Permanent Cosmetics

3000-001 Safety, Cleanliness and Customer Service

    Safety/ Hygiene:

• How and when to wash hands
• How and when to use hand sanitizer
• Keep fingernails clean
• Cuts, hangnails, and non-intact skin, How to Protect?
• Hand-Lotion – What kind and how often?
• What is bio hazard?
• Designate bio hazard areas
• What is cross contamination?
• What are universal and standard precautions?
• Learn how to put on and take off gloves
• Learn one-handed techniques
• How to open a clean field
• Spore Test: when, why, with who and what to do if test fails

    Cleaning:

• Dusting (non-bio)
• Counter tops (non-bio)
• Changing garbage bags (non-bio & bio)
• Restocking: cups, water, paper towels, and toilet paper (non-bio)
• Learn how to use/maintain Hepa filter, and Distiller (non-bio)
• Mopping (bio)
• Cleaning bathroom (bio)
• Learn to watch out for cross contamination in lobby and how to handle

    Customer Service:

• Greeting customers – to relax and address fears
• Answering telephone
• Learn register – receipts, ring in, and void out
• Learn to explain aftercare
• Begin learning to address problems in aftercare
• Read, know and be able to explain all customer release forms

    Observations:

• Observe various setups and break downs
• Ask questions after client leaves

    Written documentation/ readings:

• Start a personal file for the shop
• Read and initial all state required literature, safety procedures, laws, manuals, policies, procedures, and equipment manuals
• Read labels and record observation of MSDS’s for everything in the shop
• Start a journal to record notes, observations, and questions
• Research classic flash and start your sketch book with tracings of it
• Start promoting the shop – web, submissions, fliers, radio, business cards, etc

3000-002 Sanitary, Safety and Hygiene

    Safety/ Hygiene:

• Get familiarized with the bio hazard work areas
• How to change sharps containers
• Know about the bio hazard pickup
• Learn to clean instruments: like tubes (avoid sharp edges)
• Learn the use of the Autoclave
• Learn to flush and maintain autoclave
• Learn to conduct spore tests
• Aprons, sleeves, masks, and goggles
• Start to learn cleaning and disinfecting

3000-003 Photography and Stencils

    Photography:

• Take photos of permanent cosmetic procedures (learn to use camera)
• Lighting and positioning for best photos
• Establishing a portfolio

    Observation:

• Perform observed stencils
• Watch / observe basic permanent cosmetic procedure
• Perform observed set-up and break-downs

    Customer Service:

• Bedside Manners
• Position of body to client

    Written documentation/ readings:

• Make list of all stencil locations and rate how you perceive their level of difficulty
• Keep list of questions
• Research and document anatomy of upcoming tattoo stencils
• Continue with classic flash tracings

3000-004 Business Solutions and Business Records

     Business

• Learn products / companies, keep log of who uses what and why
• Learn to place orders / learn about permanent cosmetic supply companies
• Perform unobserved set-ups and break-downs

    Written documentation / readings:

• Study machine parts and take quiz
• Know the various tools and how they work for different types of permanent cosmetic procedures including tubes, machines, needles, pigments, power supplies, clip cords, foot switches, and lighting

 3000-005 Permanent Cosmetic Observation

• Keep observing permanent cosmetic artists while working
• Begin permanent cosmetic procedures artificial anatomy

3000-006 Permanent Cosmetic Introduction

• Perform minor permanent cosmetic procedures
• Start recording own permanent cosmetic procedures- thoughts / results / observations / problems
• Start picture portfolio

3000-007 Permanent Cosmetic Minor

• Perform minor permanent cosmetic procedures
• Continue recording own permanent cosmetic procedures – thoughts / results / observations / problems

3000-008 Permanent Cosmetic Major

• Perform all permanent cosmetic procedures
• Continue recording own permanent cosmetic procedures – thoughts / results / observations / problems

3000-009 Portfolio and Refresh

• Finish your professional portfolio
• Stay focused, friendly, and humble