Task 2 06-10-2015 Continuing Blow drying and Wet Set Rollers

Kanika gave us a blank picture of the basic hair structure. As a class we had to discuss the diagram and label it with the cortex, Cuticle and Medulla.

Hair Cutile: is the outer layer of the hair. The cuticle protects the hair and is made from many layers of over lapping scales. The scales lift when the chemicals are added to allow penetration into the layers. If hair is healthy it shines and reflects light. Hair which is damaged looks dull.

Medulla: Little is known about the significance of the central layer. In thicker hair it is present more often than not.

Cortex: The middle layer. The natural hair colour is determined here. When you dry hair this is where the color is added. Temporary hair changes happen here. The cortex gives hair its strength and elasticity.

After the discussion kanika gave us a picture of the Rachel Blow Dry and a Kim Kardashian look. The Rachel was a popular iconic look. She explained it was a similar method to the Curly blow dry but with the Rachel Blow dry (flicked out blow dry) you put the brush on top of the hair to blow dry but at the ends of the hair you need to wind the hair round the brush up to the root half way to create the upward curl rather than a barrel loose curl.

I carried out the same procedure of wetting the hair and sectioning into 4 and started using the middle section. After Blowdrying the individual sections i then ensured i curled the ends of the hair together to give a finished unbroken look.

Again i struggled with the concept of this hair style although i found it easier than the curly blow dry. I didn't manage to complete the whole head in the allocated time . However i will contine to practice until i can achive the look the the excepted professional time.

Our next task was to complete a wet set roller. I have previously learnt this technique at Petroc college so this would be a more of a refresher lesson for me and updating my skills. At my previous college i also struggled with hair and i know it is an are i need to work on