Los Angeles Personal Injuries Attorney

Many men elect to visit a local barbershop rather than a hair salon because of the personalized nature of a well-known and skilled barber. At a barber shop, both men and women can receive haircuts, but barbers are most known for their close shaves, usually performed with a sharp straight-razor.

What is a Barber?

A barber practices barbering which is California profession where the barber shaves beards, trims beards, cuts hair, as well as giving facial and scalp massages with oils, creams, lotions either with their hands or using mechanical devices.  Barbers should also be trained in applying hair tonics, arranging, chemical waving, curling, dressing, dyeing the hair, hair relaxing, shampooing, singeing, and waving.  Additionally, Barbers should be trained to apply antiseptics, clays, oils, preparations, and powder to a customer's face, neck and scalp.

Do Los Angeles Barbers Need to be Licensed?

Yes, any barber in Los Angeles, California must be licensed by the State of CA, where the most recent total was nearly 20,000 licensed barbers.  Additionally, the salon or barbershop in which the barber works must also be licensed to legally offer barbering services. 

Are Barbers and Cosmetologists Different?

Barbers and cosmetologists can both generally perform the same services except only a barber may offer some specialized services, such as shaving with a straight-razor.

Safety Concerns at a Barbershop

For safety reasons, barbers are supposed to use a new razor on each customer to make sure that no diseases or infections are passed, including HIV, since it is very likely that small cuts will result from a close shave.

Some Los Angeles barber-shop injuries have resulted in avulsions, lacerations and transmitting the HIV virus.  Anyone who is negligently, recklessly or intentionally injured by a barber in a barbershop should contact a lawyer to represent them in recovering compensation for their serious injuries.

Further make sure your barber always uses clean equipment which has been disinfected prior to each use, which also includes any detachable blades used on electric clippers.

Injured in a Los Angeles Barbershop?

If you or someone you know has been seriously injured in a Los Angeles Barbershop, please contact one of our Los Angeles Barber Injury Lawyers for a free confidential consultation as soon as possible at 800-715-4489.