Hair Colorist Duties for 2024

Hair colorist duties focus mostly on changing the color of clients' hair using reactive chemicals. A hair colorist has extensive knowledge of the technicalities of hair color, depth, and tone. They must take into account the client’s hair type and style and any previous treatments. A good colorist may also need to fix hair color issues and correct mistakes from a subtle shade mismatch to removing a color. Color technicians must be excellent communicators in order to reach an understanding of the desired outcomes and looks for their clients.

Hair Colorist Duties

• Welcome clients to the hair salon
• Consult with clients and hair stylists about achieving the requested color-treated hairstyles
• Blend own color formulas or pick the right color dye from the shelf
• Time the dying process to obtain the desired results
• Ensure the client is comfortable with the hair color products used
• Apply the right color mix, specific to hair texture and desired results
• Fix hair color problems, correct mistakes from a subtle shade mismatch to completely removing a color
• Know how to bleach, dye hair, or add highlights to lighten sections of hair or lowlights to darken certain sections
• Color correction for dye jobs gone bad
• Colour individual client’s hair and hair extensions
• Achieve hair color options in temporary, semi-permanent and permanent forms
• Use application tools like brushes or wands
• Wear protective gloves and sometimes aprons to shield themselves from the dyes and bleach
• Work long shifts and spend almost their entire work period on their feet
• Stay up to date on the latest equipment, coloring products, techniques, and hairstyle trends
• Come up with creative colorwork for clients who want to do something radically different with their hair
• Help clients mask/cover gray hair
• Work with permanent and temporary dyes
• Explain to customers sometimes several coloring sessions are required to achieve the end result act on customer complaints and to ensure they are dealt with to the mutual satisfaction
• Wash, rinse, and dry clients’ hair using appropriate shampoos and conditioners
• Apply hair treatment products, as needed (e.g. color protection creams and hydrating masks)
• Consult clients and advise them of home hair color care needs
• Watch out for the safety and health of clients by applying standards of the hair salon
• Record color formulas in clients records in salon software
• Maintain hygiene and cleanliness in the salon (e.g. sterilize tools)
• Schedules clients, cancel by the request of clients, and assures customers that they will receive adequate service on time
• Assist with salon inventory management
• Proactively develop new clients

Citations

Changes in hair color
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S07338635183 

The effects of hair color and cosmetic use on perceptions of a female's ability
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1996 

The effect of age, sex, smoking habit and hair color on the composition of hair
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S13826689