I’m going to school to be a hair dresser, and I was wondering whether or not you use your craft in your everyday work life. If so, what is it you do?
So I knew I was going to able to get to this today, which is why I posted a hair spell last night :)
I do! Not always, but I do.
The salon is where I debuted my Earl Grey Shortbread. Bit of kitchen witchery to add fortune and peace to the clients in the shop.
I’ll go through what that hairspell is actually referring to.
Visualizing stress, cloudy thoughts, and everything negative that comes from the mind being shaken up as you massage the scalp and check for regrowth, undertones in the color, scalp condition etc as part of the consultation.
Brushing out the hair and pulling that negativity that got loosened up to the floor to be trampled by your feet as you walk around.
Our color line has calendula, rice protein, aloe vera, argan oil and I will base certain spells off those ingredients (rice-multiplying effects, aloe-healing, cooling, growth, calendula/marigold-guidance, peace, argan-strengthening, rising above etc) so when I’ve got color in their hair processing, it’s a small ritual. Sectioning the hair and applying it, letting the intention soak in.
Clay balayage lightener being of earth and grounding the client. Literally smearing earth on their hair.
Washing? Hell, that’s literal cleansing and water. Depending on scalp condition I may add a drop or two of tea tree to the shampoo. Washing away anything else I need to and invigorating them, further focusing on the intent. Conditioner acts as a base seal of the spell (and cuticle) sealing your initial intent in.
Styling products are a bit more varied, but the correspondences are the purpose. Dry shampoo meant to lift and give volume, texture and longevity? That means it gives stamina and manageability/control. Serums with lavender, orchid, other flowers either in active ingredient or scent lend those herbal correspondences as well as healing (because that’s what serums do...they help heal the hair.) texture sprays have sea salt in them so...salt.
You can incorporate knot magic with certain braids, glamour, cleansing, healing and all that jazz, and you also literally have a bin full of taglocks.
I’ve talked about them before and different hinge I do from diffusing specific oils and scents for different clients and seasons, tarot readings for clients. It can be used if you want but you don’t have to. Doing hair well is a magic on its own understanding the alchemy of turning straw into gold...with a treatment and toner.
🦇Cheers, Barberwitch
