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A lady wanted to go from black to blonde. The lady had said she went black because it was a change but regretted it and wanted to go back to her natural color, blonde. Who knows if that was true? I was just getting a hair color as in only highlights. . The hairstylist asked her again if she had only had one color procedure on her hair and how long ago it was. The lady insisted it was just the one color blonde to black. The technician doubted that was the case but agreed to the color but had the customer sign a release holding the salon harmless if something went wrong. And it did. Her hair turned to mush under the dryer , she started screaming throwing things and dislodged one lady from her sink so she could wash her hair out. It was literally a head full of steaming mush. Good thing they had her sign the waiver. It turned out she had lied to the technician. She had at least three procedures during the last six months . They offered to refund her money but she ran our with their towel on her head. That's why you should always be truthful with your doctor and your hairstylist/ colorist

Multiple times! As a stylist it’s my job to ensure that you and your hair are in the best care it possibly can be, and to keep you safe. First time I ever turned someone down was for highlights. This lovely young woman sat in my chair and told me they were going through transition with hormones and wanted to feel as beautiful as possible by having Long, light blonde hair. Unfortunately their hair was so fine and porous that any lightener would have fried off the length they achieved so far. I explained in a kind voice that if they want to have beautiful hair, it needs to be healthy, and I can’t guarantee that the hair will be healthy or even there at all anymore if I apply chemicals. Again, they just wanted to feel as beautiful as possible… so I reminded them how long it probably took them to get their hair to the length it’s at, and all that work might be for nothing, and they will be left feeling very upset and angry with me if I have to cut their hair off to chin length or worse case, it fries off at the scalp. Luckily she listened and understood and I offered to show her ways to style her hair to make her feel beautiful. We also agreed on doing hair treatments to help the process of growing it and I told her as soon as I feel comfortable with it, we can do highlights.Another time, a woman came in and wanted a perm. Perms, regardless, are VERY damaging. The healthiest hair will be left dry and frizzy, that’s just what perms do. I try to steer anyone who isn’t 60+ away from perms, but if they want it and their hair can handle it, I’ll still do it.But not this day.A woman came in to get a perm, and I noticed she was platinum blonde. She insisted that she used to get perms all the time and her hair is okay it’ll be fine just do it. I explained to her that perming over Pre-lightened hair will absolutely cause damage and I’m worried that her beautiful blonde hair will end up having to be a pixie cut. I also took the time to ask why she wanted a perm and she showed me pictures of all these beautiful curled heads of hair…. but they weren’t permed hair. It was all hair that was curled with a curling iron. I explained to her that if she likes the curls in these pictures, she won’t get it from a perm. She will have a curly frizzy un-uniform pattern that will be even harder for her to manage and style. I offered instead to show her how to curl her hair to look like those pictures and she was ALL FOR IT!!! Woohoo crisis averted!This last one is not is not my own personal experience, but one of my favorite stories I’ve heard from the salon owner and educators:A woman came in for a perm, whose hair was way way way way way too unhealthy for it. Guaranteed mass breakage no question about it. The stylist informed the client that she couldn’t under good conscious, perform the service today but could do treatments for health instead. The client refused to listen and said she would sign a waiver saying if damage happens it’s not our fault. We don’t do that. The stylist knew the client wouldn’t listen, so she grabbed the salon owner, a big man with a lot of power behind his voice, and he stated: “I understand you want a perm today, and I’ll tell you, someone will definitely perm your hair today but it won’t be us. When you do get your perm, please feel free to come back to us and we will help you fix the damage done.” So the woman left, got her perm elsewhere, and came back a week later for her treatments.I have more, but they’re all basically like these. Stylists, if they’re professional, will only refuse service if it is a danger to perform said service.

Hair salons should not be open period.