Updated 26 September 2026 · For braiding and locs salons and beauty business owners.

Braiding and locs work is the hardest kind of appointment to schedule: sessions run for hours or a whole day, often with more than one braider on a single head, and a late cancellation can cost an entire day's earnings. Self Vibe for Business is built to hold long appointments accurately, protect them with deposits, and keep the styles a client has worn on record.

What braiding and locs salons need from business software

An all-day appointment is booked into a one-hour slot

Set true durations per style — knotless braids, faux locs, a retwist, a takedown — and the calendar blocks the real time. What you see on the day is what the day actually holds.

A cancelled full-day booking wipes out the day

Take a deposit at the time of booking on the styles that occupy a whole day. Clients cancel earlier when money is committed, which leaves you time to refill the slot.

Two braiders work on one client and neither schedule reflects it

Each braider keeps their own hours and services, so a session shared between two people is visible on both schedules and neither is double-booked for the afternoon.

Nobody records the style, the length, or how many packs it took

Style, length, parting, extension count and photos live on the client's record, so a repeat client gets the same result and you can quote accurately next time.

What to look for

• Appointments that run for hours or a full day
• Deposits on the bookings you cannot afford to lose
• Several braiders scheduled against one client
• Style, length and extension notes with photos
• Takedown and maintenance visits booked as their own services

Self Vibe for Business

Self Vibe for Business gives braiding and locs salons online bookings, team schedules, client records, reminders, checkout and reports in one workspace. Set up the services your business actually performs, share your booking link and keep every confirmed appointment in one calendar.

Create a free Self Vibe business account