![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/id-rather-go-to-the-dentist-than-have-a-haircut/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/127501641_diane_thomson.jpg&description=Image caption, Diane Thomson feels sick before she goes to the hairdresserDiane Thomson dreads going to the hairdresser so much that she would rather have root canal treatment at the dentist instead.The 55-year-old says she feels anxious and sick before she goes to the salon."It all started when I got a perm many years ago that was awful and made me look like an old woman," she says."I was mortified and didn't want to leave the salon."I now have a fear that the haircut will go wrong and worry what I will look like."Now two Edinburgh hairdressers are attempting to take the fear out of going to the salon by offering mirrorless cuts, talk-free visits and genderless pricing.Jo Ogilvie, co-owner of Bona Hair in the capital's Colinton Mains, told BBC Scotland she had seen many nervous people over the years.Image caption, The salon will cover the mirror if customers askThe 35-year-old said: "It is so apparent when customers don't enjoy it, you can tell from their body language and from the tone of their voice."I'm desperate to change that for them."I don't want clients dreading coming to the salon as it makes me feel sad."The salon will cover the mirror on request, and offers clients a sign which they can turn to say whether they want to have a chatty appointment or not.Jo said: "Sometimes people come in with books, magazines or Kindles as a signal to us that they don't want to speak."Others you can tell are uncomfortable trying to make small talk and we would rather know this so we can do a quiet cut for them."I want to do whatever I can to make them more comfortable."Image caption, Diane Thomson says she feels she has to wash her hair just before she goes to her hairdresser appointmentShe said another common concern among customers was the worry that their hair was too greasy when they come to the salon. Some people wash it just before they arrive, despite knowing it is just going to be washed again.Jo said people could also feel embarrassed if they had not had their hai){kind=link}
Diane Thomson dreads going to the hairdresser so much that she would rather have root canal treatment at the dentist instead.
The 55-year-old says she feels anxious and sick before she goes to the salon.
“It all started when I got a perm many years ago that was awful and made me look like an old woman,” she says.
“I was mortified and didn’t want to leave the salon.
“I now have a fear that the haircut will go wrong and worry what I will look like.”