Caring for hair, skin and nails is a full-time job.
Narantungalag Chuluunbaatar, a beautician and massage therapist at Itgel beauty salon, gives Tegsh-Erdene Urtnasan a facial massage in Murun, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia.
Dolgormaa Sandagdorj,
GPJ
Mongolia
Tanuja Niraula, who owns a beauty salon, gets her hair straightened by trainees Sunita Darji, back, and Rabina Acharya Chudal in Birtamod, Jhapa district, Nepal. She has trained others in the salon since she opened it eight years ago.
Mayamitu Neupane,
GPJ
Nepal
Mary Dongo gives a manicure at her home in Harare, Zimbabwe. She offers nail care services at home since renting a space in the city is expensive.
Gamuchirai Masiyiwa,
GPJ
Zimbabwe
Hugo Campos, left, cuts one of his students’ hair while the others observe in Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero, Mexico. As part of an educational program, Campos, a hairdressing teacher, and a group of private school students provide free haircuts.
Avigaí Silva,
GPJ
Mexico
Angelica Munashe Garapo manicures a client at Mutare Remand Prison salon in Zimbabwe. Garapo, a correctional officer, works at the salon, which is among the prison's rehabilitation projects.
Evidence Chenjerai,
GPJ
Zimbabwe
Pami Hamal washes Laxmi Maharjan’s hair at her salon in Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Yam Kumari Kandel,
GPJ
Nepal
Rentsenkhand Buyanbadrakh gives Enkhjargal Mendbayar laser treatment to remove skin blemishes at her salon in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Rentsenkhand’s salon, which opened in June 2020, is the only one in the area that offers laser treatment.
Odonchimeg Batsukh,
GPJ
Mongolia
Resty Nakazibwe braids client Goretti Nakasita’s natural hair at a salon in Wandegeya, Uganda. Nakazibwe says more clients these days are choosing to keep and style their natural hair.
Apophia Agiresaasi,
GPJ
Uganda
A group of women practices facial massage techniques during esthetician training at ICT Beauty Parlor in Nepalgunj, Banke district, Nepal.
Amrita Jaisi,
GPJ
Nepal
Michelle Mutonga manicures client Rose Gabaza at a salon in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Linda Mujuru,
GPJ
Zimbabwe
Odkhuu Shoovdor, a hairdresser at Coco salon, curls Khaliunaa Baatartsogt’s hair with an iron in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. Odkhuu, who collects old currency notes, sometimes exchanges notes with customers to expand her collection.
Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu,
GPJ
Mongolia
Lydia Nakayenze Schubert, a founder of Moo Me Gen (Oils of Hope), packs handmade shea soaps at her shop in Kampala, Uganda. Schubert advocates for replanting shea trees, which are often cut for charcoal. The trees only grow widely in the shea belt, which extends about 5,000 kilometers (3,107 miles) through 21 countries in Africa.
Beatrice Lamwaka,
GPJ
Uganda
Agness Jere uses thread to shape the eyebrows of client Juliet Namukwanya in Lusaka, Zambia.
Prudence Phiri,
GPJ
Zambia
Diya Thakuri dries Dhanu Magar’s hair at a salon in Birendranagar, Surkhet district, Nepal.
Chandani Kathayat,
GPJ
Nepal
Wooden tools used for maderoterapia, a type of massage that aims to improve the appearance of the skin, at a beauty spa in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.