our barber and hair salon insurance blog exists. This is your one-stop-shop for hair salon articles and hairdresser resources designed to help you grow professionally, without growing your risk unnecessarily. From mastering booth and hair salon lease agreements to preventing slips, trips, and falls or “You cut my hair too short!” complaints, our blog is full of beauty salon tips to make running your barbershop or hair salon easier and worry-free.

Our hair salon and barbershop blog aims to foster confidence, compliance, client relationships, and inspiration in the hair community. Because planning, running, and protecting your business doesn’t have to be overwhelming. It should be the thing you love.