Pivot Point Hair Design

• Hair design-Arranging her to temporarily change


  1. form

  2. texture

  3. direction
• Thermal designing

  1. Drying/styling

  2. using fingers, brushes or Thermal Styling
• Size of Curl


  Determined by diameter of tool & pincul
• Components Of A Curl

  • Base- Area between partings where roller/any tool is placed
  • Stem/Arc- hair between the scalp and first turn around roller or any tool
  • Circle - The hair that is placed around the roller
  • Back Comb- Small Section held taut, then combed from ends to base
• Cleaning Irons- use EPA disinfectant wipe/spray
• Base Control

  • Size of base in relation to tool diameter
  • Position of tool in relation the the base
• On Base- Max volume and Max base strength
• Half off base- wrapped 90" from center of base
• Stem / Arc

  Determine amount of movement of the section
• Pin Curls

  • On Base Produces lift or strong curl effect
  • Off Bass- Stem & Circle positioned below base
  • Flat- Used for closeness, known as carved, begin at concave end of oblong
• Finger Waving

  Created by molding 2 alternating oblongs connected by a ridge
• Thermal Design

  1. Allow hair to completely cool before brushing

  2. Concentrator- Focuses air flow to small area

  3. Air form in direction of cuticle scales.

  4. point down hairstrand
• Hair Pressing Silking

  1. Pressing Comb- Pressing action of heated spine against hair

  2. Hard/Double-Pressed twice with more pressure & heat

  3. Burned hair cant be reconditioned
• Width and strength of a pin curl wave is determined by the size of the circle