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3 tips to ensure efficient lighting for a hairdressing salon

Remember your last hair appointment: you're in the waiting room. Perhaps you're reading a book or magazine while you wait your turn. You're watching the hairdressers as they cut, style and dye your hair. Have you ever wondered about salon lighting? Indeed, all these activities entail specific lighting requirements: hairdressers need to be able to see very well to be able to make an impeccable cut and choose the right color for dyes; customers need to be able to consult hairdressing magazines, choose the right cut and color and, finally, appreciate the final work. Three lighting elements are particularly important in these conditions: illuminance level, color rendering and color temperature.

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The IP Chart: What Does It Mean?

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The Cross-Effect of Lighting Conversion

When the STANDARD team computes energy savings and quotation evaluations, it often finds it necessary to calculate the cross-effect of lighting, ...

Understanding LiFi Technology

Lighting has certainly changed a lot since its beginnings in the 19th century and its next evolution will be Lifi technology. Today, we see LED bulbs ...

3 Basic Types of Lighting

One room can serve multiple purposes. It can be a place where you can relax, work on the computer, do arts and crafts, cook, share a meal with ...

The reflection of light: What is Specular Reflection?

Specular reflection, also known as veiling reflection, is light reflection from an object or task that obscures details. It is a vital concept in the ...