** Important info regarding Covid-19 (Coronavirus)**

I know this has been a challenging time for all of us since this virus started circulating.  I want all of you to know that I take your health very seriously, and am implementing new guidelines in the salon.
Please understand that most of these will be temporary, and I appreciate all of your cooperation during this time. 

​Here's what our "new normal" looks like:

New Separate Entrance for Mint Skin Care clients:

• To minimize possible close contact with other clients visiting Sage a Spa, I am asking Mint Skin Care clients to come in from the back door of the building. Please feel free to park behind our building for closer entry (in front of Hope Yoga Studio, off of the Giant Eagle parking lot)
  • If you need a handicap accessible entrance, you may continue to use the front entrance.
• All doors will be locked until your appointment time, please call or text upon arrival - or you can wait for me to come and get you once the rooms are sanitized and I'm ready for your appointment.

New Appointment Options and Booking Procedures:
I will be temporarily discontinuing some services, in order to keep booking times to a minimum and to limit high risk exposures. I will also be disabling online booking in order to adjust for cleaning times in between services.  I have also condensed my schedule, to reflect services that are being temporarily discontinued.  I will still be available for appointments on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

• Services Being Temporarily Discontinued:
  • Lip, Chin and Cheek/Sideburn Waxing
  • Full Leg and Upper Leg Waxing
  • Facials and Back Treatments, including Extraction services
• Services still being offered:
  • Eyebrow Waxing/Shaping
  • Lash and Eyebrow Tinting
  • Arm and Underarm Waxing
  • Bikini Line and Brazilian Waxing
  • Back Waxing
  • Lower Leg Waxing

New Guidelines for All Salon Appointments:

• Face masks MUST be worn at all times, while inside the salon.
  • If you don't have a face mask, contact me first, I will provide you with one for a small fee, and bring it to you outside.
• No beverages or food permitted inside the salon (including water bottles) - we will be temporarily discontinuing all food/beverage offerings, as well.​
• If you feel unwell, you MUST reschedule.
  • This also includes active allergy symptoms, such as: sneezing, coughing, and/or itchy eyes - even if you actually do feel well. 
    • Respiratory droplets = high potential for exposure if you are an asymptomatic carrier of Covid-19, and touching your eyes can spread viral illness, not only to others but also to yourself.
• If anyone in your household is ill with any viral symptoms (fever, cough, chills, vomiting, pink eye, sore throat..), or have been recently exposed to someone that's tested positive for Covid-19, you must reschedule.
• No children in the salon 
• Only people with appointments will be permitted inside the building, and only one person at a time please, if there are multiple people with appointments.
• If you've traveled to an area with a high volume of Covid-19 cases (any state, city or country with very high volume of active cases), or have been exposed to someone with the virus, please wait 2 weeks before scheduling your service.
• Please only bring necessary items into the salon. 
  
  

I know these new guidelines may be hard to digest. I don't like having to make these decisions, but please know that they're coming from a place of care and concern for everyone. These above requirements must be adhered to, however hard they may be. I sincerely appreciate your cooperation, and will revise this list as more data becomes available about Covid-19. Since we really can't assume anything about this virus, here's what else we're doing to keep you feeling more comfortable in the salon:

Sanitation protocols:

• We have new sanitizing filtration installed in our HVAC unit for the salon, and there is a separate HEPA unit in my treatment room.
• We will be taking our temperatures every morning, to monitor our own health.
• We will be wearing face masks at all times, and using face shields during your service. 
• There will be hand sanitizers and disinfecting wipes at all stations and in high-touch areas. 
• I will be wearing disposable gloves for every service, using all disposable cotton buds for tinting services, offering disposable wraps for body waxing services, and changing all linens after every appointment.
• We will be fully sanitizing our rooms, disinfecting our implements and restrooms, in between every appointment.
• I am using a no-signature payment option for credit cards, and as always, have Apple pay (contactless credit/debit through your e-wallet) available for your convenience, but we still will be allowing cash and check payments.

**Our first priority is keeping you all safe and minimizing any possible cross-exposure!**

​Thank you all, from the very bottom of my heart for understanding these new steps we'll be taking. It's not my form of "ideal", but if it allows us to get back to normal more quickly, I'll do it. We, at Sage a Spa and Mint Skin Care, will be doing everything we can, to keep all of you safe!

Your Friend and Devoted Skin Care Specialist,
Cheryl