Research on the hairdressing and beauty therapy sector focuses on:

• feminist perspectives on salon customers
• health issues
• training issues and new technologies/ procedures

Sources

Black (2002)

Black, P. (2002) ‘Ordinary People Come through Here: Locating the Beauty Salon in Women’s Lives’, Feminist Review 71(1): 2-17.

Christensen and Lawlor (2002)

Christensen, L.M. and Lawlor, J. (2002) ‘Personal Business: My Job: A Lifetime of Making Split Ends Meet’, New York Times, (National Edition) v CLI, n 52,116, p.3, 9.

Cutcher (2001)

Cutcher, L. (2001) ‘Not So Clear Cut: The Link between Skill Recognition and Higher Wages’, Journal of Industrial Relations 43(1): 79-91.

Hayt (2002)

Hayt, E. (2002) ‘Whose Hand Holds the Laser? Discussion of the problem of untrained technicians providing chemical peels, laser hair removal and other beautifying services and the impact of procedures gone awry’, New York Times (National Edition) v CLI, n 52,032, p. 9.

Schwer and Daneshvary (2000)

Schwer, R.K. and Daneshvary, R. (2000) ‘Tipping Participation and Expenditures in Beauty Salons’, Applied Economics 32(15): 2023-2031.

Sharma and Black (2001)

Sharma, U. and Black, P. (2001) ‘Look Good, Feel Better: Beauty Therapy as Emotional Labour’, Sociology 35(4): 913-931.