Beauty Parlors Research Articles

Beauty Industry Trends and Library Collections: A Perspective on Curation and Economic Impact on Beauty Parlour Workers

Beauty Industry Trends and Library Collections: A Perspective on Curation and Economic Impact on Beauty Parlour Workers

Addressing the Plight of Beauty Parlor Workers through Social Security Measures

Social security is bare necessity. While people working in organized sector are secured in many fronts, people working in unorganized sector lag behind the former. Federal and state governments in India have, however, created a variety of specialized initiatives, both protective and promotional in nature, to assist unorganized workers. The unorganized sector receives social security through publicly funded Social Assistance Programs, the Social Insurance Scheme, welfare monies from the federal and state governments, and other programs. In India, there are plenty of people employed in beauty salons. While some beauty parlours are organized and provide all sorts of security to their workers, some other parlours are purely unorganized and they don’t give priority on the security measures for their employees. Considering this, it is pertinent to ascertain the conditions of such workers and examine whether social security measures can help them fight out their plight. The study is based on qualitative primary data collected through in-depth interviews with some selected beauty parlor workers of Cuttack, Odisha. It is found that their lives are miserable without any social security measures. Thus, the social security measures extended to workers in organized sectors are needed to such beauty parlor workers who are there in an unorganized set up.

Knowledge, practices, and self-reported health outcomes related to chemical use and safety among beauty salons and parlor workers in Polokwane, Limpopo Province.

daily, workers in beauty salons and parlors use different cosmetic products made of various chemicals. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, practices, and self-reported health outcomes related to chemical use and safety among workers in beauty salons and parlors. a quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 145 participants, randomly selected using a simple random sampling design. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the Knowledge, practices, and self-reported health outcomes related to chemical safety. Pearson´s correlation was used to assess the correlation between perception, awareness, and other study determinants. fifty-seven percent of participants had been working with chemicals for more than two years, and only 5% were smokers. There was a positive relationship between age and years of experience in the beauty and salon industry (r= 0.385; p < 0.001), while significant positive correlations between knowledge score with educational levels (r=0.444; p= <0.001) and formal training as a salon and beauty parlor worker (r=0.504; p= <0.001) were also found. Participants also reported symptoms such as headache (43%), nausea (23%), skin irritation (48%), eye irritation (39%), and respiratory illness-related symptoms (62%). there is a need for health and safety training in beauty salons and parlors, with emphasis on the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE). The findings of this study may serve as the baseline for the development of safety policies for all beauty salons and parlors in South Africa.

Sustainable HRM Strategies and Open Innovation: Nurturing Women Entrepreneurs in the Fashion Sector with mediating role of Entrepreneurial Readiness

This research investigates the influence of Sustainable Human Resource Management (HRM) on Women Entrepreneurship Success (WES) in the context of the fashion industry in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. With a focus on boutiques, apparel, embroidery, sewing, beauty parlors, and jewelry businesses, the study aims to demonstrate how Sustainable HRM supports female entrepreneurship, utilizing Entrepreneurial Readiness as a mediator and Open Innovation as a moderator. Data was collected from 300 female entrepreneurs in Multan, Bahawalpur, and DG Khan Division through questionnaires. Structural equation modeling, mediation, moderation, regression, reliability, T-test, and ANOVA analyses were conducted to unveil the latest insights. The findings highlight that Sustainable HRM fosters women entrepreneurship by elevating entrepreneurial readiness and applying entrepreneurship theories. The study is region-specific, limited to Southern Punjab, and reveals potential variations in findings across diverse contexts. Emphasizing Open Innovation, Sustainable HRM, Entrepreneurial Readiness, and WES, the research suggests future exploration of variables such as education, training, unemployment, poverty, and gender discrimination. Notably, this study pioneers the examination of the interplay between Sustainable HRM and women entrepreneurial success in the Pakistani fashion industry, introducing a novel perspective beyond the traditional focus on entrepreneurial readiness and entrepreneurship.

