Salon Safety and Hair Conditions

Workplace Safety and Salon Practices

• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) regulates workplace safety.
• Salons located in residential homes must have an exterior entrance.
• Do not store chemicals or disinfectants in the salon bathroom.

Hair and Scalp Conditions

• Ringworm is a fungal infection.
• Psoriasis is characterized by red skin patches with silvery scales.
• Lice can be spread through clothing.
• Rosacea: Red, inflamed cheeks and pustules.
• Malignant melanoma (skin cancer) appears as dark patches or spots on the skin.
• Sebaceous glands produce too much sebum, causing oily dandruff.
• An "itch mite" buries under the skin.
• Stages of hair growth: Anagen stage is where new hair is produced.
• Hair's outermost layer: Cuticle.
• Base colour of gray hair: Neutral.

Hair Treatments and Services

• Alkaline wave = cold wave
• When perming, remove cotton from the client after application and before processing.
• Chemicals, including perm solution, penetrate the cortex (hair shaft).
• Diameter of the perm rod determines curl size.
• Correcting orange, lightened hair: Use blue toner
• Applying virgin relaxer: 1/2 - 3/4 inch from scalp and 1 inch from ends
• Base cream is for the scalp and skin when relaxing hair
• 4 sections for relaxer application.
• Neutralizing a hydroxide relaxer: Use a neutralizing shampoo.
• Do not use a hobby drill for a nail drill.
• 80-grit nail file is coarse, 120-grit is fine (for acrylics and natural nails).
• Do not perform a nail service on a client with inflamed cuticles.
• Vertical cutting line for texturizing.
• Mobile salon: Provide TDLR with a permanent physical address.
• Temporary hair color does not chemically alter the hair.
• Chemical drape: towel, cape, towel.
• Special events: Perform services away from the salon.
• Client with resistant/virgin hair: Use an alkaline perm.
• Which implement is not used during a pedicure: Creedo blade.
• Correcting unwanted tones (e.g. orange) use blue toner
• Fillers equalize hair porosity.
• Off-base perm roll creates softer curls.
• Fish hooks: Uncurled ends of hair.

Nail Services

• Do not use a hobby drill for a nail drill.
• 80-grit nail file is coarse, 120-grit is fine (for acrylics and natural nails).
• Do not perform a nail service on a client with inflamed cuticles.

Salon Equipment and Supplies

• UV sanitizer: Stores implements after cleaning, sanitizes them.
• Nylon brushes for gels.
• Throw away used blades: In sharps container.

Chemical Safety and Procedures

• Before disinfecting, wash with soap and warm water.
• Humidecants in conditioner: Provides moisture.
• Base color of gray hair is neutral.

Licensing and Renewals

• Applying for salon ownership: Apply for a new license.
• License expires on your 2nd year anniversary.

Miscellaneous

• Bacteria can grow on bar soap.
• Describing hair tone: Cool, warm, or neutral.

Test your knowledge on workplace safety regulations and various hair and scalp conditions. This quiz covers critical practices in salons, the impact of hair treatments, and identifying common hair issues. Perfect for aspiring salon professionals and beauty students.