Hair Practical Week 1.

Hair practical.

Week 1-

Washing hair-

• Equipment-
• Afro comb or large tooth comb.
• Shampoo and conditioner
• Towels
• Hairdressing gown.
• Hair dryer.

Step 1. Hair consultation-

• Look at the condition of the hair. If using heated equipment if badly damaged use low heat.
• Colour. Has it been dyed? What’s the condition like? Roots tend to get greasier.
• Thickness
• Style- e.g. wavy, curly, afro, straight.
• Check the scalp for dandruff.
• Check ends of hair, are they in bad condition?
• Alopecia.
• Head lice (behind ears.)
• Ask client if they are on any medication that will affect any products.
• Do they have any allergies to any products?

Step 2. Washing hair-

• Place gown on and put towel round neck aswell. (Make sure all hair is away from back of the neck)
• Keep another towel to dry hands before cupping hair to prevent drips going down the clients face.
• Check temperature of water on wrist. Start with medium and ask your client if they would like any warmer or colder.
• Start the firs shampoo. (The amount depends on the hair type of client/ the cleanness of the hair.
• Use tips of fingers whilst shampooing and be quite firm. (Check with client if the pressure is ok.)
• 2 Shampoo’s. (Try to hear a squeak when rinsing the last one out)
• Conditioner. Start mid length to bottem and a small amount on top. Consultation will show you where you need to focus on. E.g if end are bad more conditioner will be needed there.
• Comb through the hair in sections at the basin whilst the conditioner is in. (Rinse combs after)
• Remove all conditioner!
• Head massage optional.
• Squeeze hair to get out most of the water.
• Wrap in towel and squeeze hair again. Do not rub.

Step 3. Blow dry-

• Comb through hair again. Always use wide tooth comb.
• Get hair dryer. Check it’s all ok before using. Check its off before plugging in.
• Use nozzle on hair dryer.
• Make sure to use the correct temperature for the type of hair your client has:
• Fine hair- not so high heat.
• Thick hair- higher heat
• Damaged ends- low heat.
• Roots first and work your way down
• Keep moving the hairdryer at all times otherwise you will burn the scalp.
• Move hair with hands.

Remember to communicate with the client throughout.

Tip- To set hair in position it’s better to use a colder setting on the hairdryer.

Evaluation of practical- 

I think the practical went well. However next time I will consider the length of the hair more, as my model had very long thick hair. And was tricky when It was in the basin and I was washing it as it was very long it made it harder to get all the hair. So to practice again on a model with similar hair type.