Rural adolescents schooling, skills learning-economic development for their own and community health and development

Background: Adolescents should be studying, have socio-cultural development, economic sufficiency is essential. But in remote, rural regions, there are many school drop-outs because of various reasons with possibilities of sequalae which affect health, development and wellbeing. Methods: After Institute’s Ethics Committees’ approval descriptive study was conducted in 100 villages to collect information from adolescents/young, 14-25, years neither studying nor working, as per objectives, 1046 study subjects. divided into, 14-17 years, 18-21 years, and 22-25 years. Results: Of 1046 study subjects, 717 (68.54%) were girls/ women 29.72% of 14-17 years, 32.35% of 18-21 years 37.93% of 22-25 years, 45 (6.27%) illiterates, 28.17% dropped at primary school. Reasons for dropouts included care of siblings, work in farms, household work. Total 693 of 1046 wanted to learn stitching. The 329 (31.46) boys/men, 30.30% 14-17 years old, 32.21%, 18-21 years, 37.99% 22-25 years 21 (6.38%) males were illiterate, 37.38% dropouts at primary level due to poverty, lack of interest, failure in examinations. Reasons for dropouts included work in farms; work at other places, household work. When asked about desires for skills learning, 1st choice of most of girls/women boys/ men was stitching second choice beauty parlour. Conclusions: Some adolescents/young were illiterate, many school dropout at primary level, more females married. Lack of support from family, poverty, care of sibling, infrastructure, lack of interest in education, repeated failure in exams, were reasons for drop outs. Most were interested in tailor’s job/beautician. They lacked vision of many possibilities.

A Study of Problems and Prospects of Women Entrepreneurs: An Empirical Insight on Beauty Parlour Business in Kathmandu

A Study of Problems and Prospects of Women Entrepreneurs: An Empirical Insight on Beauty Parlour Business in Kathmandu

Women Artisan Facing Obstacles

Women Entrepreneurs are the women who initiate, organize and operate the business. They are the ones who own and manage the business and to earn more profits with their creativity and new ideas to run a business. In the initial stage, they start their business with small scale and expand to large scale business. Women undertake all the risk and face many challenges in their business. Their strong feeling to do something is an inbuilt quality who is capable of providing values in both family and social life. This Women Entrepreneurship can make a strong contribution to the economic well-being of the family, communities, women's empowerment and poverty reduction. Women Entrepreneurs engaged in some of the business-like AgarBatti making (Incense stick),Papad Marketing, Embroidery, Handicraft, catering services, Running restaurant, snack bars, Small retail shops, Beauty Parlour, Pickle Manufacturing etc.

Auntyness in a Beauty Parlour: Relaxation, Conversation, Labour and Care

Interactive service work in various middle- and upper-class settings has created visible disparities between those who seek the work and those who provide it. In addition to beauty work, beauty parlours require emotional/affective work, widening the class gap between sellers and consumers by requiring further labour on the part of the worker. However, within the smaller beauty parlours existing in the by-lanes of larger Indian markets, there is the possibility of creating shared space through conversations and care through a mobilisation of ‘auntyness’. In this paper, I explore how the conversations in a New Delhi beauty parlour lead to the creation of aunties that challenges the limits of interactive service work and enables temporary communities of kinship and care that hinge upon the participants’ performances of the styles, affects and values associated with aunties.

Prevalence and Risk of Trapezitis in Beauticians and Hairdressers: An Observational Study

