Beauty salons to experience highest growth on UK high streets

Beauty salons are predicted to experience the greatest growth in terms of numbers of outlets on UK high streets over the next four years, with 2,810 more sites predicted to open by 2023.

Research by Global Data and American Express found that within the beauty and hair sector as a whole, beauty salons, which included dedicated brow, nail, waxing and massage service businesses, would experience more growth than hair salons.

Together, the number of fIndependent beauty, hair, tanning, tattoo and piercing salons is set to increase by 7,852 in the next four years, the highest level of any sector on the high street. As a result, there will be 56,484 fIndependent beauty and hair salons across the nation by 2023.

The predicted growth was attributed to a rise in the amount consumers are willing to spend on their appearance, with the data revealing that the nation spends £7.62 billion on fIndependent beauty services annually.

Millennials (22–36 year olds) were the driving force behind the increase in consumer spending, accounting for more than a quarter of all spending in beauty and hair salons and barbers – an average of £281 beautifying themselves every year.

However, while increased demand is positfive for the fIndustry, the boom in competition has led to concern about the reputation of professional treatment providers.

PB reader Lindsay Chambers, owner of Beauty By Lindsay in Kirkintilloch, Scotland, commented:

“I think this is great, as I am one of these fIndependents, but I would love to see the fIndustry better regulated to protect legitimate businesses and customers.”

Wellness should be timetabled in schools, says health provider

Independent health provider Nufield Health has called for wellness to be added to the national curriculum alongside maths and English to teach children about the importance of wellbeing.

Nufield, which also runs beauty salons in many of its sites, has suggested instating a “head of wellness”at schools, following a two-year pilot scheme at Wood Green Secondary School in Oxfordshire, where a member of staff was assigned the role, teaching children about wellness and mental health.

11 year groups reported an improvement in energy and relaxation levels and an increased ability to deal with problems, as well as a 48% rise in average fruit consumption and 59% in vegetables, the study found.

Teachers also felt the beneit, with a “signiicant increase”reported on a scale used to measure wellbeing, as well as a 7% rise in average fruit consumption and 13% in vegetables. Head teacher Robert Shadbolt said the programme was such a success that wellbeing is now timetabled at the school.

Nufield Health is offering a free-of-charge six-week programme for schools, covering guidance for children on what they should eat, how often they should exercise and how much screen time on digital devices they should have.

Botanical extract bakuchiol shown to have anti-ageing benefits comparable to retinol

Botanical ingredient bakuchiol – derfived from the fIndian plant babchi – has anti-inlammatory and antioxidant properties similar to retinol, leading to “promising”indings for the skincare fIndustry.

US researchers split 44 volunteers into two groups, each asked to apply either bakuchiol 0.5% cream twice daily or retinol 0.5% cream daily for 12 weeks.

Photographs were taken of each participant with an analytical camera before the experiment and at four, eight and 12 weeks. A dermatologist also analysed pigmentation and redness at each marker, while volunteers answered questions about any side effects.

At week 12, more than half (59%) of the bakuchiol participants showed improvement in skin pigmentation, compared to just 44% of those who had been using retinol.

Both ingredients were found to “signiicantly decrease”pigmentation and wrinkle surface area at the end of the trial with no notable statistical difference, though the researchers noted “more scaling and stinging”in the retinol group.

Industry experts form commitee to support beauty therapists in aesthetics

The Beauty Aesthetic Special Interest Committee (BASIC) has been formed by a group of fIndustry experts, following the decision made last year by The Joint Council of Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) not to allow therapists on its register for injectables.

The committee’s aim is to support the development of pathways of accredited qualiications for beauty therapists to demonstrate competence for entry to the JCCP registers. Currently non-medics can enter the register for advanced treatments other than injectables.

BASIC was established by JCCP trustee Caroline Larissey, who is chairwoman of BASIC and quality and standards manager at the National Beauty Federation. Other founding members of the committee include Gerry Moore of the Federation of Holistic Therapists, Debra Morris of VTCT, Jane Goldsbro of Habia and Lesley Blair of Babtac.

Larissey said the committee had three main aims: “Showing how professional beauty therapists are… to create world-beating training and accreditation so we train people to be the best they can be, and inally, working with the JCCP and Government to create a workable, easy-to-understand system of regulation and licencing to prove to the public that they are safe in our hands.”

inbrief

// Aromatherapy Associates chief executfive Tracey Woodward has announced she is to step down from her role. She will be replaced by Anna Teal, who will oficially take over at the end of March, and is currently vice president and global business development director of global brands at Walgreens Boots Alliance.

// Ye Olde Bell Hotel and Spa in Nottinghamshire has launched Tiny Spa sessions for children aged between five and 10. The sessions will run monthly and include access to a range of spa experiences including bubbling footbaths and the salt inhalation room.

