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A hairdresser is someone whose occupation is to cut or style hair, in order to change or maintain a person's image as they desire. This is achieved using a combination of hair colouring, hair cut and hair texture techniques.
In the states hairdressers are often known as rundys, hair technicians or beauticians. In various countries the synonyms change and the usage frequency depends on the normal colloquialisms of the area. In the US, technicians and stylists usually dominate while in countries like the UK, Australia and New Zealand, hairdresser seems to be more commonly used.
The profession may have begun in the latter centuries of the English aristocracy as hair became a large part of their culture. Dressing the hair was a rich or noble part of one's birthright in the upper classes of England.
Hair colouring products generally fall into four categories: temporary, semipermanent, deposit only/demi, and permanent. All these hair colour products, except for temporary colour, require a patch test before application to determine if the client is allergic to the product.
For humans, haircut, hairstyle, or hairdo normally describe cutting or styling head hair. Unlike other animals, human beings of many cultures cut their hair, rather than letting it grow naturally. Hair styles are often used to signal cultural, social, and ethnic identity. Hair styles in both men and women also vary with current fashion trends, and are often used to determine social status.
There is a thriving world market in cut human hair of sufficient length for wig manufacture and for the production of training for student hairdressers and barbers. In less developed countries, selling one's hair can be a significant source of income — depending on length, thickness, condition, and colour, wig makers have been known to pay as much as US$40 for a head of hair. In the United States, cut hair of at least 10 inches (25 cm) length may be donated to a charity, such as Locks of love
In the 17th century, Manchu invaders issued the Queue Order, requiring Chinese, who did not traditionally cut their hair, to shave their heads like Manchus. The Chinese resisted. Tens of thousands of people were killed due to their hairstyle.
In the 1920s, the evangelist Billy Sunday popularized the phrase "long-haired men and short-haired women", a term he meant to encompass his disapproval of radicals, liberated women, homosexuals, and Greenwich Village artists.
Until the Beatles came along, classical music was called longhaired music, because a longer style was popular among male orchestral musicians and conductors. In 2006, Virginia Senator George Allen became involved in a political controversy that turned, in part, on the difference between a mullet and a Mohawk.
"Hair lightening," often referred to as "bleaching" or "decolourizing," is a chemical process involving the diffusion of the natural colour pigment or artificial colour from the hair. This process is central to both permanent hair colour and hair lighteners.
All permanent haircolour products and lighteners contain both a developer, or oxidizing agent, and an alkalizing ingredient as part of their ammonia or an ammonia substitute. The purpose of this is to:
When the tint containing the alkalizing ingredient is combined with the developer (usually hydrogen peroxide), the peroxide becomes alkaline and diffuses through the hair fiber, entering the cortex, where the melanin is located. The lightening occurs when the alkaline peroxide breaks up the melanin and replaces it with new colour.
For individuals who wish to use a subtle neutralizer for yellowing hair or to neutralize unwanted tones. The pigment molecules in temporary hair color are large and, therefore, don't penetrate the cuticle layer, allowing only a coating action that may be removed by shampooing. An example of use of temporary hair color is for Halloween costumes.
Acid dyes are used to coat on the surface of hair, since acid dyes have a low affinity to hair, thus can be removed after a shampoo.
Formulated to last through several shampoos, depending on the hairporosity and thus on its ability to absorb moisture. The pigment molecules are small enough to partially penetrate the hair shaft and stain the cuticle layer, or to change hair color into a different color for a day. Semipermanent hair color is mostly used by women to cover up gray hairs. In some cases, if the hair already has its own natural pigment the semipermanent hair color can act as permanent hair color, because another pigment is being applied on hair that already has pigment--graying hair lacks pigment. Generally speaking, semipermanent hair color acts like permanent hair color if using a dye a shade darker than the natural hair color.
The American Board of Certified Haircolorists and most major manufacturers of hair color now say one should color the new growth area with a permanent color to cover gray and touch up or refresh the ends and length of the hair with a compatible shade of demi permanent color to protect the condition of the hair.
Most hair color manufacturers offer a demi permanent hair color tube and a permanent hair color tube within their product line. However lately some hair color manufacturers like Compagnia Del Colore from Italy have come up with a very ingenious and cost efficient solution for hair colorists. By using an activator or 7 Volume Peroxide (2.1% H2O2)you can now use the same permanent hair color tube and convert it into a demi permanent hair color tube.
Henna is a deposit-only hair color whose active component, lawsone, binds to keratin and is therefore permanent. Henna may be removed with mineral oil; however, it is considered "permanent" because it does not wash out with shampoos or rinses. It is often mixed with other plant dyes, such as indigo, turmeric, and senna, to change the color. Allergy to henna is much rarer than allergy to permanent hair colors. It is also considered a conditioning treatment.
Using a plant-based color, specifically henna, can cause problems later when trying to do a permanent wave (perm) and other permanent hair color. Discoloration can occur on hair that has been previously tinted with henna; hennaed hair typically cannot be curled. Breakage could also be an issue.
The more exotic, bright dyes typically contain only tint, and have no developer. These are typically sold in punk-themed stores (such as comic book and music stores), but are rarely available at commercial hair dressers. Colors range from blood red to seafoam green. Many shades are blacklight reactive. Individuals with darker hair (medium brown to black) are advised to use a bleaching kit prior to tint application for the full effect of the color. Some people with fair hair may benefit from prior bleaching as well, as the yellow undertones of blonde hair can make blue dye look green. These dyes are less permanent, and tend to "bleed" onto other fabric even when dry. Users should anticipate staining of light-colored pillows for a week or so after application.
In many conservative areas, dyeing one's hair a color that does not fall within the range of natural shades may not be considered socially acceptable outside of certain circles (subcultures), such as punk or goth. In many business environments, a strict professional dress code is imposed. As most of the people who work and make hiring decisions in these places consider extremely vivid hair colors to represent a lack of professionality (respect for authority or 'the rules'), someone who has dyed his or her hair an unnatural shade could risk being fired. Additionally, he or she could have a difficult time getting a new job, especially one which requires contact with a customer. Make-up, nail decoration, and clothing choices are also similarly stigmatized in conservative societies.
Further, in societies where pleasure in ones own personal appearance is repressed, the act of dyeing one's hair at all can lead to a lesser degree of social stigma, as a certain amount of 'snobbery' may be perceived by displaying ones natural color. "This is my natural color" is seen as an extremely positive, almost boastful, statement to make about one's appearance. There can also be an implication that to expend the time and money necessary in order to change one's hair color is indicative of unseemly vanity, or low self-esteem.
Social stigma may also be attached to natural hair colors. For example, brunettes are said to be the best cashiers, because they are known as honest. The three main European hair colors - blonde, brunette, and red - fall into common American stereotypes: blondes as glamourous/desirable or dumb, brunettes as classy/sophisticated or boring, redheads as eccentric or sexy/seductive or irascibly tempered. People have often been known to dye their hair to fit the stereotype. These stigmas span continents, as well as history.
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