BACKGROUND: Trapezitis is an inflammation of the trapezius muscle which leads to pain and spasm. Trapezitis is known as the postural muscle and is the most commonly affected muscle due to uncomfortable prolonged posture which also effects the quality of life. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to find the prevalence and risk of trapezitis in beauticians and hairdressers in and around Bangalore. METHODOLOGY: A total of 165 beauticians and hairdressers, both male and female of work experience more than or equal to 1 year were assessed from beauty parlors and salons in and around Bangalore. Various Salons were visited and the details and methods of the study were explained to the owners and the employes, consent was taken after which the study was being carried out, in which a brief assessment was taken, few questions based on the questionnaire (NDI) were asked, graded and the total score was calculated; photographs of the employees in the most awkward posture maintained by them for more than 1 minute was captured, which was later used for the assessment of RULA scale and the scores were interpreted. All the data was tabulated in an excel sheet and the statistical analysis of the data was done from which the results were concluded. RESULTS: Out of the total sample size (n=165), 39,4% (n=65) reported experiencing neck pain in the past month. The NDI scores revealed that 96.4% (n=159) of the beauticians had mild to moderate neck disability, indicating substantial functional limitations. The RULA assessment demonstrated that 24.8% (n=41) of the participants were exposed to high-risk postures during their work activities, suggesting an increased likelihood of developing musculoskeletal disorders. The VAS scores indicated that 42.4% (n=70) of the beauticians reported moderate to severe neck pain, signifying a significant impact on their daily lives and well-being. CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence of a high prevalence of neck pain among beauticians, with significant functional limitations and pain intensity. The NDI, RULA, and VAS assessments collectively contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the issue, highlighting the urgent need for interventions aimed at improving workplace ergonomics and addressing the specific needs of beauticians. By implementing ergonomic modifications, such as adjustable workstations, regular breaks, and postural education, it is possible to reduce the prevalence and severity of neck pain, enhance functional abilities, and promote the well-being of beautician.

Disposable personal protective equipment vending machine

The article presents the concept and structure of a prototype of a vending machine that can dispense disposable personal protection equipment (PPE) or other products with similar physical properties (size, weight) to be used in outpatient clinics, hospitals or beauty parlours, where special and effective protection against pathogens is required, particularly during the pandemic. Due to the difficult-to-predict and unspecified technical and on-site conditions for the installation and use of the device, the authors wanted to achieve autonomy by using a replaceable battery as a power source and large storage capacity of a product rack, at a limited size of the device. The machine operates on a contactless payment system (credit/debit card or NFC mobile payments) – to buy a gown, a customer just has to tap or wave their card on or over the card reader installed in the front wall of the cabinet. Purchased products are dispensed automatically, once the transaction has been approved. The vending machine is also equipped with a removable dispenser to better manage any waste generated. The prototype was comprehensively tested in accordance with the developed verification methodology, in cooperation with an entity interested in implementing the device.

The impact of service quality attributes of beauty parlors towards customer loyalty through customer satisfaction and trust

This study aims to determine examine the positive impact of customer loyalty in a beauty parlor through customer satisfaction. The survey method was carried out in research using a questionnaire. This research is a random sampling research with a total of 144 Sister’s Beauty Studio customers as respondents. The data analysis used the PLS-SEM approach with the help of the SMART-PLS program. The result showed tangibility, reliability, assurance, empathy and responsiveness did have positive impacts on customer satisfaction. Furthermore, the research also handed out customer satisfaction has a positive impact on customer loyalty and hence customer trust.

Significant changes in follicular fluid phthalate metabolite levels reflect the lifestyle changes brought about by the strict COVID-19 lockdown in India

