Cosmetology and Electricity
* All electrical equipment must be UL Certified * Inspect electrical equipment regularly * Never leave you client unattended while electrical equipment is being used on them. * Always hold onto the plug not the cord when taking a plug out of an outlet * Never use electrical equipment around water.
Alyssa Doppke
8/19/12
Classroom 1 Session 2
Cosmetology is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty including hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, and electrology. Anyone that is in the beauty industry uses electricity. Electricity is the science, engineering, technology and physical phenomena associated with the presence and flow of electric charges. Jobs in the beauty industry that use electricity are hairdresser, nail technicians, estheticians, electrologist, and even barbers. All of these jobs in the Cosmetology world have one thing in common, and that is electricity. Hairdresser is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques. Most hairdressers are professionally licensed as either a barber or a cosmetologist. Hairdressers use tools such as blow-dryers, hairdryers, curling irons, flat irons, and clippers everyday and all of them need electricity to work properly. A nail technician specializes in the art form and care of nails. This includes manicures, pedicures, acrylic nails, gel nails, nail wraps, artificial nails, self adhesive nail coverings, etc. Nail technicians use many things that use electricity such as, foot spas, UV lamps, acrylic tools, and warmers for oil and paraffin. Estheticians work at many different salons, med spas, day spas, and even some clinics. Estheticians specialize in beautifying the skin. They perform cosmetic skin treatments including hair removal (waxing, threading), massage, body wraps, skin care, eyelash
Alyssa Doppke
8/19/12
Classroom 1 Session 2
Cosmetology is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty including hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, and electrology. Anyone that is in the beauty industry uses electricity. Electricity is the science, engineering, technology and physical phenomena associated with the presence and flow of electric charges. Jobs in the beauty industry that use electricity are hairdresser, nail technicians, estheticians, electrologist, and even barbers. All of these jobs in the Cosmetology world have one thing in common, and that is electricity. Hairdresser is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques. Most hairdressers are professionally licensed as either a barber or a cosmetologist. Hairdressers use tools such as blow-dryers, hairdryers, curling irons, flat irons, and clippers everyday and all of them need electricity to work properly. A nail technician specializes in the art form and care of nails. This includes manicures, pedicures, acrylic nails, gel nails, nail wraps, artificial nails, self adhesive nail coverings, etc. Nail technicians use many things that use electricity such as, foot spas, UV lamps, acrylic tools, and warmers for oil and paraffin. Estheticians work at many different salons, med spas, day spas, and even some clinics. Estheticians specialize in beautifying the skin. They perform cosmetic skin treatments including hair removal (waxing, threading), massage, body wraps, skin care, eyelash