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What Equipment Do I Need to Open a Beauty Salon?

2026-02-27

Opening a beauty salon is not just about filling a room with furniture. The equipment you choose determines service capability, technician efficiency, hygiene outcomes, and long-term maintenance cost. From a manufacturer’s perspective, the best starting point is to map equipment to your service menu and workflow, then select commercial-grade pieces that can handle daily cycles, cleaning chemicals, and repeated adjustment without loosening, wobbling, or premature wear.

YINGXIN Beauty & Salon Equipment Co., Ltd. has focused on beauty, spa, salon, and medical furniture since 2010, offering an end-to-end approach from design to manufacturing, which helps keep specifications consistent across a full salon setup.

Below is a practical equipment blueprint based on YINGXIN’s product categories, so the plan aligns with real, sourceable furniture groups rather than generic lists.


Start With A Service-Zone Layout, Then Assign Equipment

Most salons work better when you plan by service zones instead of buying item-by-item. A simple zoning method is:

  • Hair zone for cutting, styling, and wash

  • Beauty and spa zone for facials, lashes, skin care, and body treatments

  • Pedicure zone for foot services

  • Treatment and medical spa zone for clinics, med-spa style procedures, and longer appointments

  • Support zone for storage, cleaning, and staff movement

YINGXIN’s categories map cleanly to these zones: Hair Salon Equipment, Beauty Spa Equipment, and Medical Spa Equipment.


Hair Salon Equipment

Barber Chair

A barber chair is built for frequent height adjustments, 360-degree positioning, and stable support during cutting, shaving, or detailing. In daily operation, small mechanical weaknesses show up quickly: hydraulic drift, base wobble, squeaking rotation, and loose arm supports. When selecting barber chairs, prioritize structural stability, smooth lift action, and surfaces that tolerate repeated wipe-down disinfection.

YINGXIN lists barber chairs as a core hair category, which is helpful when you need consistent styling across multiple chairs for chain-store layouts or bulk order planning.

Salon Chair

Salon chairs cover broader services than barber chairs, so the key is versatility: comfortable seated posture for long styling sessions and a structure that stays stable while clients shift weight. For procurement, it is usually better to standardize the chair family for matching parts and easier maintenance rather than mixing multiple designs.

YINGXIN’s Hair Salon Equipment category explicitly includes salon chairs as a primary group.

Shampoo Unit

A shampoo unit impacts both client comfort and staff ergonomics. Practical considerations include neck support, bowl positioning, splash control, and plumbing compatibility. Many early-stage salons underestimate how much time is spent at the backwash station, so under-specifying this area often leads to repeat upgrades.

YINGXIN includes shampoo units as a dedicated subcategory, which supports a more complete “wash + chair” workflow design rather than treating the wash area as an afterthought.


Beauty Spa Equipment

facial bed

Facial beds are the core platform for skincare, lashes, and many esthetic services. Your selection should be guided by adjustability, weight capacity, and cleanability. For example, YINGXIN’s product list includes multi-motor facial beds and electric couches, with models described as using 4 motors for multi-angle positioning. For durability planning, YINGXIN also lists an electric beauty couch that supports a maximum weight of 180 kg, which is a practical data point when you are setting minimum mechanical standards for multi-branch purchasing.

massage table

Massage tables need stability first, then comfort. In professional environments, tables face constant load cycles and frequent disinfectant contact. A stable frame and secure joints matter more than decorative elements, especially if you will offer body treatments at high frequency.

Massage tables are a defined Beauty Spa Equipment subcategory on YINGXIN’s site, making them easy to source as part of a consistent spa furniture package.

pedicure chair

Pedicure chairs influence service speed, cleaning effort, and the perceived quality of your salon. In addition to comfort, consider how easily technicians can access tools and how easily the surfaces can be disinfected between clients. A good pedicure layout also reduces congestion by keeping trolley paths clear.

Pedicure chairs are listed under YINGXIN Beauty Spa Equipment, which is useful when you want consistent design language across pedicure stations.

beauty trolley

A beauty trolley is a productivity multiplier. It reduces walking time, keeps tools organized, and supports standardized service steps. When selecting trolleys, focus on smooth rolling, stable shelves, and surfaces that do not degrade with disinfectants.

YINGXIN includes beauty trolleys as a core subcategory for spa setups.

Spa Stool

Technician seating affects posture, fatigue, and precision for lash or skincare work. A stool should be stable, adjustable, and easy to clean. If your salon offers long-duration facial or lash services, stools become mission-critical rather than optional.

Spa stools are also a defined category within YINGXIN’s Beauty Spa Equipment lineup.

Spa Accessories

Accessories are not just add-ons. They often solve workflow gaps: arm supports, headrests, small storage, and service-side attachments. Accessories also help you build consistent stations for an OEM/ODM project where every room must follow the same service standard.

