“It is mandatory to follow the guidelines issued by B&WSCC” –Arpita Das
During this distressful time in account of Covid-19 all our demands were met locally. It is time we recognize the importance of local manufacturing, local markets and local supply chains. Our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi emphasized in his speech about the huge market India has and how we can help support and grow together. He made a new slogan “Vocal for local” which means to buy local products and to speak about it and promote it.
The current leading brands of the world were once local and they received all the love and support by their people which made them a global brand.
So if we do the same for our people, I believe we have the potential to take our local products global. When it comes to Beauty and wellness Industry, India has come a long way. There are many Local brands that have amazing products and these products works wonder on your skin and are also much affordable.
People now-a-days take good care of their skin and with knowledge just one click away people are getting aware of the healthy choices available.
Arpita Das is a highly qualified beauty professional with a passion for training and education. She possesses rich international experience of working with many reputed salons and spas in the USA and India, while advancing her expertise in skincare. Being the director of premier beauty & wellness consulting company in India, named “Beauness By Arpita”, her aim is to guide the professionals to run the show with the correct intent and the right skills.
Further talking about the impact of Covid-19 in beauty & wellness sector she clearly mentions to follow the guidelines issued by the B&WSCC. Here’s the excerpt from an interview-
What is the mandatory new normal for beauty & wellness industry?
The mandatory new normal for beauty & wellness industry is to strictly follow the guidelines given by the B&WSSC (Beauty & Wellness Sector Skill Council) on health, safety and hygiene. This includes every little detail from wearing a mask to getting the services done in a PPE (personal protective equipment) suit.
Awareness about social distancing and maintaining hygiene among the salon staff should be the priority. It is best to keep at least 1m distance between arrangements and among salon staff. Appointments and consultations should be given virtual. Appointments should be given at certain time intervals to avoid excess crowd at once. When it comes to hygiene standard procedures are being followed from a bottle of hand sanitizer kept at the entrance to regular cleansing of salon floors and use of disinfectants etc.
Being an educator in aesthetics, how safe is to get any professional facial treatment at salon?
It is as safe as getting any services before the Covid-19 pandemic, given the condition that the salon professional are following all the guidelines given by the government. Speaking specifically about facial treatment it may come to a lot of people’s mind that the therapist will be in very close contact with your face and it’s a risk of getting infected, so let’s avoid it and let’s not opt for it but mark my words that it is very important that you get your facial done on regular basis and let me assure you that there are many ways a therapist can do a safe facial treatment by maintaining a reasonable distance, following all precautionary measures, sanitizing each and every little products that will be used upon and will be around the client and lastly but not the least one can always opt for no touch facials in which the therapist does the facial with the help of a machine and touches the client to the minimum and also wears vinyl gloves.
I have done so many facial till now on my clients and they feel very safe and with great results on their skin. There are multiple salon essentials disposable kits available in the market. So as long as safety is priority there is no reason not to get professional treatments at salon.
Is education and academy sector in beauty is going towards digital. How online course will be integrated?
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected academic institutions across the world and we are no exception. This outbreak has led many institutions to adopt several of the following available digital technologies. The live sessions, online meets, recorded video lectures for the students to view all contribute to digital learning. So a lot can be done when it comes to digital learning. Notes and content related to the courses can be provided through email, WhatsApp, etc.
The only problem I feel is with practical experience as one on one learning environment makes a huge difference when it comes to practical learning and also not every student has the sources to do and actually perform practical at their place. BNB