Many salons over the past couple of years have faced £20,000 in fines after their businesses failed to meet trading standards regulations.
Since 2011 it has been legally forbidden in England, Scotland and Wales for anyone under the age of 18 to use a sunbed. It has also been advised that salon technicians should provide each client with relevant information regarding their skin tone, due to findings that have linked the overuse of sunbeds to skin cancer. Beauty therapists are in a fantastic position to inform clients about the dangers and this also benefits your business, by showing you care for your clients’ welfare, you build a great level of trust by informing them of this information.
Skin cancer specialist Mr Paul Banwell has recently spoken to professional beauty, following a study with Cancer Research UK and believes that it is a “unique position for beauty therapists to educate clients about the sun damage and spot early signs of skin cancer.” Melanomas are generally first noticeable on the legs of women and on the back for men, whether it be a malignant mole or a skin lesion, these are the primary areas on the body to be wary of. However skin cancer can appear anywhere on the skin.
Professional beauty found that most skin cancers are caused by “overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun or sunbeds.” According to Cancer Research UK, more than 73,000 new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in Britain each year, many of them among young people and that figure is rising.
That is where we come in.
Salon Tracker software is an intelligent salon management system that improves your business, and particularly in the tanning sector we offer excellent services to resolve some of the day to day issues that may arise for you in your salon.
Salon Tracker prevents the risk of under 18’s visiting your salon as the database prompts for legal identification to be shown before allowing the clients to use the sunbeds. It also limits the usage of those sunbeds over particular time periods, therefore making it impossible for any one client to go on a sunbed more than once in 24 hours. The beauty of this is that it also forbids clients from ‘sharing’ their minutes with friends and also eliminates the chance of your staff having ‘freebie’ minutes when you’re out of office.
The database has a record notes feature that stores all of your clients past information regarding skin tone, previous treatments and products that they have purchased. Client record cards are no longer needed and the integrated memory system means that you no longer have to remember your clients’ information, you can even add notes onto the file regarding the topics of the last conversation you had with them at the salon to give them a more tailored service next time round.
If you want to know more about our salon software why not look at our prices and packaging page or alternatively give us a call and speak to one of our customer support team who are more than happy to help organise a remote assisted demo for you. Contact us on 0113 3508230.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
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