3009 SVQ Assessment handbook v2 - City & Guilds

• how to remove hot and cold hair attachment systems
• the types of problems that can occur when adding hair extensions
and how to remedy them
• the courses of action to take in the advent of the presence of the
contra-indications in the range (i.e. when to encourage the client to
seek medical advice, when to explain the service is not possible,
when a modification to the service will be necessary)
• the types of products to use when removing hot and cold hair
extensions
• the types of styling and finishing techniques that can and cannot be
used with hair extensions and why
AH18 Perm African Type Hair • the importance of questioning clients to establish any contraindications
to perming and relaxing services
• why it is important to record client responses to questioning
• the legal significance of client questioning and the recording of
client’s responses to questioning
• the importance of conducting a thorough analysis
• the types and purposes of tests
• when and how tests should be carried out and the expected
results
• how the results of tests can influence the perming service
• potential consequences of failing to test
• the courses of action to take in the event of adverse reactions
to tests (eg. the types of reactions you need to report to
another, more senior person)
• why it is important ot records test results
• the effects of chemical re-arrangers, perm lotions and
neutralisers on the hair structure
• the active ingredients in perming and neutralising products
• why and when chemical re-arranging of hair structure is
necessary
• how temperature affects the perming process
• the importance of accurate timing and thorough rinsing of
products
• the importance and effects of restoring the hair’s pH balance
after the perming and neutralising processes
• the importance of considering water temperature during the
rinsing process
• how to recognise Trichorrhexis Nodosa and how to deal with
this condition
• how the factors in the range can affect your choice of perming
and neutralising products
• the effect of hydrogen peroxide based neutralisers on dark hair
• the effect of overlapping products on to previously chemically
treated hair
• why previously relaxed hair should not be permed
• how and why the contra-indications in the range can affect the
delivery of perming services to clients
• the difference between African and Caucasian hair type
structures
• when and why it is important to use pre and or post-perm
treatments
• the factors that influence the use of different sized perm
208 Levels 1-3 SVQ Qualifications in Hairdressing, Barbering and Combined Hair Types (3009)