What is BS EN 17226- Beauty Salon Services about?
BS EN 17226 focuses on beauty and salon services. BS EN 17226 provides requirements and recommendations for the provision of professional beauty salon services. These services relate to the delivery of beauty treatments regardless of where the service is delivered.
BS EN 17226 provides requirements and recommendations for the delivery of beauty treatments performed by a suitably qualified beauty therapist. Recommendations are provided for client management to ensure client safety during any beauty treatments. The delivery of beauty salon services is limited to the boundaries of the qualification of the individual beauty therapists obtained through a recognized education provider.
Who is BS EN 17226- Beauty Salon Services for?
BS EN 17226 on beauty salon services and its requirements are useful for:
- Beauty salon
- Aestheticians
- Beauty therapist
Why should you use BS EN 17226- Beauty Salon Services?
The aim of BS EN 17226 is to set out requirements and recommendations for standard practice in professional beauty salon services where the safety and satisfaction of the client are important.
A beauty therapist can provide beauty treatments outside an established beauty salon i.e., a mobile service; however, the relevant requirements and recommendations of BS EN 17226 shall apply to any mobile service.
BS EN 17226 also covers the implementation of a policy regarding professional ethics and confidentiality:
- Informing clients of the limits of beauty treatments, contra-indications, and contra-actions
- Treatment of minors and other vulnerable persons by national regulations
- Refusal to provide service when treatment is inappropriate
- When to seek the opinion of a health care professional
- Identifying which client data shall be considered confidential and the secure storage of such data
- Storage and maintenance of client data such as contact details
