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O*NET detailed work activityApply cleansing or conditioning agents to client hair, scalp, or skin
Stays humanHands-on care
7 jobs13 tasks
Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Apply hygienic or cosmetic agents to skin or hair, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 13 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Massage, shampoo, and condition patron's hair and scalp to clean them and remove excess oil.
- Cleanse clients' skin with water, creams, or lotions.
- Treat the facial skin to maintain and improve its appearance, using specialized techniques and products, such as peels and masks.
- Select and apply cosmetic products, such as creams, lotions, and tonics.
- Shampoo, rinse, condition, and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
- Perform simple extractions to remove blackheads.
- Shampoo hair.
- Wash and dry bodies, using germicidal soap and towels or hot air dryers.
- Cleanse and tone the skin to prepare it for makeup application.
- Apply chemical peels to reduce fine lines and age spots.
- Remove body and facial hair by applying wax.