SHBBHRS010 - Provide waxing services

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Unit code: SHBBHRS010 | Study level: TAFE
Credit points
N/A
Location
City Campus
Prerequisites
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Overview
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Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide waxing services to remove unwanted facial and body hair.It requires the ability to consult with clients to select suitable wax products to provide waxing services. The waxing service can be a single service or form part of a series of services.
This unit applies to beauticians and beauty therapists who work in beauty or hair removal salons. In this environment they work as part of a team and make independent decisions within a defined range.In this environment they work as part of a team and make independent decisions within a defined range.

Assessment

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Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
• provide a minimum of four waxing services on each of the following treatment areas (total of 24 waxes), using hot wax or strip wax according to client requirements:
• arms
• bikini line
• eyebrows
• legs
• any one or a combination of the following:
• chin
• lip
• sides of face
• underarms
• when performing the above waxing services, use hot wax on a minimum of six of the services
• when performing the above waxing services, more than one area may be waxed within the same client treatment in order to minimise the number of different clients required
• perform at least two of the above waxing services for each of the listed treatment areas (at least 12 waxes) during a period of at least 38 hours of work in a commercial beauty therapy salon. Skills must be demonstrated in a simulated environment prior to being demonstrated in a beauty therapy salon environment
• during the above waxing services, demonstrate the following techniques:
• maintenance of correct wax temperature
• skin support
• correct direction of application and removal of wax
• hand pressure to alleviate pain
• removal of most unwanted hair
• develop and update treatment plans and records for each of the above clients specifying details of:
• client feedback
• contraindications
• products used
• hair analysis
• outcomes of treatment
• relevant medical history and medications
• waxing service performed
• aftercare recommendations and advice.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
• state or territory and local legislation and guidelines relevant to provision of waxing services:
• health and hygiene
• anti-discrimination
• occupational health and safety
• infectious disease transmission routes and prevention of infection transmission as it relates to waxing services
• infection control procedures and application of standard precautions as they apply to the provision of waxing services
• organisational policies and procedures relevant to waxing services:
• client record management
• equipment use and maintenance
• incident reporting
• personal hygiene and presentation
• presentation of treatment area
• waste disposal
• work health and safety
• scope of practice:
• when to refer clients to other practitioners
• importance of not stating a diagnosis of a contraindication
• diverse gender and cultural issues and attitudes in relation to body waxing
• structural and cellular features of hair and hair follicles:
• hair shaft
• layers of hair
• hair root and follicle
• hair growth cycle stages and relationship to hair removal:
• anagen
• catagen
• telogen
• hair growth patterns
• common hair disorders
• hair types:
• vellus
• terminal
• factors affecting hair growth:
• hormonal
• hereditary
• drugs and chemicals
• alternative progressive hair removal methods:
• infra-red and hair-retarding products used in conjunction with waxing procedures
• progressive permanent hair removal methods:
• electrolysis
• Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)
• laser
• wax formulation
• function and action of wax ingredients
• effects and application of the following wax types:
• hot
• strip
• sugaring
• effects and application of the following hair removal procedures:
• waxing
• tweezing
• shaving
• contraindications that prevent treatment or require clearance from a medical professional to proceed:
• acne
• bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral infections on the areas to be waxed
• hypertrophic and keloid tendency
• abnormal skin including - sunburnt, grazed, rashes
• pigmented skin lesions
• thin and fragile skin
• contraindications that restrict treatment and their relationship to waxing:
• recent scars
• scar tissue
• skin trauma
• varicose veins
• adverse effects from waxing treatments and appropriate actions for:
• inflammation
• spotting of skin
• hive-like reactions
• ingrown hairs
• torn skin
• bruising
• infections of hair follicle
• burns
• bleeding from follicles
• function and action of after wax products
• sustainable operating procedures for the conservation of product, water and power
• aftercare advice, products and future treatments to maintain client treatment objectives.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by VU Polytechnic and/or via the VU Polytechnic e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Certificate III in Beauty Services
SHB30121 | Certificate iii | Duration:
Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy
SHB40121 | Certificate iv | Duration:
Diploma of Beauty Therapy
SHB50121 | Diploma | Duration:

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