Ventilation of the beauty salon

If you are the owner of a hairdressing business and you want to succeed, then, first of all, you are obliged to take care of the positive impression of customers and the working conditions of your staff.

A healthy indoor microclimate is a necessary step to your business success.

Only proper ventilation can provide optimal air exchange to create comfort in the salon. Not only customers will be satisfied with the atmosphere and service, but the masters will work more effectively.

Why is ventilation so important in hairdressing?

All hair care products (paints, varnishes, manicure gels, etc.) contain many chemical compounds and the vapors of which have a detrimental effect on the health of both customers and workers. If there is not enough air exchange, the amount of harmful particles accumulates. The concentration of such vapors causes dizziness, nausea, allergies and many serious diseases and chronic diseases.

In addition, the room «suffers» without proper ventilation: all the moisture remains inside, the windows are sweating, there is dampness and mold. It has been proven that rooms without proper ventilation need to be repaired ten times more often, sometimes even overhaul.

What is the best ventilation in a beauty salon?

One of the first steps you need to take is to choose the right ventilation system for your room.

Ventilation in the salons is of two types:

• Natural;
• Forced.

Natural ventilation in a beauty salon.

Natural ventilation is the ingress of air through cracks in windows, doors, roofs. Often in barbershops for ventilation simply open windows or doors (in basements without windows). As a result, there are several problems:

1. customers and employees are exposed to the danger of colds;
2. in winter the owner spends much more money on space heating, and in summer – on air conditioning.
3. most modern rooms are quite airtight (plastic windows and doors, insulated facades, etc.), so natural ventilation is almost impossible.

Forced ventilation in a beauty salon.

Forced ventilation is ventilation with the use of special installations. Depending on the principle of operation of the ventilation system of the ventilation system are divided into supply, reverse and both supply and exhaust.

Supply ventilation systems are designed to supply fresh air and can only work effectively in small spaces. At the same time, all central exhaust shafts must be in good working order and sufficiently powerful. For hairdressers, this is not a very good option, as the main emphasis should still be on the removal of exhaust air and vapors from chemical compounds.

The operation principle of reverse ventilation systems is that they alternately work on the supply and exhaust. That is, in order to simultaneously receive fresh air and remove waste, you need at least two installations per room. If you install only one installation and switch (automatically or independently) the supply and exhaust, the moisture will not be removed from room, and this is one of the main tasks of ventilation systems. All the moisture during the extraction will accumulate in the heat exchanger and return to the room with the inflow. In addition, reversers usually have low real efficiency, although manufacturers declare up to 91%. However, this figure is valid only at the peak point of work.

Supply and exhaust ventilation systems are one of the best for ventilation of domestic and industrial premises. In the beauty salon, such installations work effectively on the supply and exhaust at the same time without mixing air flows. If you care about the energy efficiency of ventilation, you should consider installing supply and exhaust ventilation with heat recovery.

The principle of operation of such a system is that the exhaust warm air through the copper heat exchanger (link to the model range) heats the cold supply. It happens because the air flows through different channels and, at the same time, the recovery (return of heat) is constant, and therefore the efficiency is stable. Such ventilation reduces the cost of utilities. Because in winter you do not need to open the windows and lose heat to let the living air into the room, and in summer – will keep cool.

Design of ventilation system in a beauty salon

The main task of the ventilation system of the beauty salon is to supply the required amount of fresh air, to remove waste and thus regulate the level of humidity. After selecting the required type of ventilation system should consider the design scheme.

Don’t panic right away if you haven’t encountered such things before. To do this, there are specialists in the field of ventilation, who at the highest professional level will help you choose the best solution for the best result.

When designing a ventilation system in a beauty salon take into account:

• room planning (area, lighting, number of rooms and their functional purpose);
• number of masters and visitors;
• indoor equipment (hair dryers, dryers, lamps, etc.).

First of all, pay attention to the area of the cabin and the location of the room.

For example, if you have a basement, without the circulation of fresh air there will inevitably be dampness and fungus and mold may appear.

When designing a ventilation system, it is necessary to take into account the dominance of the premises and their functional purpose to prevent the flow of odors and concentrations of harmful substances (varnishes, paints, oils, etc.) between special rooms, lounges, waiting rooms and administrative rooms

Next, this is the number of people who work for you. This will help to choose the optimal power of the ventilation system, which will ensure constant air exchange.

And, of course, you need to consider what range of services you provide (for the hairdresser you need, for example, ventilation with a larger hood, and for the solarium – the emphasis on the influx of living air).

According to the State Building Standards in beauty salons and hairdressers, the amount of re-exchange is calculated depending on the area and height of the room multiplied by the appropriate multiplicity of the number of jobs.

S * h * k, where k is a coefficient that depends on the number of jobs

It is also worth choosing such ventilation, the installation of which will not harm the repair of the finished room. This is especially important if the premises are rented. After all, why the extra cost, if you can install supply and exhaust ventilation without disrupting repairs literally in 2 hours?

Please note that experts recommend the use of forced ventilation if there are more than 5 people in the room and / or use different appliances and chemicals at the same time. Therefore, recuperators are the best solution. Because they will save you money on heating in winter and air conditioning in summer.

And remember, no matter how friendly the team is, no matter what new tools professionals use in their work, there will be no positive result without a feeling of freshness and cleanness.