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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a cosmetologist and a cosmetology instructor, so I feel like I'll give you a pretty good answer here.

There's a lot to cosmetology that people don't realize. Yes, we cut, color, and perm hair, but we also have to learn the processes and the chemistry behind it. We go in depth with coloring and perming, teaching our students WHY it works.

Just an example, if a client walks through the door and asks for a perm, we first need to analyze the hair. Is it in good enough shape to receive the perm without breaking off? We check the porosity of the hair, the texture, the elasticity. Students learn how to properly analyze the porosity, texture, elasticity, and density with hands on training. If the condition of the hair is good enough to receive the perm, then we choose a proper perm for that client. Everybody's hair is different, so that's why there are so many different perms. There are exothermic perms, alkaline perms, acid perms, and many more. As cosmetologists we need to know what each perm does and how they are different from one another.

In a color situation, we would analyze the hair. An important step in analyzing the hair before a color, would be analyzing the client's color that she's wearing now. Is it virgin hair or has it previously been tinted or lightened? The underlying pigments in the hair, whether the hair is virgin or tinted, will definitely play a part in what color the hair will be after the new color is applied. If we are lightening the hair, which can be quite damaging at times, we need to know how much "lift" can be achieved without breakage. In color we need to know the levels of hair color, being 1-10 (1 being the darkest black, 10 being the palest blond), and the underlying pigments of those levels. Cosmetologists must understand warm, cool, and neutral tones, and need to have a thorough understanding of the color wheel before doing any color services. The color wheel helps us understand which colors neutralize other colors, those are called complementary colors. An example would be a client with a green cast in her hair. Across from Green on the color wheel is Red, meaning the red would neutralize the green cast.

Aside from hair services, cosmetologists also do a lot in skin and nail care. The biggest thing to check before the skincare or nail care service is analyzing the area for disease or disorder. We are cosmetologists, not dermatologists or doctors, but we need to recognize what we can and can't work on. If a nail disease is infectious, we are, by law, required to turn that client away. If the nail is only bruised however, we're able to continue with the service.

I hope this gives you a little understanding of the things we learn and why we learn them. There's a lot to be said about a cosmetologist. If trained properly, they should have a vast knowledge of many things. In beauty school you learn what you need to know, or "the basics," and once you step out into the salon world there's so much more to watch and learn.

It's truly a rewarding career, and a career that can lead to great success.

I hope this helped and properly answered your question!

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