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LA County announces nail salons, spas, tattoo shops, bars and wineries reopening

by The AV Times Staff • June 18, 2020

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County again loosened its coronavirus health restrictions, allowing more businesses to reopen beginning Friday, June 19, provided they meet required safety protocols.

The businesses cleared to reopen are personal care services such as nail salons, tattoo parlors, body art studios, piercing shops, massage therapy, skincare and cosmetology businesses, and bars, wineries, breweries and tasting rooms.

These businesses will be able to open, in some cases at limited capacity, once they have the appropriate infection control and distancing requirements in place.

Highlights of the guidelines for reopening are:

  • All employees and customers will be screened for symptoms, including cough and fever. Anyone feeling unwell should stay home.
  • Customers must wear a face covering at all times unless exempted for a particular service.
  • Physical distancing must be maintained and capacity will be limited.
  • Waiting rooms will be limited or closed and amenities, such as magazines, will be removed.
  • Reservations are required for personal services.
  • Contactless forms of payments are encouraged.

Additional information for individual sectors:

Nail Services

  • Staff must wear a cloth face covering at all times. Staff may be required to wear a respirator, which is necessary when ventilation is insufficient to reduce exposure below permissible exposure limits established in state code.
  • For certain procedures workers may need to wear, in addition to their face covering, a face shield and gloves.
  • Customers may not receive multiple services, for example a manicure and a pedicure, at the same time.
  • Reservations are required.

Esthetician, Skin Care, Electrolysis and Cosmetology Services

  • Customers must wear face coverings at all times while in the facility, except when the face-covering must be removed for the performance of services involving that part of the face.
  • In addition to face coverings, staff are required to wear a face shield when they are providing services that do not enable the client to wear a face covering. Staff should also wear disposable gloves throughout the entire esthetic service.

Massage Services

  • Staff must wash their hands before any services are provided.
  • Customers must wear face coverings during the entirety of the massage service.
  • Hand treatments will be provided as the last part of the service.

Tattoo and Piercing Services

  • Gloves are required throughout the tattoo and piercing sessions.
  • Mouth/nose area piercings and tattooing are suspended.

Bars and wineries

  • Bars and wineries may serve only alcohol and the establishment does not need to be affiliated with food services, as the previous order required.
  • Customers will not be able to order drinks at the bar or counter.
  • Capacity is limited to 50% and customers will need to be seated to order and consume beverages.
  • No entertainment is allowed.

In addition, protests and faith-based services held outdoors will no longer have limits on how many people can participate, starting Friday, June 19.

[Information via news release from Los Angeles County.]

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Filed Under: Business, Health, Home, Los Angeles County

4 comments for "LA County announces nail salons, spas, tattoo shops, bars and wineries reopening"

  1. Tattoo says

    June 20, 2020 at 1:27 am

    That’s great! I want to get a Hello Kitty tattoo on my tailbone.

  2. Big Bad Bruce says

    June 19, 2020 at 3:05 pm

    All the manicurists and cosmetologists working from home or inside closed salons can now come back out in the sunshine. Just because the salon was closed didn’t mean nothing was happening inside. Same with hairdressers and barbers before they were given the OK. What, you didn’t know many of them were doing that, cash only? Good luck collecting taxes on that.

    • LCD says

      June 19, 2020 at 3:46 pm

      Big Bad Bruce: Didn’t your mom teach you about tattling? People have families to feed.

  3. Laughing says

    June 19, 2020 at 7:40 am

    Magnet Lady, now you will not have to make a day trip to Orange County!

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