Lesson 1Personal protective equipment and ergonomic tool handling to reduce client irritation and barber strainLook at personal guard gear and easy handling to protect client and barber. Learn glove mask use, cape place, stand, tool hold, work layout to cut itch, hurt, long term damage.
Gloves, masks, eye guardsCapes and neck strips for cleanStraight stand and seat heightEasy clipper and scissor holdsCord handle and tool spotsShort breaks and stretch habitsLesson 2Guards, blades, and tapering: guard selection, blending methods, and clipper-over-comb basicsLook how guards, blades, thin ways shape beards. Learn pick guards by thickness, blend thick areas, clipper over comb control, avoid hard lines while keep even and natural joins.
Guard numbers and length mapsPick guards for beard thicknessBlend thick cheek and neckClipper over comb hand spotsMake soft thins and fadesFix uneven or hard linesLesson 3Pre-shave and shaving products: formulations, active ingredients, and allergy considerationsStudy pre-shave oils, creams, gels, focus on mixes and key parts. Learn how they help slide, soft, touchy, screen for allergies, smells, spots or touchy skin.
Jobs of pre-shave productsMain soft and wet keepersCalm and anti hurt agentsSmells, colors, touch startersPick for spot prone clientsAllergy screen and testLesson 4Scissors and thinning shears: types, points of use, and safe cutting techniquesUnderstand scissors and thin shears for beard shape. Learn blade kinds, tight adjust, safe hand spots. Practice point cut, slide cut, bulk take while guard skin and keep natural lines.
Scissor kinds and blade shapesSet tight and screw checksFinger spots and hold safetyPoint cut for soft edgesUse thin shears for bulkAvoid too much thin in thin spotsLesson 5Shaving gels, creams, and lathering techniques for sensitive skinLearn pick gels, creams, soaps for touchy skin and thick beards. Practice foam ways with brush or hands, water heat control, slide test to cut pull, burn, after red.
Gel vs cream vs soap workRead labels for touchy skinBrush vs no brush foam waysWater mix and foam thickTest for itch riskBetter slide on thick beardsLesson 6Combs, brushes, and styling tools: selection for density and sensitive skinFind how pick combs, brushes, heat tools for different beard thick and skin touchy. Learn tooth space, bristle hard, when use blow dry or hot brushes without break or itch.
Tooth space for curl and thickBristle kinds for touchy skinUntangle without breakUse blow dry on beardsHot brushes and safe limitsClean and store style toolsLesson 7Straight razor and safety razor: blade selection, stropping/honing basics, and disposables handlingMaster straight and safe razor use for beard. Learn blade kinds, sharp levels, strap and basic sharp, safe load and throw blades, keep angles to cut nicks while shape lines exact.
Razor kinds and best beard usesBlade covers and sharp levelsStrap basics for straight razorsStart to sharp and edge checkSafe blade load and throwAngle, push, stroke controlLesson 8Clippers and trimmers: models, blade sizes, maintenance, lubrication, and heat managementLearn clipper trimmer kinds, motor power, blade sizes, plus clean, line, oil them. Understand heat handle, cord vs no cord, avoid itch and wrong cuts on beards.
Turn vs pull motor clippersBeard trimmer featuresBlade sizes and cut lengthsNo gap and blade lineClean, oil, stop rustHandle heat and avoid itchLesson 9Sanitizing tools between uses: recommended agents for metal, plastic, and fabric toolsUnderstand sanitize metal, plastic, cloth tools between clients. Learn clean vs disinfect diff, touch times, store, stop cross dirt while guard tools from hurt and rust.
Clean vs disinfect vs full cleanAllowed agents for metal toolsSafe disinfect for plasticsHandle capes, towels, clothsTouch time and dry waysLabel, store, note keepLesson 10Aftershaves, balms, oils, and moisturizers: ingredient functions and choosing non-irritating formulationsLearn how aftershaves, balms, oils, moist calm skin and condition beards. Compare drink based and no drink options, understand part jobs, pick no itch mixes for touchy, dry, oily skin.
Drink vs no drink aftershavesBalms for dry or touchy skinBeard oils: base and smellsLight moist for beardsAvoid block pore partsBuild simple after shave routines
