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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Consult with client and assess hair.
   • Access and review any existing client hair colour history or create for new clients.
   • Determine, through discussion and questioning, client satisfaction or dissatisfaction with current hair colour.
   • Discuss client colour preferences, and expectations of desired lift, colour and tone using colour charts to assist.
   • Engage client in discussion about lifestyle and self-care factors that may impact on success of colour treatment.
   • Visually examine and analyse client skin and hair characteristics, existing hair colour and condition.
   • Consider the interplay of the elements and principles of hair design to visualise, communicate and recommend colour treatments appropriate for the client.
   • Obtain client agreement to proceed with recommended colouring services.
2. Determine contraindications to colour treatment.
   • Evaluate client reaction to colour chemicals through discussion, assessment of history, where available, and completion of a pre-service skin test, as required.
   • Complete a strand test where hair analysis indicates risk to hair structure and condition.
   • Identify contraindications to proceeding with colour treatment and explain any present to client.
3. Select products and prepare for service.
   • Use knowledge of hair biology and cosmetic chemistry, as it applies to colour, high lift and bleach products, to ensure effective and safe use of chemicals.
   • Select colour, high lift and bleach products to achieve desired colour outcome.
   • Select and prepare highlighting and foiling equipment according to product instructions and application methods to be used.
   • Take personal precautions to prevent own skin stain and allergic reactions to colour chemicals throughout preparation and colour service.
   • Measure and prepare products, according to product instructions and ensure minimal wastage.
   • Apply wraps, towels and skin barrier cream to ensure client protection and safety.
4. Apply colour treatment products.
   • Maintain client and operator comfort and safety throughout colour service according to organisational procedures.
   • Apply foiling and colour and lightening products to a predetermined pattern using head on scalp methods and following stages shown in product instructions.
   • Ensure even coverage without re-growth overlap, cross check and seal to achieve colour effects with no colour bleed.
5. Process and remove product.
   • Time processing of products, according to product instructions, monitor through observation and judge when desired lift or colour is achieved.
   • Apply heat acceleration, according to product instructions, to assist processing.
   • Loosen foils or plastic caps and gently remove when processed.
   • Remove residual product using tepid running water to avoid stretch or damage to hair.
   • Apply and remove after-treatment colour conditioners, according to product instructions.
   • Use energy and water resources efficiently during service and safely dispose of hazardous and other waste according to organisational procedures.
6. Review service and provide home care advice.
   • Review colour service outcomes against client expectations and confirm client satisfaction with lift, colour and tone result.
   • Propose remedial action in response to any client concerns and post service analysis of hair condition and colour appearance.
   • Reach agreement with client on proposed solutions through positive and open communication.
   • Advise on and recommend home colour care products and sun protection strategies.
   • Update client history to include full details of colour service.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

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.

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Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

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.

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