Assessment of Work Environment of Beauticians

The beauty care market in India consists of cosmetic products, cosmetic treatment centers, parlors, salons and spas. The major contributors towards the revenues of parlor industry are the women segment. Women are becoming more and more aware about their looks and personality and they are even willing to pay a premium sum for their self-grooming and beauty enhancement. The ?feel good? factor is catching up with Indians and visiting parlors have become a part of their lifestyle. The study was conducted at Prayagraj city, Uttar Pradesh with the objective assessment of work environment of beauticians who were engaged in various beauty parlor activities like- Facial, Cleanup, Threading, Waxing, Bridal makeup, Mehandi, Hair style, Hair cut, Manicure-pedicure, Body massage of total 110 beauticians were purposively selected for the collection of data whereas randomly selected for the working environment. The data was collected with the environmental parameters of work zone that can affect the health and work efficiency of beauticians. The data was collected by taking five time readings of light, noise, temperature and humidity.