ObjectiveTo assess if the unprecedented changes in lifestyle because of the lockdown initiated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which altered human behavior, and influenced purchase and consumption patterns, may have had an impact on the exposure to phthalates in Indian women undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI). To evaluate if the effects of the strict and lengthy lockdown in India, which promoted the new norms of stay-at-home and work-from-home, closure of beauty parlors, and restriction on public gatherings, may have contributed to a decrease in the exposure to phthalates like dibutyl phthalate and diethyl phthalate. These chemicals are found in many personal care products (PCPs) which include cosmetics and fragrances. To investigate if the extensive use of flexible single-use plastic in personal protective equipment like face masks/gloves and in plastic packaging used for online purchases, food takeaways, and home deliveries of essentials and groceries during the COVID-19 pandemic, in an attempt to provide a contact-free delivery system may have inadvertently led to an increase in exposure to phthalates like di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, di-isononyl phthalate, and di-isodecyl phthalate which are plasticizers used in manufacturing flexible plastic.DesignA comparative study of the levels of six phthalate metabolites detected in follicular fluid (FF) of Indian women undergoing IVF/ICSI 1 year before and immediately after the lockdown initiated by the COVID-19 pandemic.SettingIn vitro fertilization center in a large referral hospital in India.Patient(s)A total of 176 Indian women seeking treatment for infertility and undergoing oocyte retrieval were included after obtaining consent. Each woman contributed one FF sample to the study. Group A (n = 96) women (mean age, 34.0 [±3.9] years, and mean BMI, 25.4 [±4.8]) had their FF samples collected and screened between January 2019 and mid-March 2020, 1 year before the lockdown. Group B (n = 80) women (mean age, 33.9 [±4.1] years, and mean BMI, 25.0 [±4.4]) had their FF collected and screened post the lockdown between October 2020 and June 2021. Both groups were matched by age and BMI.Intervention(s)The cryopreserved FF samples of 176 women were processed using enzymatic deconjugation as well as the solid-phase extraction technique, and analyzed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to detect the total levels of six phthalate metabolites.Main Outcome Measure(s)To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the change in the phthalate metabolite levels in the FF of Indian women undergoing IVF/ICSI pre and post the lockdown.Result(s)The median levels of mono-n-butyl phthalate (1.64 ng/ml in group A vs. 0.93 ng/ml in group B; P<.001) and mono-ethyl phthalate (5.25 ng/ml in group A vs. 3.24 ng/ml in group B; P<.001) metabolites of dibutyl phthalate and diethyl phthalate found in PCPs including cosmetics and fragrances were significantly higher in the FF of 96 women (group A) compared with the levels seen in the FF of 80 women (group B). However, the median levels of mono-isononyl phthalate (0.11ng/ml in group A vs. 0.13 ng/ml in group B; P<.001), mono-isodecyl phthalate (0.11 ng/ml in group A vs. 0.14 ng/ml in group B; P<.001), and mono(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate (0.13 ng/ml in group A vs. 0.14 ng/ml in group B; P=.023) metabolites of di-isononyl phthalate, di-isodecyl phthalate, and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate used as plasticizers were significantly higher in the FF of women in group B compared with women in group A.Conclusion(s)The significant drop in mono-n-butyl phthalate and mono-ethyl phthalate levels, accumulated in the FF of 80 Indian women in group B reflects a decrease or absence of usage patterns of PCPs, including cosmetics and fragrances, thereby suggesting that these women may have deprioritized their use during the COVID-19 pandemic giving preference to personal hygiene and safety. Whereas the unprecedented increase in the use of flexible single-use plastic that became our first line of defense against the coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic might be responsible for the accumulation of significantly higher levels of mono-isononyl phthalate, mono-isodecyl phthalate, and mono(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate in FF of the same group.

Oh! Guileless Passion! Understanding Indian women’s ambivalent sexuality and gender performances post Feminism in India

Cinema is a powerful archive; an extension of the human perspective, where the nuanced human existence is dissected and laid bare for the spectators to find their realities. Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) does that. The four women characters coming from lower-middle-class families of Bhopal, India, are shown to be trying to live their lives on their own terms; but the fetters of norms, gender regulations and patriarchy binds their wings. Foucault further claims that “a norm belongs to the arts of judgment and that although a norm is related to power, it is characterized less by the use of force or violence than by, as Ewald puts it, “an implicit logic that allows power to reflect upon its strategies and clearly define its objects. This logic is at once the force that enables us to imagine life and the living as objects of power, and the power that can take 'life' in hand, creating the sphere of the bio-political”. A melody as honest as this one requires a leitmotif - Passion. As the movie unfolds on screen that makes the viewer recall a vague sense of doomsday, the lyrics in the background confess, “Passion, you ruined my life without ever asking me first.” Deep in the confines of a beauty parlour, one woman tells another, “You know what our problem is? We dream too much.” The film closes with four women marvelling at erotica, where the oldest tells the youngest to have the courage to dream, even as her demeanour sits heavy, recovering from shame. Female Passion (sexual, emotional, career-driven etc.) in a patriarchal, small-town circumstance gives each woman the courage to come alive - and yet, each time they do, Reality shakes the dreams out of their eyes, making them die a little more inside. As with Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the confines of a woman’s identity allow her acceptance in society, where she navigates her secret desires in utter isolation (i.e. turning into a symbolic Mr. Hyde) now and then, but always returning to her “respectable face” (i.e. the symbolic Dr Jekyll) until it becomes impossible to separate the two, leading to her downfall. This ambivalence in female identity then seems deeply rooted in a culture of shame, where more “feminist” desires may only be pursued by being “shameless” - she steps forwards in the community to enact the performance of a lifetime (her oppression is, literally, a life-sentence) as she slips from one persona (an actor’s mask) to the next, finding and losing herself in the stolen moments between them. The film then appears as a commentary on sustenance - the Female, in less-privileged societies, helpless in their despair, may only come alive in split persona. Their stories are all the same. Their lipstick (self-expression, autonomy) is hidden away under their (both symbolic and literal) burkas.

