Hair Salon Client Portal: Let Regulars Rebook and Manage Appointments

A hair salon client portal gives regulars one place to see their next appointment, rebook their usual service with their usual stylist and check whether their patch test is still valid. Mythex builds it from your description, with client logins and staff-only colour notes, and publishes it to a link clients can save on their phone.

Who it's for

Salons where most income comes from regulars who rebook every five to eight weeks, and where reception spends the day answering 'when is my next appointment?' and 'can I move it?' by phone and message.

What you can build

Upcoming appointments with the option to move or cancel within your rules
Rebook last service with the same stylist in one step
Patch test date with a warning when it needs redoing
Saved photos of looks the client likes, for the next consultation
Deposits paid and balance due on long appointments
Product recommendations from the stylist after each visit

What a salon client portal should do

The main job is rebooking. Clients who leave with their next appointment booked come back far more reliably than those who plan to call, so the portal's first button should be 'book my usual'. Next: show upcoming appointments with your cancellation rules visible, and the patch test status, since an expired test is the most common reason a colour booking falls through on the day.

Book my usual, with my stylist
Appointments and cancellation rules
Patch test status

What stays staff-only

Colour formulas, developer strengths and internal notes belong to the salon. Keep them on the staff side of the same record, so stylists see them at the chair and clients never see 'difficult about fringe'. Client logins should only ever show their own appointments and photos.

Mistakes to avoid

Do not let clients move appointments inside your cancellation window without a warning about the deposit. Do not make the portal a separate system from the booking app, or availability will disagree. And keep sign-in simple, such as an email link, since clients open it every six weeks and will not remember a password.

What to set up first

Import clients with their last service, stylist and patch test date, turn on 'book my usual' and appointment changes, and send the link in the next round of reminders. Saved style photos and stylist product notes can come next.

A prompt to start from

Build a client portal for my hair salon. Clients sign in with an email link, see upcoming appointments, move or cancel them up to 48 hours before, and rebook their last service with the same stylist in one step. Show their patch test date and warn if it is older than six months. Clients can upload photos of looks they like. Colour formulas and staff notes are visible only to staff.

Questions

Can clients rebook without calling?

Yes. The portal can offer their last service with the same stylist in one step, showing only times that stylist has free.

Will clients see their colour formula?

Only if you want them to. Formulas and staff notes can be kept on the staff side of the record.

Can clients pay deposits in the portal?

Yes. With your own card processor connected, clients pay deposits in the portal and see what is paid and what is still due.

Can it be an app on clients' phones?

It opens in any phone browser. On Pro the salon can also have Android and iPhone apps that open the published portal.

Is it free to build?

Yes, you can build it on Free with no card. Pro at $25 a month adds the salon's domain and code editing.

Templates to start from

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