Buying Styling Chairs for Your Hair Salon
The styling chair is used all day, every day for everything from simple haircuts, to coloring and styling. The styling chair helps to set the tone for your hair salon. For this reason there are several things to keep in mind when shopping around for salon styling chairs, whether it is your first salon, or if you’re sprucing up the salon you’ve had for years.
Styling Chair Material
As mentioned before, the styling chair is used all day. Invest in a chair upholstered in a durable material, like vinyl, which can be easily cleaned. Thick vinyl can be cleaned with a spray bottle between clients, and wiped down with soap and water everyday without fading.
Styling Chair Color
Styling products can give you away with a light colored styling chair if you don’t wipe down chairs between every client. Select a chair that has a darker color.
Type of Styling Chairs
There are three types of styling chairs: electric hydraulic chair , manual hydraulic chair, and swivel chairs .
- Electric hydraulic styling chairs are generally the most expensive as well as the simplest to use. The stylist can raise and lower the chair with the press of a button.
- Manual hydraulic styling chairs must be raised and lowered by the stylist pumping on a foot pedal.
- Swivel styling chairs are the least expensive and often the most stylish or sleek. The stylist raises and lowers the chair by swiveling the chair from side to side.
Styling Chair Comfort
When shopping for a styling chair, choose quality materials and a design you and the client can be comfortable using. The chair is a centerpiece in the salon experience, so it should reflect the style and functionality of your salon. Give your customers the comfort and style they expect.
Keller International offers a wide variety of styling chairs to choose from, including hydraulic and kids styling chairs.
