Nail salon workers are among those out of a job with shutdowns due to coronavirus.
Pink Pedi Salon this week pivoted to making hand sanitizer and masks in an effort to keep their people working.
The salon, which opened at Sylvan Thirty in 2017, makes the most delicious, luxurious line of bath and skincare products, along with being a toxin-free nail salon.
Owners Lucy Dang and Brandon Lyon were forced to close, putting 15 nail technicians out of work.
We’ve had to close shop for now and had to let go of 15 technicians who are family to us and have families. They have nowhere to go, and we are their only source of income. We are adapting, adjusting and getting resourceful as much as we can during this time, like making and selling hand sanitizers, to provide some sort of relief for our technicians. We do not make any profits from this.?⠀
They started out making hand sanitizer with ingredients and packaging they already had on hand, Paper City reports. Production has been limited by supply, and they’ve sold out two batches, owner Lucy Dang told that magazine.
The company also started making masks. They’re not medical grade, but healthcare workers can use them to cover their disposable masks to make them last longer. They cost $10 for two, and you can choose to have one of those sent to nurses at Baylor University Medical Center.