Social Inclusion of women Entrepreneurs in Informal Sector of Uttar Pradesh (A Case Study of Meerut District)

Every emerging economy urgently needs to empower women in order to create a system of socially balanced labour force needed to accelerate economic development. Because of this, the rate of employment for women is higher. Women's contributions to the informal sector, however, cannot go ignored. In the unorganized/informal sector, there are women who work for themselves and their families as independent contractors. Thus, the five main categories of women entrepreneurs in the unorganised sector—self-employed in businesses including beauty parlours, tailoring, retail stores, grocery stores, and food/tiffin systems—were identified in this paper. In Meerut City's unorganised sector, where the beauty parlour and tailoring industries have been recognised as having the highest proportion of women workers, this paper identified and highlighted the socioeconomic position of women entrepreneurs. From the overall number of self-employed women studied, the majority belonged to the Hindu faith and to the General group. Women entrepreneurs face a number of difficulties, such as financial constraints, a lack of managerial skills and time, societal concerns, a decrease in the number of customers who support them, family issues, a male-dominated society, and awareness issues, among others.

Key threshold, performance, and excitement attributes that drive satisfaction and loyalty: the case of beauty parlours in Morocco

ABSTRACT The aim of this research is to understand female customers of beauty parlours in Morocco and determine the key decision factors that have the biggest impact on their satisfaction and loyalty. The assessment of customers’ satisfaction is achieved through the measurement of three key attributes adapted from the Kano model: threshold, performance, and excitement. Combined with demographical analyses, the results defined consumers’ key satisfaction factors of beauty-care offerings in Morocco and provided a fundamental understanding of customer value perception. We hope this is a utile for businesses to improve their customer retention programmes and increase loyalty. We used logistic regression to analyse the results of a sample of 321 women from different cities in Morocco. The results revealed that there is a gap between customers’ expectations and the service level received, and a delivery failure on a number of business aspects. Personal and psychological needs were found to drive satisfaction on a threshold level, and are moderated by age and education; price and physical environment were the most significant attributes on the performance level; and information availability, billing system clarity, consultation, and personnel ability were found to be the most significant attributes on the excitement level.

What you need to know about: arterial cerebrovascular syndromes caused by static or dynamic musculoskeletal compression.

Compressive syndromes of the cervical arteries caused by musculoskeletal structures include bow hunter's syndrome, beauty parlour stroke syndrome, carotid compression by the hyoid bone, carotid compression by the digastric muscle and Eagle syndrome. They are a rare but increasingly recognised group of syndromes, so a high level of suspicion is needed so the diagnosis is not missed. The diagnosis is typically based on a combination of clinical history and advanced imaging investigations. Compression of the arteries may be static (only provoked by compression) or dynamic (exaggerated by movement), and this should be considered when selecting imaging studies. Symptoms resulting from vertebrobasilar insufficiency or ischaemia of areas supplied by the internal carotid artery are caused by compression of the vertebral artery and the internal carotid artery respectively. Surgical procedures are the preferred treatment for most of these syndromes.

