Pro tip: spotted a game-changing technique at a salon in Nashville last Tuesday

I was visiting Nashville for a wedding and popped into this little salon called Shear Bliss to kill time. The stylist there was doing a foil placement I'd never seen before, using these tiny paper triangles instead of the usual squares. She told me it helps get closer to the root without bleeding, and she charges $15 more per balayage because of it. I tried it on my last client and it cut my processing time by like 10 minutes. Has anyone else messed with different foil shapes or am I late to the party?

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the_seth15d ago

I saw this one stylist on a forum say the same thing about hot spots, so you're not alone in worrying about heat issues. I actually remember reading a study someone shared where they tested different foil shapes and the paper triangles did create a slight temperature difference near the scalp, but it wasn't enough to damage the hair. They said the key is not leaving it on too long, which is probably why her processing time dropped. The bleeding thing is real though, I tried folding the corners of my foils a bit after reading that and it helped way more than I expected.

simon37821d ago

Yo hold on, I actually wonder if those paper triangles mess with the heat distribution. Like the foil squares we use now let the heat spread evenly, but paper triangles might trap it weird near the root and cause hot spots. Could be why her processing time dropped, but at what cost to the hair's integrity long term? Nobody's talking about that side of it yet.