Richard AgamaRunning a beauty business, especially a beauty service, involves managing a lot of different moving parts. It involves creative adaptability to a client’s request, designing an inviting studio, keeping up with trends, and finding the right equipment to withstand and enhance your working conditions.
Equipping your salon with furniture pieces that withstand wear and tear saves you money, increases productivity, and offers many other business benefits. Here are four of the most durable countertop materials to use in your salon to provide quality workstations and improve your enterprise.
Stainless Steel
Stainless steel is a go-to material for enforced durability. It withstands rusting and corrosion, resists high heat, is easy to clean, is dense in structure, and looks sleek and professional in an industrial way. Stainless steel is found in many other essential pieces of salon equipment, from hair scissors to manicure tools.
Stainless steel countertops provide you with a durable surface space that’s easy to clean and long-lasting. Steel is a good fit for workstations that encounter chemicals, dyes, and hot tools. Plus, it is cheaper than some of the other alternatives.
Solid Quartz
Quartz adds a beautiful natural design element to your salon. This material comes in various, one-of-a-kind designs, varying in marble effect, color, and gloss.
As a stone material, quartz’s sleek and solid surface resists scratches, water spills, stains, and mold. It provides durability and beauty, making it a highly sought-after feature for those who want to choose the perfect manicure table. However, like most natural resources, quartz tends to come at a higher price, but it makes a reliable long-term investment.
Granite Slabs
Granite holds many similarities to quartz. Both are natural material sources and fall into the stone category, making them highly durable, easy to sanitize, and sustainable.
However, granite, a speckled stone, has a more distinct appearance. It’s coarse-grained and features bits of various other stone materials, including quartz, plagioclase, and feldspar, giving it a spotty and textured look. As an amalgamation of various minerals, granite also sells for a higher price.
Laminate Surface
Laminate surfaces give you the cheapest and most accessible countertop on the market. They are also DIY-friendly and come in self-sticking sheets. They allow you to transform any surface. As manufactured plastic, laminate surfaces come in an array of design options, from faux wood to marble. They are a great option if you are balling on a budget but want to achieve a very specific aesthetic.
The downside is that laminate countertops are less durable than their stone and steel counterparts. Plus, they stain easily, so it is dangerous to use laminate—especially white laminated countertops—when working with hair dye and nail polish.
The most durable countertop materials to use in your salon are stone material surfaces and stainless steel. They provide you with maximum durability, easy-to-clean properties, high resistance, and aesthetic appeal. However, for those just starting their business or working with a budget, laminated countertops still get the job done.
