Can Barbers Do Shaves?

Barbers are your classic, no-frills type of hair professionals. Targeting men's style cuts, barbers expertly blend, fade, and shave. In fact, only barbers can provide a straight-razor shave not a hairstylist. Barbers offer services specifically for gentlemen (and some women depending on their desired haircut).

Can barbers do face shaves?

Shaving of the face is not allowed but beard trims can be done from 4 July 2020. Beard trims can be done if the barber avoids activity in the high-risk zone (the area directly in front of a client's eyes, nose and mouth) for the majority of the time that it takes to complete the service.

Do barbers do shaving?

Barbers who provide straight shaves are less commonplace today, but the tradition is still very much alive. Only licensed barbers are permitted to give customers straight shaves, and every barber shop is required to hang a license in plain view on their shop wall.

Elena Rostova

Elena Rostova

Lead Health, Wellness & Medical Journalist

Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.