Beauty Bus Foundation

Beauty Bus delivers loving kindness, support and compassion to seriously ill patients and their caregivers through Beauty services in homes and hospitals. Since our founding in 2009, Beauty Bus has delivered free hair, makeup, nail and facial services to approximately 30,000 clients and their families when they need it most, no matter the age from one to 101. As our client, cancer thriver karen o., said: the simplest idea of someonepamper[ing] you when all of your energy is being expended to fight a personal battle is much more than just feeling good about how you look. Beauty Bus gives its clients renewed internal strength to keep fighting.

Pop-up salons: we bring the Beauty salon to you! Beauty Bus hosts pop-up salons throughout southern California in hospitals and social service agencies where patients and caregivers gather in a safe and festive community for a day at the spa! Up 100 clients enjoy an afternoon of haircuts, manicures, facials, and makeup applications. Clients enjoy the time away from doctors and tests, needles and treatments, while reconnecting to their sense of self and connecting with community. Each client leaves with a bag of Beauty filled with an estimated $150 in donated products so the pampering can continue. In 2023, Beauty Bus provided 19 pop-up salons with partners including childrens hospital los angeles, ronald mcdonald house, providence saint johns health center, ucla mattel childrens, usc norris comprehensive cancer center and cedars-sinai angeles clinic. Beauty series: Beauty series bring the caring touch of Beauty Bus into hospitals and social service partners on a weekly basis to assure consistency of service. Facials, haircuts, wig fittings and hand treatments are offered in individual patient hospital rooms or in a specially designated space at our partnering agencies including, in burbank at the disney family cancer center, where Beauty Bus provides weekly free Beauty services. Bags of Beauty: bags of Beauty promote wellness and self-care by providing clients and caregivers with a fun-filled bag complimentary full-size Beauty products worth an estimated $150. The generosity of leading Beauty industry partners allows Beauty Bus to give our clients the lift and gift of Beauty. Clients at hospitals receive a bag of Beauty after their Beauty treatments, we also deliver bags to other health community partners and non-profits to support their events. In 2023, Beauty Bus delivered 3,785 bags of Beauty to patients and caregivers.