WORK PROCESSES
COSMETOLOGIST
O*NET/SOC CODE: 39-5012.00 RAPIDS CODE: 0096
Description: Provides beauty services for customers, anlayzes hair to ascertain condition of hair. Applies bleach, dye, or tint, using applicator or brush, to color customer’s hair, first applying solution to portion of customer’s skin to determine if customer is allergic to solution. Shampoos hair and scalp with water, liquid soap, dry powder, or egg, and rinses hair with vinegar, water, lemon, or prepared rinses. Massages scalp and gives other hair and scalp-conditioning treatments for hygienic or remedial purposes. Styles hair by blowing, cutting, trimming, and tapering, using clippers, scissors, razors, and blow-wave gun. Suggests coiffure according to physical features of patron and current styles, or determines coiffure from instructions of patron. Applies water or waving solutions to hair and winds hair round rollers, or pin curls and finger-waves hair. Sets hair by blow-dry or natural-set, or presses hair with straightening comb. Suggests cosmetics for conditons, such as dry or oily skin. Applies lotions and creams to customer’s face and neck to soften skin and lubricate tissues. Performs other beauty services, such as massaging face or neck, shaping and coloring eyegrows or eyelashes, removing unwanted hair, applying solutions that straighten hair or retain curls or waves in hair, and waving or curling hair. Cleans, shapes, and polishes fingernails and toenails.
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
APPROXIMATE HOURS
A. ANALYSIS OF HAIR, PREPARATION, TREATMENT AND SHAMPOOING
150
1. Sanitation, cleanliness, health and safety
2. Determining condition of hair and scalp and
recommending appropriate treatments
3. Application of conditioner or corrective treatment
4. Hot oil or other heat treatments
5. Scalp massages and scalp treatments
6. Shampooing
7. Recommendation of hair care products
B. HAIRCUTTING
300
1. Sanitation, cleanliness and disinfection
2. Determining length and style of desired cut
3. Recommending style and length based on texture
and thickness of hair, shape of head and face,
current fashion, etc
4. Use of tools
- a. scissors, shears, thinning shears
- b. combs, brushes, picks, etc
- c. electric clippers
- d. straight-edged razors
5. Making desired cuts
- a. graduated
- b. blunt
- c. layered
- d. brush cuts, buzzes and other novelty cuts
C. Styling Hair
240
1. Sanitation and cleanliness
2. Determining and producing desired style
a. hand blower, brush, fingers, combs
b. infra-red lamps, timers, brush, combs
c. use of curling irons
d. use of rollers and pins or clips and hair dryers
e. use of hot rollers
3. Brush-out and comb-out
4. Braiding and crimping hair
5. Hair spray and other fixatives
D. Permanent Waving
280
1. Safety and health considerations, cosmetologist and customer
2. Determination of curl style, solution strength, roller size, roller
pattern, tightness and time units
3. Use of papers, rods and rollers
4. Use of permanent wave solutions and neutralizers
5. Comb-out, brush-out and styling
6. Hair relaxing solutions and techniques
E. Coloring Hair
280
1. Safety and health considerations,
cosmetologist and customer
2. Assists customer to select appropriate color or shade
3. Tests customer sensitivity to solutions
4. Use of water rinse or semi-permanent rinses
5. Use of permanent color solutions
6. Use of bleach and toner
7. Streaking or highlighting hair
a. cap method
b. foil or plastic film method
c. painting method
F. Skin Care and Makeup
240
1. Sanitation, disinfection, health and
safety considerations
2. Analysis of skin type and complexion of customer
3. Determination of customer’s desired makeup
4. Use of cleansing creams, toners, moisturizers, lotion
5. Use of foundation lotion, shadow and highlight
6. Use of powder and blush
7. Use of eye shadow, liner and mascara
8. Use of lipstick and lip gloss
G. Nail Care
160
1. Sanitation, disinfection, health and safety considerations
2. Grooming and manicure of nails
3. use of nail polish remover
a. Application of base coat, polish and sealer
b. Application of sculptured nails
c. Manicure and pedicure techniques
H. Trade Practices
200
1. Customer relations, building rapport
2. Establishing customer following
a. consulting on special events
i. weddings
ii. galas
iii. masquerades
3. Recommendation of beauty care products
4. Professional ethics
I. Miscellaneous Service
1. Servicing wigs
2. Grooming of facial hair: beards, sideburns, moustaches
3. Facials
4. Massages
5. Leg waxing
6. Unwanted hair removal
TOTAL HOURS
2000
RELATED INSTRUCTION
- Safety
- Sanitation and sterilization
- Instruments: use and care
- Hair analysis
- Shampoos and Rinses
- Scalp and hair treatments
- Hair shaping
- Hair styling
- Permanent waving
- Hair straightening
- Introduction to color
- Hair coloring
- Structure and functions of the skin
- Skin analysis
- Facial treatments
- Makeup
- Anatomy for the manicurist
- Manicure / pedicure
- Customer relations
- Sales techniques
- Wigs, hairpieces and extensions
- Hair weaving
- Hair loss cosmetology techniques
- Message for the hands, arms, legs, and feet
- Hair removal
- First aid – 10 hour minimum per year
*144 hours of related instructions are required for each apprentice for each year.
