Face and brow treatments off salon menus again as UK government backtracks on Covid-19 easing

Published: 3-Aug-2020
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Services considered to be in the ‘highest risk zone’ of the face are not allowed for the time being, as the UK government warns of a second wave of coronavirus

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Salon owners have been dealt a new blow as the UK government announced a backtrack on the easing of restrictions, due to fears over a second wave of Covid-19.

Treatments to the face were the last beauty services to be given

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