Salli Chairs are hairdressers' best friends

Hairdressers' work is social, customer-oriented, versatile and challenging. Christian Hemming, the owner of C-hair & Make-up in Lahti, Finland, agrees. He has been working in the beauty industry for more than ten years.

The work is also physically stressful because the legs, back, shoulders and hands get very tired and strained. You often need to bend forward and the back is twisted to the right or left, depending whether you right- or left-handed. At the hair wash basin the back is often really bowed, and during blow-drying shoulders get tense and tight. The soles also get easily very tired.

It is possible to ease stress with good ergonomics. Many hairdressers get help from exercise, gym, stretching, and regular massage. Fresh air refreshes, and cleans the lungs. An ergonomic seat also matters, because only on a two-part saddle chair one can keep the back straight also in positions where you need to bend forward. When sitting on a saddle chair, the position is half-standing, so the working height is correct.

– I had not previously thought that word chairc could really be significantly different. Mainly because there are hardly any differences between them, regardless of the manufacturer. But after starting using my Salli I realized that this is something really new to me, Christian says.

When your hairdresser is making up your hair for the office Christmas party you can either congratulate them on having Salli Chairs, or thell them about the ergonomic way to sit.

Radical change

Salli has been helping Christian in his work a couple of months now. The first difference to the former was the radical change in the centre of gravity of the body. The core muscles became immediately active and the feet position more open. When sitting on Salli, the upright position also deepens the breathing, allowing the brain to get more oxygen and thus keeping fatigue away.

In the beginning, the unused weak muscles became sore when they had to do little work to maintain the new position, but after a week Christian's body was adjusted to the change.
– When physical well-being gets better, also the mood is lighter. The knobbly base that enables foot massages is a great invention and a fun-looking addition to Salli, he gives praise to Salli Base.

What appeals most to Christian in Salli is the fact that you can see that it is a high-quality product and a professional solution when you are looking for the best. There is no going back after you’ve tried it.
– At times I have had to sit on other saddle chairs, but after using Salli they do not offer the support I need. They feel more like toys.

Take care of yourself

Christian warmly recommends Sallia to everyone, because in the long run the small, daily things affect our well-being. If you want a long and rewarding career, you need to pay a lot of attention to ergonomics. You won’t regret that later! In Christian’s opinion also masseurs and physiotherapists, in addition to hairdressers, would certainly appreciate Salli's qualities. And, as Christian says, a healthy back will surely benefit everybody. Just as will functioning circulation and lymph flow, and wide angles in the knee and hip joints, all of which are possible on Salli.

Christian's Christmas greetings to all his customers and the readers of Salli blog remind us of good and delightful things.
– Joyful and happy winter time for everyone! Let's choose a positive attitude in our lives and take care of ourselves and others as well.