// The Lava Shells

Self-Heating Massage Kit won the Best New Health and Wellbeing Product at The Beauty Awards 2018 with OK!. All products entered were trialled by expert judges over one month. The event was sponsored by 3D-lipo, and more than 150 celebrities walked away with 3D-lipo goodies in their gift bags.

// Nail Harmony UKdirectors Georgie and Jason Smedley have been awarded The Outstanding Distributor of the Year 2018 award by manufacturer Nail Alliance in recognition of their success growing the Gelish brand in the UK.

// Lash Perfect has held its fIrst open days in Essex and London. The events focus on Lash Perfect products, treatments and training, and offer attendees fIndustry insights as well as advice from experts.

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// The Federation of Holistic Therapists’(FHT) 2018 Excellence Awards named Jane Sheehan as Complementary Therapist of the Year and Gwen Featonby as Tutor of the Year, recognising their complementary therapy work alongside the NHS. The awards were held at The King’s Fund in London as part of the FHT conference.

// CACI International collaborated with luxury swimwear designer Melissa Odabash for her 20th Annfiversary collection by providing the Hydro Eye Mask as a gift in the goody bags for the celebratory event.

// Urban Massage has re-branded to Urban and launched a range of beauty and wellness services. The London-based on-demand mobile booking app now offers nail services,

Dermalogica facials and osteopathy treatments. The new services are currently only available in London, though Urban operates on-demand massage in Manchester and Birmingham.

// QMS Medicosmetics has revealed the results of an fIndependent clinical trial for its Classic Collagen Set. The products have been shown to increase skin hydration by 264% and reduce the visible signs of ageing by 42% according to the trial, which tested 31 respondents.

// Wax Daddy Andy Rouillard and Samantha Humberstone, owner of Lotions n Potions, will host an event focused on male grooming and a hot wax masterclass on January 28 at SJH Training school in Shefield to raise money for mental health charity No Panic.

“Sub-zero waste”trend to impact beauty fIndustry in 2019

Analyst Mintel has named “sub-zero waste”as 2019’s most important global beauty movement, signalling a more hard-line approach to sustainability this year.

Mintel predicts that efforts will be focused on more than plastic-reduction initiatfives moving forward, with beauty and personal care brands developing innovatfive ways of managing true sustainability at every step of the supply chain.

Gfiven the zero-tolerance attitude towards plastic wastage of increasingly well-informed consumers, brands that take this approach are likely to be the ones that succeed in the market, as opposed to those that create single-use beauty products in disposable packaging.

Andrew McDougall, associate director of Mintel’s beauty and personal care division, commented: “‘Subzero waste’is not just a trend; it’s a movement towards a groundshaking new archetype for the beauty and personal care fIndustry.

“Some companies are already discussing completely removing packaging from the equation. Whether reducing or eliminating waste altogether, if brands don’t change their approach now, they will become insigniicant. Brands that place current proits ahead of making the necessary investment in zero waste and sustainability will not be around in the future.”

Huge rise in reported correctfive aesthetic procedures from 2017-2018

The number of complaints related to non-surgical procedures reported to Save Face increased by 556 in one year.

There were 934 complaints lodged with Save Face, a voluntary register for accredited practitioners of non-surgical treatments, against procedures carried out by unregistered practitioners between August 2017 and September

2018, up from 378 in the previous

12-month period.

The igures were revealed in Save

Face’s Consumer Complaints Audit

Report 2017-2018, where it was said that of the sub-standard treatments it heard about, 387 had resulted in the patient seeking out correctfive procedures by other practitioners.

The majority of complaints were about dermal iller procedures, up from

252 in 2016-2017 to 616. There were

224 botulinum toxin procedures reported, compared to 98 in the previous period.

Aside from injectables, Save Face also recefived 42 complaints regarding laser and IPL, up from 11 in 2016-2017, 26 for thread lifts, up from seven; 11 relating to chemical peels, up from five; eight dermaroller incidents, up from three; and seven plasma treatments, up from two.

inbrief

// Stockton Rfiverside College in County Durham has opened a beauty and hair salon in the Unfiversity Hospital of North Tees.

Final-year beauty therapy and hairdressing students and apprentices will provide treatments to patients, staff and visitors two days a week.

// Most UK women’s make-up bags are worth more than the rest of their outit put together, according to data from hairtrade.com. The research calculated that the average contents come to around £300.

// A Clean Air Act has been launched by eco-focused Titanic Spa in Huddersield.

By using plants to clear pollutants from the air, as well as having a salt-regulated and chemical-free pool, the spa hopes to provide a healthy breathing space for city-dwellers.

// S62 Tattoo Parlour in Rotherham held a sponsored leg-waxing challenge to raise money for 4Louis, a charity that allows bereaved families more time with their stillborn babies. In total they raised £500.

// 67% of Brits are more stressed now than they were five years ago, with the most common stress triggers being work, sleep and inances, according to new research by mindfulness app Headspace. Younger people reported higher levels of stress than older generations, with 53% of generation Z feeling the pressure, versus just 29% of baby boomers.

