PA Barber case studies
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The Pennsylvania State Board of Barber Examiners, part of the Department of State's Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, regulates the practice of barbering in the Commonwealth through licensure, registration, certification, and discipline. Its authority covers barbers, barber managers, barber teachers, barbershops, and barber schools, and extends to the unlicensed practice of the profession. The PA Barber case studies are 5 cases and about 3,705 words.
1The Spray-and-Wipe Trimmer
Saturday, 2:40 p.m., three-chair shop, four clients waiting. Marcus finishes a fade on a client whose scalp is flaky and irritated and finds a nick behind the ear with a spot of blood on the corner of his trimmer blade.
754 words, about 4 min2Double Crown, Scar, and a Grown-Out Fade
Devon, 24, sits down with 3 inches of fine, straight, dark hair, a double crown (two whorls about 2 cm apart at the parietal ridge), a flat 4 cm scar on the left parietal area where no hair grows, and a 10-week-old skin fade with a visible ledge above the right ear. He wants "a 1 on the sides, a hard part on the left, long on top, blended so it doesn't look like a bowl," and he does not want anyone at his new job to notice the scar.
802 words, about 4 min3Cold Sore, Warfarin, and the Deluxe Straight Shave
Alvarez, 68, books the deluxe straight-razor shave: hot towels, pre-shave oil, against-the-grain finish. He mentions he takes warfarin and that "last time I bled for twenty minutes." On examination he has three days of coarse stubble, a 1 cm cluster of intact vesicles on a red base at the right corner of his mouth, a raised pigmented mole on the left jawline, and a dry, slightly excoriated patch on the neck.
710 words, about 4 min4Relaxer Five Days Before a Wedding
Renee, 34, wants a sodium hydroxide relaxer and a semi-permanent color in the same visit. She is 8 weeks post-relaxer with about 2 cm of new growth, used a box dye two weeks ago over the previously relaxed hair, scratched her nape with a comb this morning (a small scab, no active bleeding), and burned at the hairline at her last relaxer.
741 words, about 4 min5Inspector Walk-In With Three Chairs
A four-chair Pennsylvania barbershop: the owner holds the shop license, which is posted. Chair three is rented by Darnell, a licensed barber whose biennial renewal lapsed three weeks ago and who has not yet renewed; his wall license is in a drawer at home.
698 words, about 3 min