NM Cosmetology case studies
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The New Mexico cosmetology license is the credential the New Mexico Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists issues to candidates who have completed the required training hours and passed the licensure examination. It authorizes you to perform hair, skin, and nail services for the public in a licensed New Mexico salon. The NM Cosmetology case studies are 5 cases and about 2,959 words.
1Clipper Nick and the Blue Jar
Saturday afternoon, 12:40, at a five-chair salon in Las Cruces. A stylist is finishing a skin fade on a 22-year-old client when the clipper guard nicks the client's left ear and draws a drop of blood.
654 words, about 3 min2Box Black to Level 8 in One Sitting
At a salon in Santa Fe, a 29-year-old client arrives with mid-back hair that has been colored every six weeks for three years with a level-2 box permanent dye. She wants ash-blonde balayage for a wedding in five days and has three hours available.
642 words, about 3 min3Green Spot Under the Acrylic
At a nail salon in Rio Rancho, a 41-year-old client comes in for a fill on a four-week-old acrylic set. On the right index finger the product is lifting at the cuticle, and the nail bed shows a dark green-black patch.
566 words, about 3 min4Isotretinoin on the Waxing Day
A 19-year-old client books a brow wax and a deep-cleansing facial with steam, extractions, and a 10% glycolic serum at a Las Cruces spa. During intake she mentions she started isotretinoin two months ago, uses tretinoin nightly, and has a sunburn on her nose from the weekend.
511 words, about 3 min5The Cash Refund and the Missing Record
Two days after a double-process color at an Albuquerque salon, a client returns with scalp burns, small blisters along the hairline, and breakage at the crown. She says the stylist used a new color brand and did not offer a patch test, even though the manufacturer's insert says to patch test 48 hours before.
586 words, about 3 min