Required knowledge The following knowledge must be assessed as part of this unit: operator responsibilities according to relevant health, safety and hygiene regulations and skin penetration legislation workplace infection control procedures and application of universal precautions in context of providing waxing services workplace environmental controls for cleaning and disposing of waste wax product and equipment age at which an individual is classed as minor according to relevant federal, state or territory legislation, and why minors must only be treated with informed and signed parental or guardian consent effective consultation techniques relating to treatment when communicating with clients from different cultural and religious backgrounds, age and disability relevance and importance of clearly explaining the following to clients: possible contraindications possible contra-actions possible skin sensitivity contraindications, including those that: prevent treatment but will not require medical referral require medical approval, and why this is necessary restrict treatment as listed in range statement, and why this is necessary how to recognise and deal with contra-actions that can occur as a result of intimate waxing treatments reasons why it is important for client to personally cleanse area to be treated operator techniques that minimise risk of misinterpreting behaviour workplace product range and manufacturer instructions and safety data sheets hair growth patterns intimate area skin response to irritation and trauma correct medical terminology for male genitalia structure of male genitalia types of equipment and product used for intimate waxing, including: ingredients and composition of waxing products types of product suitable for soothing skin irritation in intimate areas types of shaping templates and how to use them various techniques associated with, and working temperatures for, different types of hot wax, warm wax and sugar paste suitability of specific products for certain hair types factors relating to the use of waxing products: how to apply and remove different waxing products product application requirements in relation to direction of hair growth precautions that need to be taken when removing hair around conditions which restrict treatment expected skin reaction to waxing other methods of temporary hair removal, such as tweezing, shaving, depilatory creams, electrical depilatory; and effect of these on waxing process reasons for restricting operator conversation to instructions during intimate waxing service how to deal with circumstances in which client's behaviour breaches professional status of treatment. |