Immigrant women working in small, independently owned beauty salons in the U.S. endure a plethora of health challenges, a new assessment has found. Silent victims: The thriving beauty service industry in the U.S., which generates over $62 billion in annual sales, has evolved from a high-end luxury service to an affordable option for low- and middle-income clients in the past decade. The industry relies on the labor of predominantly Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Nepali, Tibetan and Latino immigrant and refugee workers.