Question: What's the general definition of beauty salon/spa?

 IntegratedHealer more than 1 year ago

I think the question does not give us enough information. Is the massage practice in premises that are atmospheric? Does the massage offer facials as well?
The word salon derives from the the "gathering" originally taken from Italy into the French. Nowadays, and in general terms the public would identify the word salon as a place that has beauty treatments in their variety or a hairdressing salon.
To involve the word salon call it a "Massage salon" meaning a massage gathering this might help the public to identify that there were an array of massages offered.

 SianRogers more than 1 year ago

If you are just offering massage and no other treatments, I think it would be better worded as a Therapy room/establishment otherwise when you use the world salon or spa it gives the impression that you offer other beauty treeatments

 vanessashowsmith more than 1 year ago

Beauty - salon and spa will offer all kind of hair care and in another space ( usually) will offer skin care and body care. Rodolfo valentin salons and spas located in New York City and in Long Island NY, are offering a Hair care floor and an spa floor with a lounge and several rooms for all kind of body care and skin care.

Sources: http://www.rodolfovalentin.com
http://www.rodolfovalentin.net
http://www.rodolfovalentin.org

 MelissaKinder more than 1 year ago

it depends on where you live and what your state regulations are. In Texas it is not. However if you are offering anything to do with hair it is considered a salon, if you are offering skin/body treatments it is considered a spa, otherwise a treatment room for therapeutic massage. If you have more than one massage therapist under the same business name you want a massage establishment license to keep from getting in trouble by the state

 PaolaEnergya more than 1 year ago

Thank you for your answers so far. In a nutshell, if I expanded my massage services to include for example body scrubs and face masks would that tick the box?

 IntegratedHealer more than 1 year ago

The meaning of the word salon is "gathering" taken from the Italians and filtered it through to the French. To call a place a massage salon would be appropriate just as beauty salon offer their treatments and hairdressing offer theirs. I feel the word salon has an extra impact on the public denoting somewhere that might be more than a practice and therefore having atmosphere.

 JanetG more than 1 year ago

I would agree with your reply from Sian Rogers.

 tink10 more than 1 year ago

Unwind Milton Keynes offers beauty and body treatments I am called a 'Studio' as it is run from my home, I wondered if I should be a salon too, but decided against it because I didn't want to mislead any one by them perceiving I was a glossy shop...I do have a glossy studio though lol.