Hair Removal Services - Client Consultation and Procedures

Importance of Client Consultation

• Page 478: Key aspects of successful hair removal:
  • Thorough client consultation.
  • Prepared service room.
  • Following cleaning protocols for pre-care, service, and post-care.
• Client Intake Form:
  • Completed by new clients, kept in client file.
  • Includes questionnaire on products, medications, skin disorders, allergies, and sensitivities.
  • Clients update and resign release form each appointment.
  • Post-care instructions provided after each waxing service.

Wax Release Form

• Purpose: Alerts esthetician and client to contraindications and potential risks.
• Contents: List contraindications, potential risks, and include client consent and acknowledgment of responsibility.
• Protection: Serves as protection against formal complaints.

Post-Wax Instructions

• Page 481: Highlight and mark important instructions:
  • Avoid sun, tanning booths, exfoliation, fragranced creams, and excessive heat for 24-48 hours.
  • Skin sensitive post-wax; pores are open, which might lead to redness or irritation.

Indications and Contraindications

• Indications: Successful waxing prerequisites:
  • Hair length: 1/4 inch for virgin or fine regrowth, 1/2 inch for coarse regrowth.
  • Recommended pre-service exfoliation.
  • Avoid tanning 24 hours before and after waxing.
• Contraindications:
  • Conditions like varicose veins, phlebitis, diabetes, epilepsy, recent chemical peels, certain medications, and medical treatments.

Transgender Client Considerations

• Stages of Transition: Emotional counseling, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and permanent hair removal treatments.
• Service Variations: Based on transition phase.

Waxing Room and Equipment

• Cleanliness: Immaculately clean rooms to pass inspections.
• Equipment: Ergonomically designed furniture; adjustable tables.
• Necessary Items:
  • Wax heaters (hard and soft wax).
  • Non-latex gloves, spatulas, strips, pre-cut items, and consumables.

Hygiene and Infection Control

• Protocols: Maintain high standards of hygiene to reduce cross-contamination.
• Glove Use: Use vinyl or nitrile gloves, change if sticky.
• Disposal: Double-bag contaminated waste.

Waxing Procedures: Areas and Preferences

• General Tips:
  • Client consultation cards and temperature tests.
  • Avoid double dipping.
• Facial Waxing:
  • Eyebrows: Enhances facial frame; careful shaping.
  • Lip and Chin: Use hard wax for coarse hair.
  • Sides of Face: Consider future hair growth issues.
• Body Waxing:
  • Underarms: Prefer hard wax.
  • Arms and Upper Body: Soft wax generally preferred.
  • Bikini and Brazilian: Good communication on preferences; blood spots normal.
  • Legs: Consider direction of hair growth.

Waxing Techniques and Demonstrations (Pages 487-509)

• Eyebrow Tweezing/Waxing: Hard and soft wax.
• Lip and Chin Waxing: Techniques with hard and soft wax.
• Arm and Chest Waxing: Step-by-step guidance provided.

Conclusion

• Review Chapter 11: Reread for detailed procedure steps and expectations during services.