The Good Salon Guide, the only independent guide to quality standards in hairdressing, has announced that a Stevenage salon has been awarded a 5 Star rating by the Good Salon Guide.

Advantage Hair, Skin, Health, in Market Place, Stevenage, has been awarded the accolade.

Recognised salons are visited and objectively assessed by professional inspectors, giving the customer confidence in their choice. Salons are regularly reassessed to ensure standards are maintained.

Dawson Penn, chairman of the Good Salon Guide, said: “I am delighted that Advantage Hair, Skin, Health has succeeded in reaching the standards required to become a member of the Good Salon Guide. The Good Salon Guide highlights the professional status of hairdressers and will ensure that clients can have confidence in their choice of hairdresser.”

Dawn Hennessey salon owner of Advantage Hair, Skin, Health added: “The Good Salon Guide is the long awaited measure that enables clients to know their hairdresser is a true professional. We are delighted to have achieved independent recognition of this salon’s standards.”