What do hairdressers do when they find a client with head lice?

Question

Do they carry on regardless or refuse to cut their hair? Would they drop subtle hints or kick them out with a bottle of pesticide in hand? Eeeeeew, note to self; don't take up hairdressing.

Answer 1

Since head lice is transmitted from one person to another by contact, infested hats, combs, brushes and other articles should be thrown away.
As a Licensed Cosmetologist, we would advise the client to apply lark spur tincture, of other similar medication to the entire head before sleeping. The next morning, the client should shampoo with germicidal shampoo. Treatment should be repeated as necessary. WE ARE NEVER TO TREAT A HEAD LICE CONDITION IN THE SALON!!

As a professional we have to advise the client on how to treat the lice (as stated above), but to protect other clients and ourselves, we have to immediately close down the salon and and sterilize everything. Head lice do not jump or fly but run very quickly.

Answer 2

well if a hairdresser finds lice in a clients hair b4 they start to cut it the correct procedure is to take the client aside and tell them it can be qute embarracing for the client but it has to be done a hairdresser should never trat a client that has headlive never touch the hair and this should be found out as you are having a consultation with your client before you do there hair if you only find them after you have started you must carry on

Answer 3

I would refuse service, the last thing you need is that getting out to the public that you're possibly infected with lice. For the same reason I'd quietly inform the person in the chair, so as not to draw attention to them (avoiding potential lawsuit because everyone now know's them as the lice person), as well as keeping the fact that lice was in the building quiet.

Answer 4

if a hairdresser follows correct guide lines they would notice them during consultation and would then be able to refuse to carry on with the clients hair however if they are half way through they must carry on regardless

Answer 5

It's required that as soon as it is found you tell them about it and discontinue service until they have gotten treatment. Just so you know, i'm a stylist and i've only had this happen once and it really isn't that bad. Sure, it's a pain to sanitize EVERYTHING after they've been in your chair, but lice is just like a cold. It's not something only dirty people get.

Answer 6

This happened to me so many times, it's unreal.Sometimes you may not notice anythng until you have started to cut the hair.However If this is the case, I have continued, but not blowdried the hair.This is because the heat can cause the eggs to hatch that bit quicker.
I tell the customer this and give them a leaflet explaining how to treat and how to help prevent it happening again.

Answer 7

I asked a hairdresser that exact question once, and she said that she refused to continue. Where she works there are loads of kids that come in with them. Makes you wonder about the parents - I'd make sure my child was clear of them before going to the hairdressers (or actually going anywhere).

Answer 8

well i work in a hairdressers and if the hair has been washed or is wet down we have 2 finish but if we notice before we just tell the cleint we cannot dp der hair but we cant tell them they have lice coz wer not docs r sumthing silly like dat.

Answer 9

You don't so the service and throw away everthing you use on that client cap to. Then you refer them do the doctor. Them you need a note when they come back if they come back lol

Answer 10

By law we dont cut the hair, we tell the clients nicely, or their mums because its normally children. We have to sterilise everything. It dosent mean that your dirty, lice normally like clean hair.