Title: Apply lightening retouch.
Course: Master Barber II (Three-year Program) (19002-II) > Section: Lightening and Coloring Hair

Application should include the following steps:

- Clean and sanitize implements and work area.
- Read manufacturer specifications.
- Apply lightener to new growth of hair shaft.
- Test for lightening results to match previously lightened hair.
- Rinse lightener from hair with cool water.
- Shampoo hair with acid-balanced shampoo.
- Recondition hair.
- Towel dry hair.
- Reexamine the scalp and hair.
- Apply toner, if necessary.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the line of demarcation?
- Why is it important to lighten the new growth first?
- Why are cream lighteners generally used?
- What is the correct size of subsection for a retouch procedure?
- How would you apply toner to a lightening retouch application?