NC Cosmetology case studies
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North Carolina cosmetology licensure is administered by the NC Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners, which publishes exam, initial licensing, laws, rules, sanitation, and scope-of-practice information on its website. This independent study page helps candidates organize preparation; it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Board. The NC Cosmetology case studies are 5 cases and about 3,027 words.
1The Cloudy Jar at 4:45
on a busy Saturday, a stylist finishes a haircut on a client who has a small, dry scab on the scalp that never bled during the service. When the cape comes off, the stylist sees a dried reddish smear on the cape's collar, apparently from a shaving nick the client got that morning.
632 words, about 3 min2Platinum in Twenty-Four Hours
A client, age 30, books a single three-hour appointment the day before her sister's wedding. Her hair was relaxed five weeks ago with a sodium hydroxide relaxer, and she applied a box color two weeks ago.
592 words, about 3 min3The Mole and the Kit She Brought
A 52-year-old client books a brow wax, a 30% glycolic peel, and makeup application at a day spa. Her intake form shows she began isotretinoin three months ago and expects two more months of treatment.
601 words, about 3 min4Credo Blade, Neuropathy, and a Nipped Toe
A manicurist has a 60-year-old client with type 2 diabetes booked for a spa pedicure. The client reports tingling and numbness in both feet and has a 3 mm raw abrasion on the side of her right big toe from a new shoe.
620 words, about 3 min51099, Teeth Whitening, and a Fifteen-Year-Old
A 19-year-old newly licensed cosmetologist is offered space at a salon for $250 per week. The owner says she will be paid on a 1099, must follow the salon's price list, must wear the salon's uniform, must accept any client the front desk books for her, and cannot work at another salon.
582 words, about 3 min