Hairstylist (332A) — Red Seal

Performs common occupational skills

A stylist removes a cape from a client whose colour service splashed onto the fabric. What should happen before the cape is used on the next client?

1. Wipe the visible stain with disinfectant spray
2. Fold and place it back on the clean stack
3. Air-dry it on a hook between services
4. Launder it with detergent and dry it fully

Capes, towels, and smocks that contact a client must be laundered with detergent and fully dried before reuse on another client. The wash cycle removes product, body soil, and microbial load that simple air-drying or surface wiping cannot reach. Drying to completion further reduces pathogen survival. Air-drying without washing leaves contamination in place. Spot-wiping a stain does not address the rest of the fabric. Returning a used cape to the clean stack defeats the inventory rotation that supports sanitation between services.

RSOS 2019 | A-1.02 Sanitizes towels, capes and smocks

Performs hair and scalp care

Five minutes into a colour service, the client reports a burning sensation on the scalp. What is the stylist's first action?

1. Add more colour over the burning area
2. Rinse the product out immediately with cool water
3. Wait until the timer ends so the colour processes
4. Apply a hot towel to soothe the irritation

A burning sensation during a chemical service is a warning of an active reaction that can progress to a chemical burn or sensitization episode within minutes. The first response is to interrupt the service and rinse the product out with cool water, then assess the scalp for redness, swelling, or broken skin. Waiting for the timer prioritizes the formula over the client's safety. Adding more product onto reacting skin worsens the exposure. A hot towel traps heat against irritated tissue and can intensify the reaction rather than relieve it.

RSOS 2019 | B-5.03 Responds to unfavourable hair and scalp reactions

Cuts hair

Cutting without elevation produces which result along the perimeter?

1. Stacked graduation that builds up toward the back of the head
2. A blunt line where all strands finish at the same length
3. Internal layers that lift and fall away from the head shape
4. A disconnected interior weight line sitting up at the crown

Cutting at zero elevation lets every strand fall to natural fall, so the perimeter finishes as a blunt line of equal length. This is the foundation of one-length and classic blunt bob shapes. Internal layers require lifting the strand away from the head, which is elevation. Stacked graduation builds when the elevation increases gradually from the nape up. A disconnected weight line at the crown describes a separate interior weight area, which again involves elevating internal panels rather than letting them fall.

RSOS 2019 | C-7.02 Cuts hair without elevation