YINGXIN lists spa accessories under Beauty Spa Equipment, enabling a more complete station build.


Medical Spa Equipment

If you offer treatments that resemble clinic-style workflows, you need equipment that supports longer appointments, controlled positioning, and cleanroom-like routines.

Treatment Table And Treatment Chair

Treatment tables and chairs should provide precise positioning, stable support, and easy surface disinfection. In many treatment rooms, the chair becomes the centerpiece of both procedure quality and staff ergonomics.

YINGXIN’s Medical Spa Equipment category includes both treatment tables and treatment chairs as primary groups.

Hospital Bed

Hospital beds may be relevant when recovery or extended resting is part of the service design. Even if your salon is not a medical facility, some med-spa models use bed-style setups to support longer-duration sessions.

Hospital beds appear as a subcategory inside YINGXIN’s Medical Spa Equipment list.

Medical Trolley And Medical Stool

Medical trolleys organize supplies and reduce cross-room tool movement. Medical stools support clinical posture and allow precise work. For sourcing, these are often the easiest items to standardize across multiple rooms.

YINGXIN includes both medical trolleys and medical stools as part of the medical spa product structure.


A Practical Equipment Blueprint Based On YINGXIN Categories

Salon ZoneCore EquipmentWhy It Matters Operationally
Hair StylingBarber Chair, Salon ChairStable seating and flexible positioning for high-frequency services
Hair WashShampoo UnitReduces fatigue, improves wash throughput, supports comfort
Skincare And LashesFacial Bed, Spa Stool, Beauty TrolleyPrecision posture, fast tool access, consistent station setup
Body TreatmentsMassage TableLoad stability and comfort during longer sessions
PedicurePedicure Chair, Beauty TrolleyEfficient service flow and easier cleaning routines
Treatment RoomsTreatment Table, Treatment Chair, Medical Trolley, Medical StoolControlled positioning and organized supply management

Hygiene And Safety Equipment Planning

Even though “hygiene equipment” may not appear as a single product category, your furniture choices must support disinfection and safe turnover.

  • For surfaces and tools, select disinfectants that are EPA-registered, and follow label directions for use, including contact time. The U.S. EPA emphasizes that disinfectants are regulated products and labels specify how to use them correctly.

  • Disinfection practices should be aligned with risk level. The CDC’s guidance on disinfection and sterilization is widely used as a framework for how to treat equipment that contacts intact skin versus higher-risk contact.

  • If you work with any blood exposure risk, disinfectant selection must be appropriate for the situation. OSHA notes that certain product classes, such as some quaternary ammonium formulations, are not suitable for all bloodborne pathogens scenarios.

From a manufacturer’s viewpoint, this is why upholstery quality, seam sealing, and material selection matter. If a surface is hard to wipe fully or degrades under cleaning agents, hygiene compliance becomes harder and replacement cycles get shorter.


A Manufacturer’s Procurement Checklist For Consistent Setup

When building a sourcing plan for wholesale purchasing or multi-room rollout, use a checklist that prevents “looks-good-but-fails-fast” outcomes:

  • Load standards: Define minimum weight capacity for beds and chairs. YINGXIN lists models with 180 kg capacity, which is a practical benchmark for setting your minimum requirement.

  • Adjustability: Confirm what must be manual vs electric. Multi-motor beds support faster repositioning and more service types.

  • Cleaning compatibility: Confirm surfaces tolerate repeated disinfectant wipe-down without cracking, peeling, or discoloration.

  • Workflow fit: Validate that trolley height, stool height, and bed height match technician posture to reduce fatigue and rework.

  • Standardization: Choose a consistent equipment family across rooms to simplify spare parts and reduce training variation.

  • Shipping and installation readiness: Confirm packaging method, assembly steps, and site constraints such as door width and room spacing.


Why YINGXIN Works Well For Full Salon Builds

A successful salon opening is less risky when the core equipment is sourced from a manufacturer that covers multiple categories in one system. YINGXIN’s catalog spans Hair Salon Equipment, Beauty Spa Equipment, and Medical Spa Equipment, which supports coherent design, consistent specifications, and smoother project coordination. YINGXIN also positions itself as a professional manufacturer offering comprehensive solutions from design to manufacturing, established in 2010, which is valuable when you want stable long-term supply rather than fragmented sourcing.


Conclusion

To open a beauty salon with a professional, scalable foundation, build your equipment list by service zones and prioritize the core platforms first: shampoo units and chairs for the hair zone, facial beds and trolleys for skincare workflows, pedicure chairs for foot services, and treatment-grade tables and support carts when your model includes clinical-style rooms. Then finalize the setup with hygiene-ready materials and a standardized layout that can scale across rooms or future locations.

For planning a complete equipment package, share your room layout and target service menu with YINGXIN. The team can help you align specifications, recommend matching sets across categories, and support a commercial-grade configuration that holds up under daily use.


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