 | LaCinda Headings
is the Admissions and Marketing Manager at Xenon International School of Hair Design. She is a licensed cosmetologist with 18 years experience in the beauty industry. She has worked in the salon, educated for a professional beauty product manufacturer, taught the nail program at Xenon's, and now has the best job in the world, letting people know how wonderful the beauty industry is. You can contact LaCinda Headings at Xenon International School of Hair Design (316) 943-5516 or visit the Wichita Campus at 3804 W. Douglas (Douglas and West Street). |
Beauty & Fashion
2004-09-01 12:34:00
How can I check qualifications
: How do I know the brand new stylist / nail technician / esthetician at my salon is qualified enough to perform services?
ANSWER: Great question! First of all the cosmetology industry is regulated by a State Board, which means that your stylist is a licensed professional. To become licensed in the state of Kansas, a cosmetologist is required to complete 1,500 clock hours of training (350 clock hours for Nail Technicians and 650 clock hours for Estheticians) at a licensed cosmetology school with training provided by licensed instructors…all to make sure that the beauty professional coming out of school is ready to make you more beautiful (or handsome!). Every state's requirements are different, for instance, the state of Colorado requires 1,450 hours of training, but in every state the future professional is required to spend a certain number of hours learning and mastering technical skills such as haircutting, coloring, manicures, and facials. Students get to spend time on the fun stuff too, like the scientific concepts (bacteriology, sanitation, anatomy & physiology). Secondly, part of the intensetraining that a beauty professional receives is actually practicing on the public. Clients at a cosmetology school pay about half of what they would pay at a salon. All the services are supervised and guided by licensed instructors. Cosmetology school clients receive a great deal, while the students get real world experience. At a recent financial aid seminar, a gentleman with a doctorate degree who worked for the Department of Education put the training that cosmetologists receive into perspective. He stated that, "cosmetologists get more hands-on hours of training than medical doctors receive while in school!" So to answer your question, "how do you know that the brand new stylist is qualified?" Their license proves it!
