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Stock the station.Stay behind the chair.
Highlighting foil, color brushes, gloves, mixing cups, and everything else a salon, barbershop, nail bar, or spa runs through — from one family-owned supplier who's kept Cleveland businesses stocked for 75 years.
Ships nationwide · Net terms & tax-exempt accounts · A real person answers the phone
The color station
Where the color actually happens.
Color and highlight work burns through consumables faster than anything else in the building. Here's the corner of the salon we stock deepest — at commercial pack pricing, not the retail shelf.
Highlighting foil & pre-cut sheets
HFA pop-up foil sheets, ready to fold and place — plus rolls and wrap. Salon sizes by the case.
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Color & application brushes
Flat nylon and silicone brushes for balayage and freehand painting — chemical-safe and easy to rinse. Skip boar bristle, which soaks up bleach; dedicated tint brushes still win for fine foil weaving.
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Mixing ramekins
Skip the flimsy bowl — heavy-duty ramekins for mixing color and developer, from about 49¢ each on clearance. Reusable, stackable, easy to rinse. Prefer disposable? We stock souffle cups too.
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Squeeze bottles
8–32 oz applicator bottles for toner, gloss, water, and DIY color mixes — from about a dollar each.
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Gloves for color & sanitation
Powder-free nitrile in black, blue, and hybrid — color-proof grip, full size run, by the box or case.
Shop gloves| Sheet size | Case pack | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 10.75" × 9" | 3,000 / case | Fine to medium highlights |
| 12" × 10.75" | 3,000 / case | Longer hair & balayage |
Foil to towels, color bar to front desk — one order keeps the whole floor moving.
Fact vs. myth
Can you color hair with foodservice foil?
Short answer: chemically, yes — and the popular warning about "impure" food foil doesn't hold up. Here's the honest version, since we sell the foil and want you using it well.
"Food foil is impure aluminum that heats unevenly and causes splotchy lift."
It sounds scientific — trace iron and silicates, uneven heat, blotchy color — and it's the reason often given to pay up for "hair-grade" foil.
Nearly all foil is the same aluminum.
Household, foodservice, and most professional hair foil come from the same alloy family (1235, 8011, 8079). The trace iron and silicon are added on purpose for strength and are far too small to change how aluminum conducts heat. And the heat that lifts color comes from the scalp and the lightener's own reaction — the foil just traps it, which any aluminum does about equally. Splotchy lift traces back to saturation, sectioning, timing, or developer, not the grade of the metal.
Where pro foil really wins — and how to close the gap
Professional hair foil earns its price on workflow, not chemistry: it's pre-cut, embossed for grip, thin enough to crimp a tight seal, and it pops up one-handed. If you run foodservice pop-up sheets to save money, a few tweaks get you most of the way there:
- Cuff the top edge about a quarter inch, so each section sits against a lip and the foil won't slide.
- Emboss or crimp the sheet with a texture tool — that grip is exactly what makes pro foil grippy.
- Backcomb the base of the section slightly so the hair catches on the smooth surface.
- Pinch a firm bottom crease to seal in heat and product; double a sheet if it feels thin.
- Spot-check a new batch — a rare foodservice foil has a light food-release coating that stays slick; if so, switch batches.
Everything the back bar runs on
Shop the way you work.
HFA pop-up foil sheets and rolls for highlights, balayage, and color — up to 3,000 sheets to a case.
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Roll & multifold towels, tissue, and restroom stock.
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Disinfectants, sanitizer, soap and wipes that keep tools, stations and restrooms spotless.
Shop cleaningBeyond the beauty-supply store
The things salons buy from us that you'd never think to look for.
Because we supply restaurants and facilities too, salons quietly source a whole layer of everyday items here — cheaper, by the case, on the same invoice.
Souffle cups & lids
Single-use cups with snap lids to portion developer or hold a mixed formula between foils — pennies each by the case.
Shop souffle cupsFacial tissue
Kleenex and value tissue by the case for color stations, brow and wax rooms, and the front desk.
