Technical adviser specialised in hairdressing products

This is the hairdressing professional responsible for carrying out initial tests relating to usage and application of hairdressing products, once laboratory development is complete and before proceeding to the marketing stage. His/her work objectives are directly related to those of the marketing department, as their reports serve to carry out descriptions and indications of use, or recommendations relating to the product in question. Furthermore, they also serve to improve apects related to appearance and handling, and to objectively position the product in relation to the competition.

• Keep in direct contact with the relevant Product Managers and receive the products to be tested. These tend to be professional hairdressing products such as dyes, shampoos, creams, hairsprays, foams, hair gels, perm solutions, styling waxes, etc.
• Test these products in the pilot hairdressing salon, on several persons offering themselves up as volunteers for these practice sessions.
• Draw up a technical sheet for each customer with their personal details and hair-specific information to have these at hand when needed. Customers must give their consent before participating in these sessions.
• Carry out a detailed observation of the properties of the product when trying it on the customer's head, making a note of any improvements, handling characteristics, textures, smells, etc. The analysis is not carried out according to chemical or composition variables ( this work having been carried out previously in the R&D laboratory), but rather from the perspective of professional use,with emphasis on assessing its ease of use, application, effects on the hair, etc.
• Draw up a minutely detailed test report upon completing the relevant testing operations on the hair . Said report must include all of the information in order to allow its interpretation by the marketing department (with regard to product strategy) and, if necessary, the chemicals team (with regard to composition).
• Intermittently carry out comparative studies with similar products from the competition (benchmarking) in order to contrast results and help define a suitable market position, knowing how to highlight any improvements, differences etc., of one's own product.
• Run training programmes with practical product use sessions for other hairdressing professionals, according to the case at hand and the structure of the employer company.

Regulated training and graduates

• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Imatge personal: Perruqueria (Nivell 2)
• Professional Training Course(s) in the field of Personal Image - Intermediate Level: Hairdressing and hair cosmetics

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Initiative: Level 2

Communication: Level 2

Analytical thought: Level 1

Flexibility and change management: Level 1

Concern for order and quality: Level 2

Orientation within reach: Level 2

Physical well-being and personal image

People related to the field of physical well-being and personal image are interested in carrying out activities aimed at the care, maintenance and improvement of one's image and physical condition. These activities entail personal contact with the client, offering a service that takes into account their needs, as well as their tastes and preferences. Activities that represent this field include advising and the application of aesthetic, cosmetic and physical treatments.

Specialist in Hair Treatment Processes

Hairdresser

Beautician

Mobile Hairdresser

Make-up artist and hairdresser for shows

• Work hours

  Depending on the company and their needs. This professional works in an independent hair salon that does not have to strictly comply with the timetable of a typical hair salon.

• Salary

  Depends on this person's level of responsibility and area of activity. Receives a higher salary than that of a salon hairdresser and has more job security and stability; between 20,000 and 35,000 Euros per annum.

• Professional category

  Technician