Personal care businesses operate during pandemic

A tattoo parlor and nail salon share how they're keeping customers safe during the pandemic.

CLIENTS TOWORK...THEPANDEMIC HAS ADDEDSOME EXTRACHALLENGES.NBC26'S KELSEYDICKESON HAS MOREON WHAT TATTOOPARLORS AND NAILSALONS ARE UPAGAINST.INK TO SKIN.AN ART FORM THATUSES A BREATHINGCANVAS.HAS MORE RULES TOFOLLOW DURING THISPANDEMIC."There's more cleaningthan actual tattooing, butwe're open and we're veryhappy about that."DARKSIDE TATTOOS ISTAKING CUSTOMERSBY APPOINTMENTONLY.LIMITING CAPACITY TOONE CLIENT PERARTIST.MASKS AREREQUIRED."When they walk in thisdoor they get yelled atright away to put a maskon, because we're notgoing to tolerate it.

Therules are what are tryingto keep people safe."PERSON TO PERSONCONTACT ISMINIMIZED WITHONLINE OR OVER THEPHONECONSULTATIONS.ALL SURFACES ARECLEANED REGULARLY."It's challenging, but it'sbeen working out andtrying to keep things safeis probably the best thing,because things are onlygetting worse."AND TATTOO PARLORSAREN'T THE ONLYONES THAT NEED TOFOLLOW THESERULES.NAIL SALONS ARE INTHE SAMEBOAT..FOLLOWING ASIMILAR PROTACOL."A lot of extra work.Probably double thework."PLEXIGLASSBARRIERS SEPARATEMASK-WEARINGTECHS AND CLIENTSAT I-ELEGANT NAILS.WITH EXTRASANITIZING BETWEENCUSTOMERS.AND ONLINESCHEDULING TOAVOID THE WAITINGROOM."The clientele has gonedown.

People are afraid tocome out, but we're doingeverything that we can tokeep everyone safe andhealthy."BOTH BUSINESSESASK THAT PEOPLEDON'T GO TOAPPOINTMENTS IFTHEY'RE NOT FEELINGWELL.IN GREEN BAY,KELSEY DICKESON,NBC26.IT'S ALSORECOMMENDEDPERSONAL SERVICEBUSINESSES KEEPGOOD RECORDS OFCLIENTS FOR ANYPOTENTIAL CONTACTTRACING PURPOSES.JUST IN TONIGHT..THE