NTR: How much do you tip the person who washes your hair when you get a haircut?

maddmask · January 2011

And is that amount included in the regular tip (typically 15 percent around here) for the hair stylist or in addition to that? I never know what to do when a separate person washes my hair and I need to tip two separate people.

I guess it depends on how much the haircut was, too. I got a $73 haircut yesterday and that's why I'm wondering. Tip adds up though I don't want to shortchange anybody either!

lewis514 · January 2011

I give the person who washes my hair $5 separately from my stylist.

pregnantchica · January 2011

I normally give the person who washes my hair $3 tip. The hairstylist, I give about 20% of whatever service I received.

erindawn · January 2011

It's always been my stylist who washes my hair. Geez, all that tipping would make me just wash it myself!

Cullum13 · January 2011

Is it typical for someone else to shampoo you?i don't know anyone in my area that does that. Of course no where in my area charges that much for a haircut.

I do live in a small town with a low COL though. I usually tip my stylist about 15%. Sorry I'm no help.

rebus82 · January 2011

I never get my hair washed at the salon, since I'm going to go home and wash it to get the bits of hair off anyway. Not to mention salon shampoo always makes me itch (and my makeup runs and my shirt gets wet).

kabarbanel · January 2011

I give the shampoo girl $3. I give my stylist about a 25% tip, cuz I've been going to her forever and know her outside of the hair business.

SeaStar430 · January 2011

I've never had someone other than my stylist wash my hair, but I've also never heard of tipping anyone else. It's not my fault if they need multiple people to do something that one person should do.

katiekate1974 · January 2011

$0

SusieQ1982 · January 2011

Um, I don't tip the hair washer person. That seems excessive to me. I have never heard of anyone in my area doing it either.

sunnyday016 · January 2011

I don't tip the hair washer.

A $70+ haircut?!?!

Kingston54 · January 2011

I tip 20% on the total cost of my service. I give it to the receptionist who puts it in the envelope of my stylist. It's up to her to tip out.

$73 for JUST a haircut?

kimberleigh30 · January 2011

lewis514:
I give the person who washes my hair $5 separately from my stylist.

same here

Vuja_de · January 2011

I typically tip 30% to the hair stylist. My hair stylist also washes my hair and straightens it. The cost for a cut, color and straighten is $160.00.

Cityplanner · January 2011

I do $5, more if the assistant blow dries or otherwise helps. I can't say i'm ever confident that that is the right amount though.

When I get my color done, there's always one assistant who washes and rinses and does glaze and usually a different person who blow dries. I tip $10 and $10 there, but my color guy owns the salon so I don't have a tip going to him.

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