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In this unit you will learn how to:
Prepare the treatment work areas
Maintain the treatment work areas
Every beauty treatment and service needsa work area that is clean, tidy, hygienic andinviting. This unit is about preparing andmaintaining the work area or waxing, make-up, nail, acial and eye treatments. Setting upinvolves preparing the tools, equipment andmaterials needed to carry out the treatment,as well as the seating arrangements or theclient and therapist. You will also learn aboutthe disposal o waste ater treatments, clientrecords and the importance o your personalhygiene and appearance.
Prepare andmaintain salon treatment workareas
UNIT B1
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Here are some key terms you will meet in this unit:
Incinerated –
disposed o by burning
Disposables –
things that are meant tobe thrown away ater theyhave been used once
Ventilation –
circulating resh air
Décor –
urnishings and decoration
Equipped –
set up with the appropriatetools and equipment
Extractor fan –
an electric an oten setinto a window and used toremove steam, umes orstale air rom a room
Dimmer switch –
a light switch that can be turnedup or down depending on thelevel o lighting you want
Record card –
card where you writeimportant inormation aboutthe client and their treatments
Magnifying lamp –
a lamp used in treatments thatincreases the size o somethingto make it easier to see
Thermostaticallycontrolled heating –
heating that is kept ata controlled temperature
Flues –
outlets or resh air
Disposal –
throwing away, removal
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Prepare and maintain salon treatment work areas
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Prepare the treatmentwork areas (1)
One o your main duties in the salon will be to assist more senior therapists bysetting up the correct materials and equipment needed or a particular treatment orservice and by preparing the client.You will need to know what products, tools and equipment are needed or each o the treatments in the range, and also be able to use a client’s
record card
to selectmaterials that will be suitable or that particular client. You will also need to think very careully about everything that you have learned about health and saety inUnit G20. Make sure your own actions reduce risks to health and saety and put itinto practice.
Record cards
A client’s
record card
is a proessional record o treatments or services that theclient has already had at your salon and is where a therapist can record commentsor suggestions or uture treatments. Part o your preparation or a treatment willinvolve obtaining a client’s record card rom reception. You will need the card to ndout what treatment the client is booked in or, so that you know what you need toset up. The client’s record card may also give you more inormation about the client’slikes and dislikes, skin type, previous products used and the therapist’s methods thatwill be helpul to you in deciding which products to select.When you collect a record or a client rom reception, make sure that you check theclient’s rst name, surname and address careully to make sure you have the correctcard. Make sure that you collect the correct record or the client, as some may share asurname or even a rst name.You will need to hand over the client’s record card to the therapist beore she startsthe treatment.
Salon life
Jodie was looking or Mrs Jarvis’s record card or the therapist, Shruti, butcouldn’t nd it anywhere in the ling box. Ater ve minutes she began to panic– Shruti was really strict about not starting a treatment until everything wasready, and Jodie knew that she would get into trouble i the treatment startedlate. Eventually the receptionist looked up rom her magazine and asked Jodiewhat the problem was, and when Jodie explained, the receptionist told herto look under Mrs Jarvis’s rst name, Jan, because that’s where she led it lastweek. Luckily enough, there it was.How could this problem be prevented rom happening in the uture?What is the best system to use when ling record cards?
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Unit B1 from the Level 1 NVQ Diploma Hairdressing & Beauty Therapy Candidate Handbook
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