Protect hairdresser hands against hair dye and washing

Working in a salon means using your hands all day long. Hair dye, bleach, water and cleaning products pass over your fingers for hours. Many hairdressers recognise the result, stained hands, dry skin and sometimes rough cuticles. In this article you will read how, as a hairdresser, you can protect your hands without losing feeling and grip, and what role Norvia Gel Glove can play in that.

Why hairdressers need extra hand protection

A hairdresser skin takes a lot of punishment. Hair dye contains pigments that quickly sink into the skin and are hard to remove. Bleach and frequent washing strip the natural oil layer of the skin, which makes dry hands for hairdressers more the rule than the exception. Over time this can lead to irritation and a less comfortable feeling during work. Good hand protection in the salon therefore comes down to two things, preventing stains and keeping the skin in condition.

• Hair dye pigments that settle around nails and cuticles
• Dryness caused by bleach and repeated hand washing
• Loss of grip with thin disposable gloves during precise work
• Reduced fine feeling while cutting and colouring

Getting hair dye off hands, prevention beats scrubbing

Many hairdressers scrub hard with soap or acetone after a colour treatment to get hair dye off their hands. That often only half works and is tough on the skin. It is smarter to prevent the stains. Norvia Gel Glove is a transparent gel that you apply to clean, dry hands and that forms an invisible protective layer. This layer protects for up to 4 hours against dirt, paint and many chemicals, and helps hair dye stains release more easily. That way stained hands for the hairdresser largely stay away, while you simply keep working.

Hand protection in the salon without losing grip

The biggest objection to gloves during precise work is the loss of feeling. A thin layer of gel solves that. Norvia Gel Glove fully keeps feeling and grip, so you handle scissors, a comb or a brush just as accurately as with bare hands. The gel is silicone free and skin caring, dries in about 2 minutes and is then simply washable with water. Important to know, the gel is an addition to hand hygiene and skin care, not a replacement for mandatory gloves when working with colour products where those are required.

How to use Norvia Gel Glove in practice

Using it is simple and fits into the busy routine of a salon. A few steps are enough to get ready for the next client.

• Wash and dry your hands well before applying the gel
• Apply a thin layer over hands and fingers, including around the nails
• Let the gel dry for about 2 minutes into an invisible layer
• Keep working for up to 4 hours, then rinse the layer off with water

For anyone colouring all day, it can pay off to renew the layer in between, for example after a lunch break or after washing your hands. That keeps the protection at its best throughout a full day of appointments.

Preventing dry hands for hairdressers

Dry hands for hairdressers mainly come from the combination of chemical products and frequent washing. Because Norvia Gel Glove is skin caring and silicone free, the layer forms a buffer between your skin and the products you work with every day. Your skin comes into less direct contact with drying substances, which helps keep your hands supple throughout a long working day. For a hairdresser who colours and washes week after week, that is a practical difference. Per unit the gel costs 28.95 euro, and from 12 units you pay 26.95 euro per unit, handy for a salon that wants to provide several stylists with protection.