GA Master Barber flashcards

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Georgia barber license hours

Georgia requires completion of a board-approved barber program, commonly 1,500 clock hours at a licensed school, plus passing written and practical exams before licensure.

Shop license display rule

A Georgia barber shop must hold a current, nontransferable shop license and post it conspicuously; a licensed barber must be on duty whenever services are performed.

License renewal cycle

Georgia barber licenses renew on a biennial cycle with continuing education required per renewal period; late renewal after expiration may add fees or require reinstatement.

Unlicensed practice penalty

Performing barbering without a Georgia license, or letting an unlicensed person serve clients, is a violation subject to Board discipline, civil fines, and separate legal penalties.

Board disciplinary authority

The Georgia Board of Barbering may reprimand, suspend, revoke, or refuse renewal and impose fines for sanitation violations, fraud, or unlicensed practice.

Change reporting duty

Licensees must notify the Board of changes in shop ownership, shop address, or employment within the timeframe set by rule; licenses are not automatically transferred.

Single-use item rule

Porous single-use items such as neck strips, cotton, wooden sticks, and sponges are discarded after one client and never disinfected and reused.

Disinfection versus sterilization

Disinfection kills most pathogens on surfaces and implements; sterilization destroys all microbial life including spores and requires an autoclave or dry-heat sterilizer.

Clipper blade care

Remove hair from clipper blades, then apply an EPA-registered or FDA-cleared clipper disinfectant spray or wipe and allow full contact time before the next client.

Wet disinfectant contact time

Pre-cleaned implements must be fully immersed in an EPA-registered disinfectant at the labeled dilution for the full labeled contact time, and the solution changed on schedule.

Blood exposure procedure

Stop the service, wash with soap and water, disinfect the area, cover the wound, discard contaminated single-use items, and disinfect all contacted tools before reuse.

Hand hygiene rule

Wash hands with soap and warm water before and after every client and after glove removal; sanitizer supplements but does not replace washing when hands are soiled.

Razor blade disposal

Single-use straight razor blades are discarded into a sharps container immediately after use and are never reused on another client under any circumstances.

Towel and linen handling

Towels and linens are laundered with detergent and hot water or disinfectant after each client and stored in a closed cabinet until use.

Hair follicle and bulb

The follicle is the pocket in the skin; its base, the bulb, holds the matrix where cells divide, and the papilla supplies blood and nutrients.

Three hair shaft layers

The cuticle is the protective outer scale layer, the cortex is the bulk holding melanin and moisture, and the medulla is the inner core often absent in fine hair.

Anagen growth phase

Anagen is the active growth phase lasting roughly two to six years; most scalp hair is in anagen at any given time.

Telogen resting phase

Telogen is the resting phase of about three months, after which the hair sheds and a new anagen cycle begins; diffuse shedding can follow stress or illness.

Vellus versus terminal hair

Vellus hair is short, fine, and unpigmented on most of the body; terminal hair is long, coarse, and pigmented, as on the scalp and beard.

Tinea capitis referral

Tinea capitis is a contagious fungal scalp infection causing scaling and hair loss; barbers do not treat it and must refer the client to a physician.

Pediculosis contraindication

Pediculosis is a contagious lice infestation; services are contraindicated, implements and linens must be disinfected, and the client is referred out.

Alopecia areata

Alopecia areata is patchy hair loss caused by an autoimmune attack on follicles; it is not contagious and is managed by referral, not barbering treatment.

Traction alopecia cause

Traction alopecia results from prolonged tension on follicles from tight braids, ponytails, or hairpieces and can become permanent if the tension continues.

Hair porosity test

Porosity describes how readily hair absorbs and holds moisture; low porosity resists absorption and high porosity absorbs fast and may overprocess during chemical services.

Clipper guard lengths

Guard numbers set cut length: a #1 leaves about 1/8 inch, #2 about 1/4 inch, #3 about 3/8 inch, and #4 about 1/2 inch.

Scissor-over-comb technique

Shears cut hair held between the teeth of a comb, allowing controlled blending and tapering without placing the blade against the skin.

Shave with the grain

The first shave pass follows hair growth direction to reduce irritation; re-lathering allows a closer pass, and broken skin or raised moles are avoided.

Patch test timing

A patch test for hair color is applied 24 to 48 hours before the service to detect allergy, and the service is not performed if a reaction appears.

Developer volume lift

Ten volume deposits with little lift, 20 volume lifts one to two levels, 30 volume two to three, and 40 volume three to four, with more irritation at higher volumes.

Relaxer chemistry

Sodium hydroxide and guanidine hydroxide relaxers are strong alkalis that break disulfide bonds; they are never applied over abraded scalp or immediately after shampooing.

Perm neutralization step

A perm softens and reshapes disulfide bonds, and the neutralizer rebuilds them into the new shape; strand test first and avoid perming over damaged or relaxed hair.

Shear and clipper upkeep

Shears are honed and never dropped or used on wet hair unless designed for it; clippers are oiled, blades aligned, and cleaned of hair before disinfection.