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Beauty salon

A beauty salon or beauty parlor is an establishment that provides cosmetic treatments for people. Other variations of this type of business include hair salons, spas, day spas, and medical spas.

Hair cut is generally offered in most beauty salons. Massage for the body is a beauty treatment, with various techniques offering benefits to the skin (including the application of beauty products) and increasing mental well-being. Hair removal is offered at some beauty salons through treatments such as waxing and threading. Some beauty salons also style hair instead of requiring clients to go to a separate hair salon. Some also offer sun tanning via tanning beds.

Another popular beauty treatment specific to the face is known as a facial. The perceived effects of a facial mask treatment include revitalization, healing, or refreshment of the skin. They may yield temporary benefits depending on environmental, dietary, and other skincare factors. Although customers seek out these services for anti-aging or anti-inflammatory results, there is little to no objective evidence that there are any long-term benefits to the various available facial treatments.

Specialized beauty salons known as nail salons offer treatments such as manicures and pedicures for the nails. A manicure is a treatment for the hands that involves trimming and filing of the fingernails and softening the cuticles in preparation for the application of nail polish. A pedicure is a treatment for the feet that involves trimming and filing of the toenails in preparation for the application of nail polish, as well as the softening or removal of calluses.[citation needed]

Throughout time there have been many inventions that have contributed to the formation of beauty salons.

During this time there were many innovations in hair salons. The worlds first hair dryer was invented in France in 1890. The device was very large and was only able to be used in hair salons, this was a big advancement in hairstyling, it was able to give beauticians much more flexibility and precision in the hair styles they offered.

Towards the beginning of the 1900s, chemical and heat treatment techniques were being experimented with to create the first permanent wave. In 1909 the first electric permanent wave machine was patented.

During World War ll, many women entered the workforce to fill the jobs that were left behind. Hairstyles were evolving and required professional treatments. Many women began visiting the beauty salon more; hair coloring was a service that was very high in demand during this time. Movies and television helped to popularize many different trends, like perms, crimps, and bleached or dyed hair. Beauty salons increased in popularity. By the late 1900s beauty salons were not only seen for women. There was a large number of male clients, many of them wanted popular treatments such as perms, or other hair styles that had to be done at the salon.

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