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Beauty salon. A beauty salon or beauty parlor is an establishment that provides cosmetic treatments for people. [1] Other variations of this type of business include hair salons, spas, day spas, and medical spas .
Hairdresser washing a woman's hair. A hairdresser is a person whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques. A hairdresser may also be referred to as a ' barber ' or 'hairstylist'.
Hair care. Hair care or haircare is an overall term for hygiene and cosmetology involving the hair which grows from the human scalp, and to a lesser extent facial, pubic and other body hair. Hair care routines differ according to an individual's culture and the physical characteristics of one's hair.
Female figure with elaborate coiffure and hairpins, 1st century BC. Hopi woman dressing hair, ca. 1900. A hairstyle, hairdo, haircut or coiffure refers to the styling of hair, usually on the human head but sometimes on the face or body. The fashioning of hair can be considered an aspect of personal grooming, fashion, and cosmetics, although ...
Hair exists in a variety of textures. Three main aspects of hair texture are the curl pattern, volume, and consistency. All mammalian hair is composed of keratin, so the make-up of hair follicles is not the source of varying hair patterns. There are a range of theories pertaining to the curl patterns of hair.
In 1963, Toni Mascolo and his brother Guy opened their first salon in Clapham, London. [4] In 1985, the company opened its first salon outside Europe, in Dallas, Texas. It also launched the TIGI product line. [5] In 1990, the Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy was opened. [5] In 2009, the TIGI product line was acquired by Unilever for £296 million.
Legros de Rumigny (1710–1770) — French court hairdresser. Léonard (c. 1751–1820) — hairdresser to the French court. [1] [4] Marcel Grateau (1852–1936) — inventor of the Marcel wave in the 1870s, although it was most popular in the 1920s. [1] Franz Ströher (1854–1936) — German hairdresser, company founder of Wella.
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