5 Mind Blowing benefits of being A COSMETOLOGIST- Journey from Beautician to Cosmetologist
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Journey from Beautician to Cosmetologist
Until a generation ago beauticians got into beauty service
business as it was one of the easiest means to overcome financial hardship and
not so much for the love for the profession.
Society too were not very appreciative of those who took to
it as it was largely considered to be unskilled job and anybody could become
beautician without much subject knowledge and training.
Today's generation is evolving and with huge almost
unlimited opportunities people have started taking note of successful
personalities in this industry and trying to figure out how to make a
successful career themselves in this industry while earning respect and
recognition as by now it is foregone conclusion that career in this industry is
financially very rewarding
If one has to decode the formula of how to achieve Respect
and Reward(financial) both within this industry then one would come to the
conclusion that professionals would have to move from simply being beauticians
to cosmetologist.
While both beautician and cosmetologist both provide beauty
services to clients, however difference lies in the nature of services, quantum
of services and overall approach to the service rendered right from beginning
to end of service delivered.
Nature of services
provided by cosmetologist ranges from lower end of service spectrum like the
grooming services to higher end where even skin problems/condition such as
acne, pigmentation and signs of aging are treated. while beautician remain
restricted largely to grooming services or at the most standard brand product
driven services
Quantum of service :
A cosmetologist being adept with knowledge and skills across multiple
discipline would offer services from head to toe which included solutions
related to conditions of skin, body, hair
and nails at times some services borders those offered at medical clinics.
Approach There is huge difference in the approach between
beautician and cosmetologist when it comes to analysing the clients
condition/requirements and service offered. Level of treatments and overall
hygiene. Precautions to ensure client safety is simply unmatched.
For a beautician to transition to cosmetologist they have to
reach a stage where they would be able to get the What Why and How of beauty
services.
A cosmetologist always starts with What of a situation. They
would identify what exactly is condition of clients skin and for this they need
to acquire relevant detailed study of anatomy and physiology of human body
involving study of muscles, bones and various systems such as hormones,
circulatory and digestive systems.
Cosmetologist would also know through various analysis Why
clients would have been facing such conditions. For this too a cosmetologist
would need to undergo detailed study of various disorders of skin, hair,
nail and body which could be treated without medical
interventions.
While the what and how part of being a cosmetologist is got
to do with the knowledge acquisition the
How part of being a cosmetologist is complete with acquiring skills to treat a
client condition and also the know how
of various scientific equipment and products used to treat various
conditions . There is no substitute to acquiring skills then to be trained professionally from a accredited institute of
repute and clocking sufficient practical hours to imbibe those skills. Number
of hours that need to be put in to acquire skills depends on the type of skills
and complexity involved. Appropriately trained Cosmetologist would know what
and how to use various equipment and products appropriately to treat clients condition
Typically for someone to become to become a beautician it
would take about 2-3 months of skills training . While a cosmetologist would
have to invest anywhere between 12-18 months to be considered a serious professional
.
The journey from being beautician to cosmetologist though
would require quite a bit of unlearning and relearning . In the end it is worth
its while as career is not just about what you do or would be doing in next few
months or years but what would one like to achieve and be known as at the end
of one's career.
Authored by Vaishali K Shah
Director LTA School of Beauty, India's largest CIDESCOschool
WWW.LTASCHOOLOFBEAUTY.COM
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