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Running head: MAINTAIN HAIR 0
How to maintain your hair at home during this pandemic
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PART 1:
Topic: “How to maintain your hair at home during this pandemic”
Purpose: To help my clients to be able to maintain their hair properly
Audience: My clients, I know most of them are not hair care savvy because they always come to the salon
Thesis: It is important and possible to have a healthy hair regimen despite the ongoing pandemic which includes a washing, moisturizing, and protective routine.
PART 2:
SOURCE 1:
Source: “How to take care of your hair at home.” Author(s) Name: Caitie Kelly. Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.co/2020/04/02/t-magazine/home-hair-care-tips-coronavirus.html. Age: One-month-old. When: April 3, 2020, and the website was last updated in 2020. Depth: Covers several tips aimed at educating the public on how to maintain their hair care during the pandemic. Well researched: The article is researched in an in-depth way by providing detailed routines. Content relevance: Provides tips that help maintain hair during the pandemic and it targets clients. Author’s qualification: She is an experienced journalist and researcher. Author’s purpose: Educate individuals on hair care at home. Biases: Promoting individual products to use such as jewelry, hair gels, and sprays. Author’s opinions or facts: Includes both the author’s opinions and is supported by facts from experienced hair experts. Money: The publication is owned and funded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones. Endorsed items: Winden jewelry, Root Concealer spray, temporary Color Gel, Kristin Ess hair gloss, Playa healing hair masque, and Split end serum. Reputation: An authoritative news publication and has been awarded 130 Pulitzer Prizes.
SOURCE 2:
Source: “Experts share their 7 tips for incredible hair (no matter your texture)”. Author(s) Name: Stylist Beauty Team. Retrieved from: https://www.stylist.co.uk/beauty/the-golden-rules-of-good-hair-care-simple-steps-to-get-beautiful-happy-helathy-hair-celebrity-hairdresser-tips-advice/135381. Age: Published two months ago. When: February 10, 2020. Depth: It covers seven tips on a healthy hair regimen including the type of products to use and their desirable properties. How well researched: The tips cover all hair textures with general and unique ways to take care of all including the appropriate products. Content relevance: It targets clients who would want to still maintain good hair while at home and promotes through research on the best tools. Author’s qualification: it is a group of hairstylists working in the beauty industry. Author’s purpose: They aim at helping people eliminate bad hair days at home. Biases: It is not biased as it targets all hair textures. Author’s opinion or facts: The authors use facts by citing from research reports and experts such as dermatologists. Money: It is sponsored by the Stylist publication. Endorsed items: Percy & Reed’s Perfectly Wonder Wash Shampoo, Bumble, and Bumble’s Gentle Shampoo, KeraCare Hydrating Detangling Shampoo and Moroccanoil’s Hydrating Shampoo. Reputation: It was established in 2009 and has over 400,000 circulations
SOURCE 3:
Source: “How to cut your own hair in self-isolation.” Author (s) Name: Emily Hayes. Retrieved from: https://the-journal.com/articles/173850. Age: Published a month ago. When: April 17, 2020. Depth: provides a detailed explanation of ways to cut hair and the best equipment to use. How well researched: The tips are presented in a step by step manner including opinions from hairstylists. Content relevance: It helps clients to maintain a good hair regimen including cutting it properly to avoid damage. Author’s qualification: The author has experience in researching and reporting on current events. Author’s purpose: To help the public maintain a good hair cut despite being in self- isolation. Biases: No biases. Author’s opinion or facts: The author cites the opinions and recommendations of hair experts. Money: It is sponsored by the Ballatine Communications Inc. Endorsed items: No products. Reputation: It was established by Ballatine Communications Inc. which also maintains other reputable publications.
PART 3: SUPPORT:
SUPPORT 1: Support: According to Kelly (2020), it is essential to use hydrating treatments before and during styling to protect heat damaged hair which requires restorative professional treatments. Type of support: It is an expert opinion that aims at educating the client. Relevance: It helps clients to maintain a healthy hair regimen and reverse any damages.
SUPPORT 2: Support: The Kristin Ess’ Signature Hair Gloss helps to seal and smooth cuticles to promote shine and lock in color (Kelly, 2020). Type of support: It is an example of a product. Relevance: It provides specific products to support a healthy hair regimen at home.
SUPPORT 3: Support: According to Mintel, 33 % of women report their top concern as experiencing hair damage after modifying their washing habits within 12 months (Stylist Beauty Team, 2020). Type of support: It is a statistic. Relevance: Provides real figures and thus guides on the best tips to help clients while at home.
SUPPORT 4: Support: Afro-Caribbean hair is considered the most fragile to damage compared to other hair texture and requires particular processing, styling, and grooming needs and products (Stylist Beauty Team, 2020). Type of support: Definition. Relevance: It caters to clients who have a unique hair type and makes the content more personalized.
SUPPORT 5: Support: According to Hayes (2020), it is important to use sharp scissors to prevent hair ends from having split ends again. Type of support: Expert opinion. Relevance: highlights the best tools to help clients maintain their hair at home.
PART 4: REFLECTION
This activity has helped to reveal that maintaining hair at home is a popular topic. Also, it emphasizes the need to cater to all clients based on their unique hair types.
References
Hayes, E. (2020). How to cut your own hair in self-isolation. Retrieved from: https://the-journal.com/articles/173850.
Kelly, C. (2020). How to take care of your hair at home. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.co/2020/04/02/t-magazine/home-hair-care-tips-coronavirus.html.
Stylist Beauty Team. (2020). Experts share their 7 tips for incredible hair (no matter your texture). Retrieved from https:///www.stylist.co.uk/beauty/the-golden-rules-of-good-hair-care-simple-steps-to-get-beautiful-happy-healthy-hair-celebrity-hairdresser-tips-advice/135381.
