SHBBHRS011 - Provide female intimate waxing services

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Unit code: SHBBHRS011 | Study level: TAFE
Credit points
N/A
Location
City Campus
Prerequisites
SHBBHRS010 - Provide waxing services
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Overview
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Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide waxing services to remove unwanted hair from female intimate areas.
It requires the ability to consult with clients to plan services to apply and remove hot and strip wax safely. Female intimate waxing can be an individual 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 but make independent treatment decisions; demonstrate sensitivity, maturity and confidentiality in their client interactions; and have knowledge of waxing techniques and waxing products.
This unit can only be completed by persons over the age of 18 years.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

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 total of five intimate waxing services for female adult clients that include two of each of the following:
-full
-partial
• during the above female intimate waxing services, apply and adjust the following work techniques:
-stretching and supporting the skin
-speed, direction and angle of wax removal
-maximum removal of hair
• develop or update treatment plans and records for each of the above clients specifying details of:
-client feedback
-contraindications
-products used
-hair and skin analysis
-treatment outcomes
-patch test reaction
-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
-age at which an individual is classed as a minor according to relevant federal, state or territory legislation and why minors must only be treated with informed and signed parental or guardian consent
-infectious disease transmission routes and prevention of infection transmission as it relates to intimate waxing services
-infection control procedures and application of standard precautions as they apply to the provision of waxing services
-organisational policies and procedures as they apply to the provision of 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
-when to refuse unsuitable clients
-range of diverse gender and cultural issues and attitudes in relation to body waxing
-techniques that minimise risk of client misinterpreting operator behaviour and actions
-strategies for dealing with client behaviour that breaches professional status of treatment
-importance of client self-cleansing of female intimate waxing treatment prior to performing waxing service
-basic anatomy and terminology of female genitalia
-variations to skin biology and appearance in female intimate area and implications for treatment and infection control
-variations to hair growth cycle and patterns in female intimate area
-the need for psychological sensitivity required when conducting female intimate waxing
-formulation of waxes
-function and action of wax ingredients
• relevance and importance of clearly explaining the following to clients:
-contraindications
-contra-actions
-skin sensitivity during menstruation
• contraindications that:
-prevent treatment but will not require medical referral:
-heat rash
-known allergies to wax products or ingredients
-scar tissue less than six months old
-sunburn
-thin or fragile skin
• prevent treatment:
-contagious skin disease
-oedema
-pubic lice
-sexually transmitted infections
-urinary infections
• restrict treatment:
-external haemorrhoids
-infected ingrown hairs
-moles
-skin tags
• adverse reactions to female intimate waxing and required action steps:
-abrasions
-allergic reactions
-blood spots
-broken hair
-bruising
-excessive erythema
-skin irritation
-skin trauma
• after service and home care advice relevant to female intimate waxing services:
-avoidance of activities which may cause contra-actions
-prevention of ingrown hairs and infection
-personal hygiene
-recommended products and future treatments
• intimate waxing equipment and products:
-ingredients and composition of waxing products
-soothing products to reduce skin irritation
-use of shaping templates
-use of hot wax, warm wax and sugar wax
-suitability of products according to hair type
-application and removal of waxing products
-direction of application and speed of removal
-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 the VUPolytechnic 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):

Diploma of Beauty Therapy
SHB50121 | Diploma | Duration:

Refer to the course page for information on how to apply for the course. VU takes care to ensure the accuracy of this unit information, but reserves the right to change or withdraw courses offered at any time. Please check that unit information is current with the Student Contact Centre.

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