by Gloria A. Fort
No one wants to pay for an unsatisfactory service, especially when the service affects your personal appearance. Your salon experience should be one that is uplifting, warm, conversational, educational, and most of all satisfying. The goal of your stylist is to capture the image you are looking for. I’ll give you some tips for making your salon experience wonderful.
It all starts with a consultation, which is the key to achieving magnificent service. Meeting with the prospective stylists gives them a chance to evaluate your mane and it gives you the opportunity to ask pertinent questions, feel out the salon, and address concerns about your hair. You can then make a confident choice based on the response and information you receive during the consultation.
In the same way a doctor needs to examine you before starting treatment for your body, it’s essential for a stylist evaluate your hair before providing services. A good personal consultation should include the following: questions about your previous salon experience, an examination of your scalp and inquiries about your hair care history, a strand test, and time for you to express your likes and dislikes, i.e. gel, spritz, weave. Don’t be afraid to ask about the average length of service. If you dread spending an entire day at the salon, that’s something you should check out before settling on a salon. Make sure the business is clean and sanitary as well. Once everything is discussed, you and the stylist can proceed with the service.
A good salon will have a wide variety products. There should be multiple types of shampoos, conditioners, scalp ointments, and other treatments to treat the various states of hair damage (over processed, dry, brittle, limp). And each trip to the shampoo bowl should have three rounds. The first lather should be an organic cleanse shampoo, this shampoo will cleanse the hair gently, remove oils and hairspray, etc. Next, the stylist should use a moisturizing shampoo, this shampoo will restore moisture that may be lost while during the organic cleanse shampoo. Finally, the third lather should be a detangling conditioning shampoo, this shampoo will do just what it says it will do - detangle and condition, making the hair easy to comb.
The stylist should now make sure you receive the conditioner that best fits your needs. It should be customized for your hair whether it’s normal, dry, brittle, limp or weak. Dry hair requires a deep penetrating moisturizing conditioner; weak and limp hair needs a reconstructor that contains protein; normal hair should receive a conditioner with moisture and a protein combined.
If you have scalp issues the stylist should give you a scalp treatment, or a Scalp Facial. Scalp treatments are medicated shampoos and conditioners that help eliminate dry flakes, itchy scalp, redness and sores. Scalp facials exfoliate and remove dead skin cells from the epidermis of the scalp and are normally done a week after a relaxer service, because clients tend to experience some irritation from the relaxer.
Once you have had your shampoo and conditioner, the stylist should prepare you for the finish, which can be a awesome haircut, roller set, spiral set or roller wrap. Then after you are styled the stylist should explain to you how to maintain your new hairstyle. A good maintenance routine includes: using a wide-tooth comb and silk or satin scarf to wrap at night and applying a light hairdressing creme to condition the hair while you sleep. And if you are going to shampoo at home, your stylist should recommend what products to use.
You want to really love your salon visit, so remember to seek real solutions for your hair needs. Styling is always secondary to hair care. Make sure you stick with a stylist, who continues to seek education in the field, keeps up with the trends in hair care and styling, and brings change to the salon with new products, and equipment.
No comments:
Post a Comment