Petition · past parliament

Allow facial treatments (waxing, eyelash etc) in beauty salons now.

Closed 124 signatures

What the petition asks

Barbers are currently, under lockdown rules, allowed to cut men’s beards but beauty salons are not allowed to provide any facial service including waxing, eyelashes and threading. Many of these treatments could be done whilst the customer wears a mask. Clearly this is an issue of blatant sexism.
It’s unjust and without reason to not allow women’s facial treatments whilst allowing men to have their beards cut. Salons are already cleanly places and a cleansed face for treatment whilst wearing a mask can be much more hygienic than a beard without a mask. The highest profiting treatments are those involving the face, and since that’s not possible, many female-run businesses are suffering. Women are not being treated equal to men.

Timeline

6 Aug 2020 Petition opened for signatures
6 Feb 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 124
Status Closed
Opened 6 Aug 2020
Closed 6 Feb 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.