Your salon cleaning checklist

During the salon day · Your team’s routine

Between clients

A styling station needs attention before the next person sits down. Assign these tasks within the salon, rather than leaving them for an external weekly cleaner.

• Remove cut hair from the workstation floor and deal with spillages promptly.
• Reset the chair and station surfaces using the salon’s agreed cleaning procedure.
• Put used towels in the designated laundry area and set out clean replacements.
• Clean and prepare tools and treatment equipment in line with their instructions and your salon’s hygiene procedure.

Keep the routes around chairs and basins clear as you reset. Hair and wet floors need attention during opening hours, even when a more thorough clean is arranged for later.

At the end of the day · Your team’s routine

Leave an organised space

Closing checks make it easier to see what the salon needs and prevent the next day starting with leftover tasks. Use your salon’s normal procedures for waste, tools and equipment.

• Check floors and walking routes for loose hair, spillages and obstructions.
• Clear station surfaces so they can be cleaned without moving personal items or client records.
• Separate used towels from clean stock and note what will be needed before reopening.
• Check basins, chairs, mirrors, staff room and restroom; note areas needing extra attention.

After closing · Gloss & Gleam’s service

Plan the thorough weekly clean

These are the four parts of Gloss & Gleam’s advertised weekly salon cleaning service. Use them as a starting point when you discuss your own rooms, floor surfaces and stations with Amy.

• Deep Floor Care: Complete sweep, mop, polish, plus hair/buildup removal.
• Mirror Cleaning: Streak-free cleaning for every station.
• Sanitisation: Disinfecting all high touch areas, chairs, basins & surfaces.
• Back-of-House: Staff room and restroom deep cleans.

Explain which floor materials and finishes you have, where product residue tends to collect and whether any area needs a particular method or product. Agree the scope before the first clean. Tool sterilisation, clinical procedures and equipment servicing are separate from the premises-cleaning tasks listed here.

Optional service · Available upon request

Plan the towel side of the week

Professional towel washing, drying and folding is available upon request. It is helpful to look at how towels move through your salon before discussing arrangements.

• Estimate how many towels are used during a typical week and on your busiest day.
• Check towel fabric and care labels, and flag staining or special-care concerns.
• Work out how much clean stock is needed while other towels are being washed.
• Discuss timing, handover arrangements and price with Amy before relying on a laundry schedule.

Collection, return arrangements and turnaround should be agreed for your salon. This checklist does not confirm a delivery service or a fixed laundry schedule.

Before a cleaner arrives

Make the handover clear

An after-hours clean needs a clear agreement about the premises as well as the cleaning itself. Share practical access arrangements directly with Amy; keep keys, codes and client information out of public messages.

• Confirm the salon’s town, postcode, agreed cleaning night and reopening time.
• Agree access, locking up and whom to contact if a problem comes up.
• Point out delicate surfaces, restricted areas and any special instructions.
• Agree the cleaning scope, any towel laundry and the price.

A weekly clean can support the working routine, but the right division of tasks depends on the salon. Use your notes to make the first conversation specific: the number of stations, floor types, rooms and closed nights matter more than a generic description of the shop.