SHBHCLS003 — Provide full and partial head highlighting treatments

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• consult with at least eight clients, each with different hair highlighting treatment needs, and complete the treatments detailed below which consistently achieve desired outcome to client satisfaction
• for each client, complete a pre-treatment hair analysis covering the following characteristics to recommend appropriate colouring treatments: • natural hair type, texture, porosity, density and elasticity • natural base colour • artificial base colour • hair colour tone • percentage of white hair • presence of lightening agents or artificial hair colour treatments on hair • existing chemical services • skin tone • length of hair • scalp condition
• use at least four of the these types foiling techniques cumulatively across the suite of treatments: • coarse, medium or fine woven meshes • spliced meshes • alternated coloured and lightened woven meshes and unwoven natural hair meshes • single or multiple colours and tones • bleached meshes • whole or partial head effects
• use these types of highlighting techniques cumulatively across the suite of treatments: • combing and brushing colour or bleach products onto predetermined areas of the hair • colouring and bleaching single strands or meshes
• use these colour treatment products cumulatively across the suite of treatments: • bleach products • permanent colour • high lift tints
• record the following details of the colour service in the history for each client serviced: • pre-service hair analysis • contraindications • reaction to skin tests or products • colour, high lift and bleach products selected • brand and colour selection, where applicable • application techniques, processing methods and times • lift, colour, tone and hair condition outcome • recommended home care products

Knowledge evidence

• colour wheel and its use in colour selection to achieve warm and cool tones
• key characteristics and interrelationships of the elements and principles of hair design and their use in achieving hair colouring and lightening effects; • elements of hair design: • line • shape • direction • size • texture • colour • principles of hair design: • balance • gradation • repetition • contrast • harmony • dominance • unity
• hair biology, at an elementary level of understanding: • main functions and role of hair • main factors contributing to hair colour • structure and cellular features of hair and hair follicles • process of hair growth and the hair growth cycle • characteristics of normal and damaged hair • relationship between hair porosity, texture, condition and the success of hair highlighting treatments
• basic concepts of cosmetic chemistry, as they apply to effective and safe use of permanent colour, high lift tints and, and bleach products: • bonds • molecules • chemical compounds • chemical change • neutralisation • acids and bases • pH
• at an elementary level of understanding, the chemical and physical effects on hair structure, texture and colour of: • bleach products • hydrogen peroxide • permanent colour • high lift tints • sunlight • heated hairdressing equipment
• contraindications to using permanent colour, high lift tints and, and bleach products: • hair or scalp damage from previous chemical hair treatments • existing metallic based colour on hair • hair porosity • sunlight or heat affected hair • client allergic reactions
• organisation’s permanent colour, high lift tint and bleach products range: • colour chart system • formulation • product purpose • action on the hair • mixing and application instructions • processing and developing times
• role and basic content of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) or plain English workplace documents or diagrams that interpret SDS content
• levels of bleaching
• basic aspects of local government, state or territory health regulations applicable to providing hair colouring services
• industry practices and organisational procedures for: • client comfort and safety with particular emphasis on: • using gown and towels to protect client clothes • application of barrier creams to face and neckline • avoiding product contact with eyes • monitoring client scalp comfort and condition • work health and safety for providing hair highlighting treatments, with particular emphasis on: • avoiding product contact with operator eyes and skin • avoiding inhalation of fumes during product mixing • using correct posture and adjusting height of client chair to avoid fatigue and injury • minimising wastage of permanent colour, high lift tints and, and bleach products • waste disposal with particular emphasis on environmentally sound disposal methods for hazardous and other hairdressing waste

Foundation skills

• Reading skills: interpret sometimes unfamiliar and detailed documents including organisational procedures, product instructions and safety data sheets.
• Oral communication skills: ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to effectively interact with client and meet their needs.
• Numeracy skills: calculate and record ratios, measure, mix and apply colour treatment products in correct proportions manage application and processing times effectively.
• Planning and organising skills: manage own timing and productivity to complete colour treatment services within organisational service times.

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