Shop tissueRefreshment napkins & cups
Color-coordinated beverage napkins and cups for the client coffee, water, or bubbly that makes the visit feel special.
Shop refreshmentsToilet tissue, soap & towels
Keep the restroom and coffee station client-ready with restroom tissue, hand soap, and roll or multifold towels.
Shop restroomTool & station disinfectants
Disinfectant sprays and sanitizing wipes to keep tools, chairs, and stations clean and state-board-ready.
Shop disinfectantsSqueeze bottles & brushes
Applicator squeeze bottles and chemical-safe nylon brushes for toner, gloss, and freehand color — a fraction of salon-brand pricing.
Shop application tools
Stocked for the work, styled for the client.
Stock the back bar
The salon essentials, ready to reorder.
The workhorses a color station, barber chair, or nail table runs through week after week — priced by the case for business.
Don't see your usual on the list? We stock thousands more — call and we'll match your reorder.
Why salons buy from Dean
One supplier for the whole back bar.
Most salons run a beauty-supply account for foil and gloves, then a separate vendor for towels, cleaning, and trash. Dean carries all of it — business packs, not retail; the color station and the supply closet from the same place, on one invoice.
Business packs, not retail
Case counts and commercial sizes built for how a salon consumes — reorder less often, pay less per use.
Full-stack, not one aisle
Foil and gloves plus brushes, cups, aprons, towels, sanitation, and can liners from one distributor.
Real B2B terms
Tax-exempt accounts, business pricing, net terms, and standing reorders — and a real person who knows your order.
The shops we serve
Loyal for decades. Growing by the week.
Some salons have ordered from us for over thirty years — and new shops come on board every week.
"VAST selection, EXCELLENT staff."— Lisa K., Google review
"They had what I wanted when I wanted it. I could count on them."— Terry H., Google review
"So glad I found Dean Supply online — the prices are great."— Nicky O., Google review
Brands you already trust
The rest of the room
Cleaning, towels & can liners.
A clean, orderly space is part of the service. We carry the sanitation and paper line that keeps tools, stations, and restrooms client-ready — the same products facilities trust, in salon-friendly quantities.
- Surface disinfectants, sanitizing wipes, hand sanitizer
- Roll & multifold paper towels, restroom tissue
- Hand soap, gloves, and floor-care supplies
Trash bags & can liners
The most-overlooked recurring buy in any salon — and easy to get wrong. Match the liner to the can and the load; use the quick guide, then order the right box the first time.
| Where it's used | Typical size | Best film |
|---|---|---|
| Station & desk bins | 4–10 gallon | High-density |
| Restroom & color room | 12–16 gallon | High-density |
| Main floor & hallway cans | 23–30 gallon | Low-density |
| Back room / rollout carts | 40–60 gallon | Low-density, heavier mil |
In plain terms: high-density film is thin and crinkly like a grocery bag — great for soft, light trash such as paper and hair clippings. Low-density film is thicker and stretchy, so it flexes around sharp or heavy loads (bottles, aerosol cans, wet color waste) instead of tearing.
Browse by product type
Jump straight to what you need.
Back-bar builder
How many stations?
Pick your size and we'll rough out a monthly starter list — a baseline you can turn into a standing order so the back bar never runs dry.
Skip the beauty-supply run
No store run between clients.
A mid-day dash to the beauty-supply store for a case of foil is time you don't have when the book is full — and it's where the supply budget slips, walking out with impulse buys nobody planned. Order from Dean and the essentials come to your door, itemized on one invoice.
Keep the chair full
No store run, no parking, no lost appointment. Order in minutes and stay behind the chair.
No budget creep
You buy exactly what's on the reorder — not the end-cap special that blows the month's supply budget.
One clean invoice
Every line documented for the books, instead of a drawer of beauty-supply receipts.
What it actually costs
Real case pricing, down to the penny.
No retail packs, no markup — here's what the color station runs when you buy it the way a business should: by the case.
Example pricing, subject to change. Want the real number on your list? Send us your current invoice and we'll price it line for line.
Switching is easy
Send us your invoice. Get a quote back.
