TS 8401

TS 8401 is a service standard concerned with the classification of beauty parlors and epilation saloons, and with the basic characteristics used to define these facilities. It addresses beauty and epilation services as a distinct type of consumer-facing personal care business, while explicitly excluding men’s and women’s hairdressers as well as manicure, pedicure and waxing salons.

In general technical terms, beauty and epilation salons are specialized service environments where personal care procedures are carried out in an organized setting. Classification standards help separate one business type from another, making it clearer what kind of activity a premises is intended for and how its service profile should be understood.

What the classification is meant to distinguish

Here, classification is not just a naming exercise. It is a practical way to distinguish the service scope and operating type of a business. A beauty parlor usually suggests a broader set of personal care services, whereas an epilation saloon is centered on hair-removal treatments. That distinction helps clarify the function of the premises and the kind of service organization involved.

As a matter of general technical context, service standards of this kind provide a common framework for describing customer-oriented businesses in terms of layout, service identity and operational category. TS 8401 sets that boundary for this subject area and helps prevent confusion with hairdressing or nail-care and waxing establishments that are outside its scope.

• Covers beauty parlors and epilation saloons.
• Does not cover men’s and women’s hairdressers.
• Does not cover manicure, pedicure or waxing salons.
• Focuses on classification and the basic characteristics of the premises.