Spot lighting

Why is good lighting important in a hair salon?

The light in your salon is not just for show. It is a work tool that directly affects the quality of your work. When you colour hair, you need to see the right shades. When you cut, you need to see every detail. Poor light means you do not see what you are doing until the client gets home and stands in their own bathroom. That is when they suddenly notice that the colour looks different, or that the cut is uneven. It is not your craft that fails – it is the light.

Colour rendering – CRI above 90 is the standard

CRI stands for Color Rendering Index and tells you how well a light shows colours as they look in daylight. The scale runs from 0 to 100, where 100 is perfect daylight. In a professional salon, you should use lighting with a CRI above 90. Why? Because anything below that gives false colours. A shade that looks perfect under a light with CRI 80 can look completely wrong in daylight. Your clients judge your work at home, not in your salon. That is why your lighting needs to show colours as they truly are.

3000 Kelvin – the right colour temperature

Kelvin measures the colour of light. A low Kelvin number gives warm, yellowish light. A high Kelvin number gives cold, bluish light. For hair salons, 3000 Kelvin is the standard. It is a neutral, warm light that is close to natural daylight and shows hair colours correctly. Light at 4000 Kelvin or higher can make warm colours look cool, and vice versa. 3000 Kelvin gives you the balance you need for precise colour work.

Lumen – the strength many forget to check

Lumen tells you how much light a lamp actually gives. This is where many people go wrong. They buy cheap spotlights because the price is low, but forget to check the lumens. The result? They have to put up three or four spotlights to get enough light, when one good spotlight would have been enough. In the end, they spend more money and end up with a mess of cables and lamps on the ceiling.

How many lumens do you need?

It depends on your salon, but as a rule of thumb you should have at least 500–700 lumens per square metre at the workstations. If you have high ceilings or dark surfaces, you need more. A cheap spotlight may only give 300–400 lumens. A professional spotlight gives 800–1200 lumens or more. That means one good spotlight can replace two or three cheap ones. You get better light, less mess, and a salon that looks more professional.

Cheap spotlights cost more in the long run

When you buy cheap spotlights, you save money now, but pay more later. You need more lamps to get enough light. You need more time to hang them up. And when they break after a year or two, you have to buy new ones. Professional spotlights last longer, give better light, and need fewer lamps. It is a better investment.

We only sell lighting made for professional salons

At Just Add People you will only find spotlighting made for hair salons. That means lighting with a CRI above 90, 3000 Kelvin, and a high lumen value. We do not sell cheap solutions that promise a lot and deliver little. We sell lighting that works, because we know what it takes to run a professional salon.

Lighting that lasts

Our spotlights are built to last. They are made to hang in track systems, handle daily use, and give steady light for many years. You avoid changing bulbs all the time or worrying that the light suddenly changes colour. When you buy professional lighting, you can feel at ease.

Help choosing the right one

We know it can be hard to figure out how many spotlights you need and which model fits your salon. That is why we are happy to advise you. We can look at your salon’s size, ceiling height, and layout and tell you what will give the best result. You can also visit our showroom and see the light in real life before you buy.

Fast shipping on all spotlights

All our spotlighting is delivered fairly quickly. You get professional lighting delivered straight to your salon at no extra cost. We make it easy for you to upgrade your lighting and get better working conditions in your salon.