Your Professional Image

Chapter 32012 Edition

• How you look and present yourself has a bigger than usual impact on your success

• Style –look stylish• Makeup – yours is current and beautifully

applied• Nails –are well groomed

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• How you look is the first and most important clue that leads potential clients to decide that you can make them look great

• Present agreat total package

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General Health (not in chapter/need to know-Slides 5-10

• Nutrients supply the body with energy

• Relaxation represents a change of pace from your daily routine

• Adequate sleep is essential to function efficiently

• Shoes-wear low, broad heels with cushioned insoles

• A podiatrist is a foot doctor

• If facial hair is worn, it needs to be neatly trimmed and groomed at all times

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• Surface image:– Graciousness of your speech– How pleasing your voice is– How you stand and carry yourself– Facial expressions you show

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• Achieving balance in your life is the key to leading a happy and productive life

• The word health comes from the old English word Hal, meaning whole

• A cosmetologist is also a caregiver

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• Good nutrition includes: ~ maintaining a healthy weight

~ nutrient-packed food~ staying hydrated~ eating a wide variety of food

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• Stress is defined as the inability to cope with a threat, real or imagined, to our well being that results in a series of responses and adaptations by our minds and bodies

• Stress can be any situation that causes tension

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Personal Hygiene

• Begins with looking and smelling fresh• Shower or bathe every day• Use deodorant or antiperspirant• ADD: brush your teeth• Be neat and clean• Is the daily maintenance of

cleanliness by practicing good sanitary habits

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Hygiene Pack

• Toothbrush and toothpaste• Mouthwash• Sanitizing wipes/liquid• Dental floss• Deodorant or antiperspirant

Guidelines

• Wash your hands often• Use deodorant or antiperspirant• Brush and floss your teeth, use mouthwash or

breath mints• Do self-checks periodically• Do not smoke at work (it stinks!)

• Read Caution Box pg. 38

Looking Good

• Put thought into your appearance daily• Keep your haircut and color fresh• Keep skin well groomed

• Hands & arms• Feet & leg• Face & neck

• Meticulously groomed nails (watch how long they are!)

• Change your style frequently to keep up with trends

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Personal Grooming

• Many salon owners and managers view appearance, personality and poise just as important as technical knowledge and skills

• Careful maintenance of your wardrobe– Clean– STAIN FREE!– Avoid leaning on counters

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Dress for Success• Express a professional image that is consistent

with the image of the salon

• Professional image is the image you project, your outward appearance, and the conduct you exhibit in the work place

• Use common sense when choosing clothes

• Your clothing should reflect the fashions of the season

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• “tune-in” to the salon’s culture and clientele

***Be guided by the salon dress code– (second reason teenagers get fired from most jobs

is clothing violations – first is not showing up for work or using cell phones on the clock.)

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Clothing

• Clean• Fresh• In step with fashion• Functional as well as stylish• Accessorize

– Jewelry does not clank and jingle***Necklaces that are too long

Shoes

• Comfortable• Low heel• Good arch support• Ill-fitting shoes or high heels not the best

choice***can lead to problems and

fatigue

The Art of Makeup

• Promote your professional image• Profitable sales • Accentuate your best features

***Mask your less flattering features• Always wear makeup at work• Salon’s image should be your in makeup

application– Heavy makeup – left for after work

Behaving Professionally

• Affected by your behavior, etiquette, and interactions with others

• Keep a positive attitude• Politeness-hallmark of professionalism• On-the-job behavior is part of your

professional image• Be polite to colleagues and clients

PosturePhysical Presentation

• Involves your posture, and the way you walk and move

• Conveys an image of confidence• Prevent fatigue and other problems• Sitting improperly can put stress on your

– Neck– Shoulders– Back– legs

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Good posture can allow you to feel good and do your best work

• Neck elongated and balanced directly above shoulders

• Lift upper body – Chest our and up– Do not slouch

• Hold shoulders level and relaxed – not scrunched up

• Back straight• Abdomen in and flat

• Add to side bar:

• Standing: (need 3 for test)• Shoulders level and relaxed

• Sitting: (need 3 for test)• Keep feet flat on floor• Do not cross feet or legs• Do not bend forward

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Ergonomics

• Cosmetology professionals report musculoskeletal disorders (msd’s)

• Expose their bodies to potential injury on a daily basis

• Susceptible to problems of the– Hands and wrists– Shoulders, neck and back– Feet and legs

• Not attended to problems can become career threatening

Ergonomics

Add: Need to know-Study of human characteristics for the specific work environment

• The study of how workplace can best be designed for – Comfort– Safety– Efficiency– Productivity

• Attempts to fit the job to the person

• Hydraulic chairs

• Ergonomically designed scissors

Add:• Blow dryers

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• Cosmetologists report carpal tunnel syndome and back injuries

• Problems with hands, wrists, shoulders, neck, back, feet and legs

• Prevention is the key to avoiding these problems

• Repetitive motions have a cumulative effect on muscles and joints

Monitor YourselfAre you….?

• Gripping or squeezing implements too tightly?• Bending your wrist up or down repeatedly?• Holding your arms away from your body?• Holding your elbows at more than 60° angle

from your body?• Bending forward and /or twisting your body to

get closer to your client?

Avoid Problems• Keep wrists in a straight or neutral position• Do not reach for your clients• Use ergonomically designed implements• Keep back and neck straight• Stand on an anti-fatigue mat• Standing:

legs hip-width apartbend knees slightlyalign your truck with abdomen

If your work environment has physical discomfort built into it -

• Counter the negative impact of repetitive the motions by stretching and walking

• Always put your health first then the task at hand

• Enjoy a long and healthy career

• Do Activity

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