Health and safety- hair diseases...

 Alopecia

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Viewed on: Tuesday 1st October 2013

Alopecia is a a form of balding, where the hair will fall out in chunks from various patches of the head. As a hair stylist working on someone with this condition, you would have to be aware of how gentle you must be when attempting to style the hair. If for example a certain type of hair style is desired but the hair on the model is not strong enough or there isn't enough of it to create the desired look you can work with wigs to create a style. This condition although may be slightly shocking more so on women is not hard to get around and easy enough to come up with some form  of solution to cover or hide it.

Dandruff

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Viewed on: Tuesday 1st October 2013

Dandruff is what occurs when the skin on the scalp is dry and begins to flake away, but due to the hairs on the head, dandruff gets stuck to these and it creates lots of pieces of dead skin that become visible. As a hair stylist firstly you would need to be aware of what products you are going to be using on the model as any of these could causes more dryness to the scalp of the model. Also you will need to work on a hair style that is going to show as little of the scalp as possible as this is where dandruff is mostly visible. This condition will not stop you working however it will limit you as to what you can do.

Psoriasis

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Viewed on: Tuesday 1st October 2013

Psoriasis is caused by your immune system. It is usually very red and inflamed and causes big patches of thick white skin to form and eventually flake off. It can also be very sore to touch. As a hair stylist the best way to approach this would be to ask the model a. if they feel comfortable enough for you to work on them and b. if it is painful. If the model is finding it to painful to have there hair moved about etc then the best thing would be to work with a wig. Also when working with such a diseases much like the dandruff you must ensure you are careful with the products in which you are using.