Anyone else afraid to go to the hair salon?

Nope...I've been numerous times since they reopened here in NYS. They have strict protocols.  The stylists wear masks and shields along with gloves. We are required to wear a mask and not go in until they text us.  It's safe 

I am.  I had fairly short hair.  I had a cut in February.  And then I went for a cut in June when salons reopened.  I waited until September and I went for a cut and color (I had her dye my hair to match my roots so no more dying for me) and I finally had a hair cut that I felt like could grow out without any trouble.  I haven't been there since.  And I'm not planning on it.  My hair really needs ends trimmed at this point.  I may just do it myself.  

What I'm really missing is my facial.  I have terribly dry skin in the winter.  So bad my skin flakes at times.  I am normally a once a month facial kind of girl.  But I'm scared to death to go for that.  I keep sending my facialist money, despite the fact that I'm not going.  My salon seems like they continue to be busy.  And my hairdresser was one of the best there.  You literally had to schedule 3 months out for appointments.  So I don't worry about her livelihood.  My facialist is not in the same situation.  So I continue to support her as best I can. 

No, I am not afraid to go to the hair salon.  Masks are required for all around.  

You know, if the masks work, as we're being told, then what's the problem?? 

Wear a mask, wash your hands, don't lick any handrails.  You should be fine.

It’s one of the few places that I’m actually NOT afraid to go. My salon is very small, never more than one or two other people in there. They’ve rearranged the stations to be further apart and put up partitions, and mask wearing is strictly enforced at all times.

It feels far safer to me than my classroom does. 😉

The problem is that masks work in combination with limiting exposure- distancing and shortened exposure time.  

I have always trimmed my own hair at home, but DH has not been for a haircut.  I think it's a combination of covid concerns and not wanting to deal with the whole appointment making/texting etc thing.  

Oddly, that is one place that I am not afraid to go. I have a medical condition, as does my stylist.
Everyone is masked, you wait in your car until called in, and honestly, she is mainly behind and to the side of me for the bulk of the cut. Ive even had colors and brow waxes.

Hair salons give me anxiety when we aren't in a pandemic, so I learned to cut my own hair years ago.
Never have I been so thankful for that than this year.

It was humor.  

I just got my first haircut recently. I’ve been doing my own color with eSalon and I’ll continue doing so for a while yet. I’m not afraid of the salon, but usually when I get my hair cut and colored, it’s a three-ish hour affair. That’s long, and close, exposure. So even with masks, limited numbers of people in the salons, and thorough cleaning, it’s still significantly more risk than say, breezing through the grocery store where you’re not in proximity to anyone for more than a couple minutes at the most. The stylist is obviously working on multiple people with long exposures every day, so it would be pretty easy to get it and not even know, and then pass it along.

Salons are open most places and as long as people are following the required precautions, go for it. Everyone has their own comfort zones; this thing happens to be outside of mine.

I don’t want to be that close to a non-household member who is that close to other non-household members for that length of time.

I went over the summer when cases were low. I cancelled my most recent (pre-booked) appointment. I was not comfortable with the amount of time I'd be in the space and in close contact (less than 6ft, and for a significant amount of time because I get full highlights). My appointment was for like the day after Thanksgiving, made when I had hope things would get better rather than exponentially worse.

The thought of someone hovering over me at the shampoo bowl... I couldn't do it.

I also thought your comment was flippant, if not downright rude.  I noticed several posts from you like that over the weekend.  I hope whatever is bothering you gets better soon.

I have had no problems. I go every 8 weeks since we've reopened. I get the first appointment and there has never been anyone else in their. We both wear a mask.

I am a hairdresser and salon owner. If your salon is following the guidelines it should be one of the safest places to visit. Our cleaning/sanitizing guidelines are very strict.

Most of the time I am working on someone I am NOT in their face. I am usually behind the person. Shampooing is the closest face to face contact. So maybe you could ask for a dry cut, or go in with freshly washed (damp) hair. Also you could request the first appointment of the day so you are walking in to a space that is freshly cleaned.

My salon has be reopened since May 25th and we feel completely safe working each day because of our state guidelines.