Cosmetologists
of Chicago
Dear CC & ABS Family:
Good News! Thursday afternoon, we had a video conference
meeting with Governor Pritzker’s Task Force to discuss the re-opening protocols
for salons, spas, and nail salons. On behalf of the team at Cosmetologists
Chicago, I would like to share with you the key message points from our
meeting. Please review the following.
Key Message Points
Thank you. I would like to sincerely thank the Illinois Task
Force for taking the time to listen to our recommendations today. Additionally,
I would like to thank Karen Gordon, President Cosmetologists Chicago, and Larry
Silvestri, Past President Cosmetologists Chicago, for your support and
leadership in the development of these recommendations.
Our license matters.
As licensed beauty professionals in the State of Illinois, we undergo
over 1,500 hours of formal training before we receive our state-issued license.
We understand how to properly sanitize our workspace for the safety of our
salon guests.
b. Salon services
will be performed on salon guests only when both are wearing a mask.
c. Social
distancing guidelines will be honored as much as possible. As a guide, salons
will utilize every other salon station, shampoo bowl, and reception seat. If a
salon has two stations, then each station will be spread apart so that
recommended social distancing rules can be honored. Single unit salon suites meet this
recommended guideline.
d. If the number
of salon guests exceeds the safe social distancing capacity of the salon, then
new guests will remain outside of the salon and will be notified when it is
acceptable to enter.
e. Salon guests
will sanitize their hands upon entry into the salon.
f. Salon team
members will sanitize their hands before and after each client's service.
g. Each styling
salon station will be wiped clean with an EPA registered disinfectant before
and after each appointment.
h. Disinfected
capes, linens, tools, implements, and brushes will be used for each client.
The Task Force will be reviewing our recommendations and
then drafting their suggested protocols to be shared publicly for comment. As soon as the State shares this information,
we will post the link. Our feedback matters so let’s review. Thank you in
advance.
We are all in this together. With each passing day, our
hearts ache for the day in which we can all confidently be the people that
we’ve grown to be in the way that we have grown accustomed to being. Let’s all
keep going, together. We will get through this period of time.
One step at a time.
Our next step is re-opening and we hope that our
recommendations to the State of Illinois will help us do that in a safe, practical,
and affordable manner.
Thank you for being you.
We believe in YOU.
Sincerely,
Frank P. Fulco
Chief Executive Office
Cosmetologists Chicago & America’s Beauty Show
Cosmetologists Chicago, 425 S. Financial Place, Suite 2325,
Chicago, IL 60605
americasbeautyshow.com
