products, equipment and their use for setting and dressing hair

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Products, equipment and their use for setting and dressing hair - (1 of 4)

Every salon will have its own preferences relating to the range of products it carries and the tools and equipment to be used on its clients.

As a rough guide it is expected that salons will have sufficient materials to allow hairdressers to deal with different hair and scalp types and conditions.

For example, products for:

• greasy hair and/or scalp• dry hair and/or scalp • normal hair and/or scalp• dandruff affected scalp.

There will also be products designed to create different styling effects.

The salon is likely to provide the more expensive equipment such as hood dryers and most salons are equipped with hand held hair dryers.

It is, however, expected that hairdressers provide their own setting tools, eg, combs, brushes.

ProductsThere is a huge choice in the ranges of products that are available for use when setting hair.

Your own salon may have a full range of products from a particular manufacturer. These products may be different to the products used by the salon down the road, but often have similar features and benefits.

The most frequently used setting products are:

• Lotions• Mousse• Gel• Serums• Creams• Sprays• Wax

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Are the products you use in the salon also available as retail products?

What is the benefit of this for the client?

While salons may use products from different manufacturers, all the products will generally do a similar job.

Tools for setting and dressing hair

These should include:

• a range of combs and brushes designed to achieve different effects

The choice of tool often depends on:

• The length of hair• The type of hair• The texture of hair• The density of hair• The amount of volume and movement

required

In addition……

• Your own personal preference

You may have to provide your own tools when working in the salon, or your salon owner may provide them for you.

Remember: All tools must be

cleaned and sterilised/disinfected before using them on a client.

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BrushesBrushes are available in a variety of shapes, sizes and materials.

Natural Often has a wooden bristle handle and is made of pig or

hog bristle. This is similar in composition to human hair. They can be used for brushing out sets.

Flat Back These often have a plastic Brush handle and bristles. They

can be used for brushing out sets.

Vent These have a plastic brush handle and bristles. They

can be used to dry short straight hair and will introduce texture and movement by creating an uneven finish to the hair.

Radial These come in a variety of brushes materials and sizes. They

are ideally suited to blow drying hair of any length to induce curl, root lift and movement.

CombsCombs are available in a variety of sizes. Ideally combs should be made of vulcanite or plastic. They should not be made of nylon or metal as this type of comb can damage the hair.

Wide toothed Wide spaced teeth comb best used for combing

through wet or long hair

Dressing out Medium spaced comb teeth for styling and

for dressing out sets.

Tail comb Tightly spaced teeth with a ‘tail’ at one end. Can be used for sectioning hair during styling.

Afro rake/ Very wide spaced comb teeth used for

detangling curly hair.

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The salon owner will normally provide this type of equipment.

The use of electrical equipment for setting hair falls within the remit of the Electricity at Work Regulations.

Remember: It is your responsibility to ensure that any faulty equipment that you find in your workplace is removed from use, labelled as faulty and reported to a relevant person.

Hood dryers Usually domed shaped. Can be free standing,

within a dryer bank or wall mounted. Used for drying hair when setting.

Curling tongs Hand held in various sizes, types and shapes. Used to add curl to hair.

Hot brush Hand held in various sizes and types. Used to add curl to hair.

Staighteners Hand held in various types and sizes. Used to flatten or straighten curly hair.

Rollers Plastic, cylindrical in shape, available in many different types and sizes. Used to add

curl, volume and movement.

Velcro rollers Cylindrical in shape with small velcro like teeth

which catch on the hair and hold the roller in place. Used on dry hair to add soft curl, volume and movement.

Heated rollers Pre-heated rollers used on dry hair to add soft curl, volume and movement.

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Part 1

Products for setting hair

Complete the ‘example’ column by naming a product that you have available in your salon that matches the description for use.

Product Use Example

Lotions • Tolengthenthelifeoftheset • Availableindifferentstrengths • Cancontaintemporarycolour

Applied prior to styling

Mousse • Usedforsettingtolengthenthelife of the finished style

• Availableindifferentstrengths • Cancontaintemporarycolour

Applied prior to setting or drying

Gel • Usedforsettingtolengthenthelife of the finished style

• Availableindifferentstrengths

Applied prior to setting or drying

Serum • Usedtoaddshine • Helpstoreducefrizz • Usedtoenhancethestyle

Applied following completion of set

Sprays • Usedtofixthefinishedstyleinplace • Helpstoprotectthehairfrom

atmospheric moisture • Lengthensthelifeofthefinished

style


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Handout GH11.4.1Part 1 (continued) Products for setting and dressing hair

Complete the ‘example’ column by naming a product that you have available in your salon that matches the description for use.

Product Use Example

Wax • Usedtocreatetextureandmovement in the finished style

• Definesandseparatesindividualstrands of hair

• Supportsthefinishedstyle


Creams • Usedtocreatetextureandmovement in the finished style

• Usedtosmoothandcontrolthehair • Supportsthefinishedstyle



Part 2

Tools for setting and dressing hair

Complete the ‘example’ column by naming the tool that you have available in your salon that matches the description for use.

Tool Use Example

Brushes

Natural • brushingoutsetsbristle • smoothinghair

Flatback • brushingoutsetsbrush

Ventbrush • dryshortstraighthair • introducetextureandmovement • createatexturedfinish

Combs

Widetoothed • combingthroughwetcomb or long hair

Tailcomb • sectioninghairduringStyling

Afrorake/ • detanglingcurlyhaircomb

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Equipment for setting and dressing hair

Complete the ‘available for use?’ column by noting if you have the use of the listed equipment.

Tool Use Available for use?

Hooddryer • dryinghairwhensetting

Curlingtongs • availableindifferentsizes • addcurltohair

Hotbrushes • addcurltohair

Straighteners • toflattenorstraightencurlyhair

Rollers • addcurl,movementand volume to hair

Velcrorollers • addsoftcurl,movement and volume to hair

Heatedrollers • addcurl,movementand volume to hair

Tell your trainer if you do not have access to any of the equipment listed.

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Session 4 GH11Set and dress hairLearner Check

Session 4

1. Give examples of four drying and setting products used in your salon.

2. State four types of equipment that are available for setting and dressing in your salon.

3. List the tools that you would need to prepare when carrying out a set.

4. State the purpose of the following equipment:

• Curlingtongs • Heatedrollers

5. State the benefits of using a nozzle on a hand held dryer.

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