20 AHP Indie Stylist Volume 5 Issue 1
Conducting a
orough Hair
Analysis
by Liz Kline
CONSULT
THE
A thorough hair analysis allows
you to prepare for—and make
decisions during—your client's
service. Everything from a client's
texture to their growth patterns
can determine the formulas you
use, the products you apply,
and your overall outcome. is
means a thorough hair analysis
plays a major part not only in
the consultation but also in your
decision to proceed or not proceed
with the desired service.
Every day, you'll have clients
with different hair types sit in your
chair. ese hair types can react
differently to the same service.
Knowing this, we must take into
consideration the five factors that
go into a thorough hair analysis:
texture, density, porosity,
elasticity, and growth patterns.
TEXTURE
e texture of hair can be defined
as coarse, medium, or fine and
can vary from strand to strand