Psychosocial Correlates of Young Females Suffering from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

Objective: To explore the psychosocial correlates of women under treatment for polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).&#x0D; Study Design: Cross sectional study.&#x0D; Place and Duration of Study: Different Clinics and Hospitals of Lahore and Gujranwala, from Aug 2019 to Nov 2020.&#x0D; Methodology: Single women seeking treatment for PCOS were included in the study. Derriford appearance scale and social interaction anxiety scale were used in this study.&#x0D; Results: A total of 180 women were included in the study. The result indicated significant positive correlation between appearance distress and social anxiety (r=0.41, p&lt;0.001). Majority of women were visiting beauty parlors to evade facial hair and buying products to conceal their acne.&#x0D; Conclusion: Women diagnosed with PCOS reported to experience the appearance distress and anxiety specifically in social gatherings.

Case study of women empowerment with special reference to RUDSET -Mysuru

The proposed case study is developed to assess women empowerment among the women entrepreneurs who are trained and guided by the RUDSET Mysuru division. The research study consists of nine success stories of women entrepreneurs from RUDSET out of thirty, based on project cost and return on investment, and Dr.Veerendra Heggade quotes that "Instead of writing someone else's account through wage employment after 3–5 years of college education, it is more meaningful to write one's own account by embarking upon self-employment." RUDSET, Mysuru offers 30 self-employment courses ranging from beauty parlour management, dairy farming, electric motor rewinding, general EDP, poultry, tailoring, home agarbatti, and Pappad, to name a very few. The proposed case study will attempt to highlight the significance of self-employment and women empowerment at the grass root level of the society.

Factors Impacting Consumer Choices From the Perspective of Owners and Managers of Beauty Parlors Located in Kraków and the Neighborhood

Purpose: The studies on consumer behavior on the market should take into account not only the criteria of product choices, but also the factors determining the choice of the place of purchase. The purpose of the paper is to assess the knowledge about the factors influencing the consumer choices with respect to a beauty parlor on the part of owners and managers offering cosmetic services in parlors located in Kraków and in other cities of the Małopolska Province. The significance of individual factors was assessed. Methodology: A diagnostic survey method was used for the study. An interview questionnaire comprising 51 questions was used as the research tool. The research was carried out with the use of PAPI (Paper and Pen Interview). 298 correctly completed questionnaire were qualified for statistical analyses. The choice of companies was non-random, purposeful and depended on their location in the area of Kraków and the Małopolska Province. Findings: The received results show which factors – according to the owners and managers – guide consumers in their choices of a beauty parlor. Research limitations: When analyzing the generalizing conclusions, caution should be exercised as to uncertainty with respect to the validity of the population list in the address database purchased for the study purposes from an external company. However, attempts were made to make the study representative, yet certain caution should be exercised during the generalization of the findings with respect to the entire population. Implications: Identification of factors determining the choice of a place of purchase of services is valid especially from the point of view of companies operating at a competitive market. Skillful use of knowledge on the consumer behavior often determines the efficiency of actions and the success of an enterprise. Originality: The paper presents a fragment of analysis of data procured as part of broad research of the market of beauty services in the area of Kraków and the neighborhood. At the present moment, a limited number of scientific publications about the market of beauty services is available, both in the national and regional approach.

Performance calibrations of a single server Glycolic acid based beauty parlour by fuzzy retrial queuing models

This article bids an artifice to perceive some abundant expedition measures in terms of crisp values for a single server Glycolic Acid Based Beauty Parlour by retrial queuing models. The customers are arrived to the parlour by the Poisson stream, and the service rate is followed by exponential distribution in a single server queue. Either arrival, service and retrial rates are denoted by the fuzzy parameters as λ,μ,ϕ all at once. Sort the fuzzy numerals reserves more cosmic bit parts in decision making plights. Our flash is transfiguring these rates to crisp numerals together with incenter Based Sorting Method. Subsequently we appeal these crisp evaluations in orthodox queuing accomplishment formularies. By the help of fuzzy parameters and the ordering technique we find the performance calibrations of a single server glycolic acid based beauty parlour such are the predicted waiting duration in the orbit (E(W)) and the predicted aggregate of clients in the orbit (E(N)) in terms of trapezoidal (view 1) and triangular (view 2) fuzzy numerals system.