Skip to main content

Table 1 Characteristics of 20 beauty salons used in this study

From: Indoor concentrations of VOCs in beauty salons; association with cosmetic practices and health risk assessment

Salon No.

Area (m2)

Working hour (h)

No. of cosmetologists

Hair coloringa

Nail treatmenta

Hair stylinga

Ventilationb

1

120

8

8

5

3

7

F

2

130

9

7

7

3

12

F

3

120

9

5

4

5

10

F

4

130

7

9

2

7

4

F + W

5

160

8

15

7

4

6

F

6

105

9

3

3

2

2

F + W

7

125

10

9

8

4

4

AP

8

110

8

9

5

8

2

F + W

9

95

9

7

7

5

7

F

10

100

7

8

8

6

5

F

11

95

9

8

7

9

6

F

12

95

11

8

9

6

4

F

13

100

8

10

8

8

9

F

14

110

10

12

5

4

8

F

15

105

8

10

5

5

6

F + W

16

105

8

11

8

4

7

F + W

17

130

9

14

7

3

6

AP

18

100

11

10

6

7

9

F

19

115

7

12

4

3

7

F + W

20

95

9

9

6

6

8

F

  1. aEach comprises all the activities related to hair coloring, nail treatment, and hair styling
  2. bF fan, F + W fan plus open window, AP air purifier