Two years ago a lovely client suggested I ask my clients
to bring their own towel for the waxing treatment - they pointed out the strong
ecological case for this change so I was delighted to take this on board.
Although it made sense in many logical ways I was still hesitant
because I was not aware of any other salons with the Bring Your Own Towel
policy.
After further feedback from regular clients on the
proposed BYOT it was clear my client had come up with a very popular change of salon
procedure and not only did my clients think
it was a great idea it also helped involve
clients in the eco goals at The Wax Factor
At the start many clients did forget to BYOT but my
clients are super busy and this was a change that would take a little time 😛
So in January 2020 I started to heavily publicise this
new way forward and future reward and incentives for clients to join in - all
was going very well til Covid 19 appeared three months later and halted these
plans.
When we reopened from subsequent lockdowns I reiterated
the BYOT messaging which in a non planned way also played well in this new
Covid era - aka used towels went back home with client eliminating risk to other
clients and myself and family when washing and drying after body contact. I do believe
in a roundabout way this helped mitigate a risk factor to clients, their
families and myself clients so keeping
everyone safe.
Today I am delighted to say 80%
of my clients take part in BYOT and as long as we stay lockdown free we will
have incentives for clients in Christmas 2021 who have taken part as a reward
for making this small business achieve it's eco goals and as 95% of my treatments
require BYOT I believe even a small one person business like mine can make a
difference each time a client participates.
As we get nearer to #COP26 (26th
UN Climate Change Conference being hosted late October/ November in Glasgow) I
am super proud my salon for the last 12 years has been as eco as possible and
will be sharing our other eco changes and procedures in the salon on our Instagram
and Facebook stories each day from tomorrow so please check them out 😊 As we chat so much in the salon about Covid I have never
had a chance to explain what's in the room and the eco story behind it 😊
We are as an industry due to
the nature of our role generators of waste for hygiene purposes but will also be
sharing my practices with you that have ensured only necessary waste is
generated so we are as environmentally considerate as possible
Isabel x