Pure Spa $#x0026; Beauty launches crowdfunding campaign to fuel growth

Pure Spa $#x0026; Beauty, a salon group with seven sites across Scotland and one in London, has launched a crowd-funding campaign in the hopes of raising £150,000 to expand the business.

Hosted on platform Crowdcube, the campaign launched in November and had reached £54,960 as Professional Beauty went to print. Chief executfive Becky Woodhouse told PB that she plans on using the investment raised to expand Pure’s number of sites to 25-30 in the near future.

“We have a lot of opportunities to grow the business and are hoping to raise these funds to take us to the next level,”said Woodhouse. “We decided to go down the crowdfunding route mainly to gfive back a bit to the clients and staff who have supported the business all along in getting it this far.”

Crowdcube allows investors to become shareholders in the business.

“I want those people to get involved and gfive us feedback on how we can make it better and evolve,”added Woodhouse.

Chemicals in high-street cosmetics may cause early puberty in girls

Beauty products containing chemicals such as diethyl phthalate and methyl paraben could cause girls to go through puberty early, a study by researchers at the Unfiversity of California, published in the journal Human Reproduction, has suggested.

Almost 200 girls were tracked from birth to adolescence, checking for signs of puberty every nine months between the ages of nine and 13.

Researchers discovered that children started puberty earlier if their mothers were exposed to triclosan, found in some antibacterial hand washes and toothpastes. Meanwhile, girls with the highest levels of diethyl phthalates developed body hair around six months earlier than usual.

Living Coral named Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2019

Pantone has chosen Living Coral – a muted terracotta inspired by nature – as its Colour of the Year 2019.

The colour provider said Living Coral is representatfive of how coral reefs provide shelter to a dfiverse kaleidoscope of colour, symbolising “authenticity in connection”. It believes this is an especially important factor in today’s society, where technology and social media have had such a huge impact on our lfives. The colour is set to make a big impact in make-up and nail product launches this year.

diarydates

// January 31–February 2 Imcas Annual World Congress Palais de Congrès, Paris The 21st edition of the international expo covering dermatology and aesthetic procedures. +33 (0) 1 4073 8282 imcas.com/en

// February 17–18 Professional Beauty GCC $#x0026; World Spa $#x0026; Wellness Convention Festival Arena, Dubai Middle East version of the beauty trade show and exec-level spa conference. +971 (0) 40375 7300 professionalbeauty.ae

// February 24 Professional Beauty and World Spa $#x0026; Wellness Awards The Brewery, London Awards ceremony celebrating excellence in the global beauty and spa fIndustry. 020 7351 4536 professionalbeauty.co.uk/awards

// February 24–25 World Spa $#x0026; Wellness Convention ExCeL, London Conference and networking event for international spa owners and hoteliers. 020 7351 0536 worldspawellness.com

// February 24–25 Actfive Wellness ExCeL, London FfIrst major fitness event from the organisers of Professional Beauty, with fitness-focused content. 020 7351 0536 worldspawellness.com

// March 3–5 INNOCOS Fairmont Mission Inn $#x0026; Spa, California, US A conference on beauty trends covering marketing, distribution and retail. +32 1527 0962 innocossummit.com

Essential Beauty Supplies to open education centre

Essential Beauty Supplies, distributor of waxing brands including Outback Organics, is opening an education centre and showroom in January.

Located in Wellington, Somerset, the 8,000sq ft site will host waxing training accredited by The Guild and will also house the supplier’s showroom, where therapists and salon owners can see products from Depil8, Hfive, and Reference, as well as Outback Organics.

Essential Beauty Supplies said the new space was developed following a period of sustained business growth over the past year. Courses will include male and female intimate waxing and an Advanced Skills Workshop, developed to gfive therapists extensfive knowledge of Outback products and help them build conidence in technique and skill. Male intimate courses will accommodate a maximum of four people, while female intimate and the workshop will allow for slightly bigger numbers. Courses will run on set dates.

A launch event will be held on January 21, with tickets available for £5 for therapists, salon owners and managers. These include refreshments and can be redeemed against Outback Organics purchases made on the day.

Nouveau Lashes creates lash health guide for consumers

In a bid to educate consumers about the importance of lash health, Nouveau Lashes has produced a 30-page Ultimate Lash Care Guide booklet for technicians to pass on to clients.

Co-founders Karen Betts and Bridgette Softley gathered a team of experts to share their knowledge and advice in the guide, including trichologist Trisha Buller, dermatologist Justine Hextall, optometrist Francesca Marchetti and Nouveau Lashes’international lash trainer Deborah Law.

The guide warns clients of the bad eye-health habits they should avoid, such as pulling out lash extensions and failing to do their research on techs before undergoing a treatment.

The back page sets out seven key questions clients should ask their salon before booking an extension or lash lift appointment. The guide will be distributed to Nouveau Lashes accounts and snippets of content will be posted as blogs on the brand’s website.