Already buying foil and gloves somewhere else? Email a recent invoice or your supply list and we'll send back an itemized quote at business pricing — so you can compare, item for item, on your own numbers.
Send a PDF, a photo, or a spreadsheet — whatever you've got on hand.
Standing orders
Never run out mid-appointment.
Set a recurring order for the things you burn through — foil, gloves, cups, and towels — and we'll keep them arriving on schedule, so the back bar is stocked before you notice it's low.
Call 216-325-0994 to Set It UpHow local delivery works
On a truck, not a shipping label.
Across Northeast Ohio we run our own routes five days a week — so your order arrives on a Dean truck, on a set day, not whenever a carrier gets around to it.
$150 minimum
A low bar for a salon order — most reorders clear it easily. A $2.99 fuel surcharge applies under $500.
Five days a week
Dedicated Monday–Friday routes covering commercial addresses within about 40 miles of Cleveland.
Beyond the routes
Outside Northeast Ohio? We ship nationwide — same catalog, same business pricing.
Questions, answered
Ordering for a salon, simplified.
What brush do stylists use for color — and do you carry it?
Color and tint brushes are synthetic (nylon), never boar — natural bristle absorbs bleach and developer. For balayage and freehand painting, many colorists use flat nylon or silicone brushes, which we stock and which rinse clean. Dedicated tint brushes still win for fine foil weaving, but for painting, the food-safe nylon/silicone brushes do the job at a fraction of salon-brand pricing.
Can you use foodservice foil for hair color?
Chemically, yes. Household, foodservice, and most professional hair foil are the same aluminum alloy family, and the heat that lifts color comes from the scalp and the lightener — the foil just traps it. Pro hair foil's real advantages are workflow: pre-cut sizing, embossed grip, and an easy seal. Our foodservice pop-up sheets work well with a cuffed edge and a little embossing. See the fact-vs-myth section above for the full breakdown.
Can I order foil, gloves, and back-bar supplies from one place?
Yes. Highlighting foil, color brushes, mixing cups, gloves, disposable aprons, towels, sanitation, and can liners all ship together on one order and one invoice — instead of juggling a beauty-supply store and a separate janitorial vendor.
Do you offer business (B2B) or wholesale pricing?
Yes. Dean Supply prices for salons, barbershops, nail salons, and spas with wholesale B2B pricing and tax-exempt accounts — not retail markups. Apply for a business account and we'll get you set up.
Can I set up recurring or standing orders?
Absolutely. Call us and we'll build a standing reorder around your usage of foil, gloves, cups, and towels so the back bar never runs dry between clients.
Ready to stock the salon?
Everything behind the chair, one order away.
Browse the full salon and spa lineup, or open a business account for wholesale pricing and tax-exempt ordering.
No membership fees · Tax-exempt accounts · Fast local delivery across Greater Cleveland
Salon, barber & spa supplies for Cleveland businesses
Dean Supply is a third-generation, family-owned wholesale distributor serving hair salons, nail salons, barbershops, and day spas across Greater Cleveland and nationwide since 1950. We supply the everyday products a busy back bar runs through: pre-cut highlighting foil and foil sheets, nylon color and application brushes, applicator squeeze bottles, mixing ramekins and souffle cups, nitrile and vinyl gloves, paper towels and facial tissue, cleaning, disinfectant and sanitation supplies, and trash bags and can liners.
Salons choose Dean Supply because it means one supplier, one invoice, and true B2B pricing instead of running a beauty-supply account alongside a separate janitorial vendor — often for items a beauty-supply store doesn't even carry, like facial tissue, refreshment napkins, and everyday janitorial supplies. Whether you're stocking a single color station, outfitting a new suite, or supplying a multi-chair salon or barbershop, we help you keep the essentials in stock with commercial pack sizes, fast local delivery, and standing reorders. Searching for a reliable salon supply company, wholesale highlighting foil, color brushes, or barber and spa supplies near Cleveland, Ohio? Open a business account or call 216-325-0994 and reach a real person who knows your order.
