Cut facial hair

You should check for what before cutting facial hair?

• Evidence of contra-indications

• The length of the clients beard

• The clients overall hairstyle

• How much white hair is prsent

Which of these is a contra-indication to cutting facial hair?

• Dandruff

• Monilethrix

• Tinea Capitis

• Fragilitas crinium

If a client is showing signs of alopecia, what should you do?

• Change the service to avoid cross infection

• Cut and style the hair into a shape that would disguise the condition

• Continue to cut the hair as if it had an even density throughout

• Recommend a close cut beard to help stimulate a stronger growth

Why should you check the density of the clients beard before you start cutting?

• Thinner areas may show if it is cut too closely

• You may need to offer a different choice of products

• You might have to change the clipper blades

• You could off a different choice of products.

If you continually close cut a gents facial hair, what are the risks?

• Infestation

• In-growing hairs

• Seborrhoea

• Psoriasis

This cutting technique is to create a smooth and blended change of hair length to a tapered beard line.

• Graduation

• Thinning

• Reverse texturising

• uniform layering

Using a grade 4 clipper guard on the entire beard would be classed as what cutting technique?

• Graduation

• Uniform layer

• Reverse graduation

• Tapering

If a client has skin sensitivity and in-grown hairs, this shows that you have...

• Continually close shaved on dark skin

• Applied too much lather when shaving dark skin

• not shaved frequently on dark skin

• applied too much aftershave or balm to dark skin

Aftercare should be given on

• Available treatment for infections

• Fashion, trends and service prices

• suitable products and follow up appointments

• alternative style options

How should you take sections when you cross-check and balance a cut?

• Use less tension than the original cut

• Use more tension than the original cut

• In the opposite direction to which they have been cut

• In the same direction in which the hair has been cut