Talk:Cosmetology

message: I'm an avid reader of wikipedia, so finally tried my hand at editing, adding a short paragraph for Lashologist and I think a link to the Lashologist Council of America. Why was it removed?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tcalvin001 (talk • contribs) 14:18, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Why was Lasholgist removed?

message: Being a former beauty school student, I took the liberty of adding some "common knowledge" info about beauty school. If anyone wants to claim "original research" or demands citations, I will be happy to look for them, so just let me know. Succubus MacAstaroth (talk) 22:37, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Citations and proper references are always welcome, if for no other reason than they give readers other sources once they've finished the Wiki article. Piano non troppo (talk) 10:06, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Becoming a cosmetologist

message: "All workers have a right to a safe workplace. To ensure worker safety The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) was passed in 1970. This law was developed in order to prevent workers from being seriously injured or killed at work. The Act requires employers to supply their workers with a hazard-free workplace. OSHA willingly provides information, training and assistance to workers and employers in order to prevent workers from harm on the job. If a worker feels that their employer is not following OSHA standards, or that there are serious hazards in their workplace, they may file a complaint to OSHA to complete an inspection."
This paragraph might be interesting in an article on worker safety or OSHA itself, but is irrelevant to cosmetology, or perhaps should be included in every single article about every single profession.  The paragraphs that follow relate to the business itself and are fine.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.165.246.6 (talk) 20:31, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: OSHA

message: In many respects, the article is plagued by sloppiness and overly eager generalizations. Comments: 
* I have (for the second time) removed statements that enumerate licensing and continuing education regulations (apparently applicable to the writer's state) as if they were nationwide. This time, I've incorporated text taken directly from the Bureau of Labor Statistics website (see ), which was already cited here. I believe that as a government document, that webpage is not subject to copyright restrictions.
* The statement that "the primary difference" between barbers and cosmetologists "is use of fingers on one hand to hold and stabilze the hair" was nonsense.
* The reference cited doesn't support the statement that "the median income for a hairdresser is $26,000;" I've removed the statement.
*Barber make more money than Bill Gates.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.78.37.98 (talk) 17:25, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Several comments

message: (Original comment from the village pump)
For your cosmetology section of the Encyclopedia portion will you add more information about it. Like nature of the work, working conditions,and qualifications. Thanks.
:Firstly, there is no "Encyclopedia portion", this is an encyclopedia. Secondly, every article in this encyclopedia can be expanded by anyone, including you - so someone who knows about it is very likely to add further information at some point in the future. - IMSoP 17:11, 19 Apr 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: more info

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Italic textA Cosmetolgy is a person who helps people with there apperance.Anopther word for a cosmetologist is beautision.A beauttision is a person that does hair,nails and facail appearances.If you want to be a cosmetologist,you would have to go to school so you can get your license for it.
I am glad the person who wrote the article in the cosmetology section knows how to spell
yah you need to go to s-c-h-o-o-l SCHOOL not suchool
Im confused, where'd the definition go?
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Cosmetology is a somewhat pretentious 'non-word' invented to, supposedly, refer to the treatment of skin, hair and nails... This statement is erroneous. The Random House Unabridged Dictionary states that the word cosmetology has its origins in the middle of the 19th century and comes from the Greek kosmeto(s) appended with the suffix -logy. (See  for reference.) Given that the word cosmetology is also listed in Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, and Princeton University's WordNet, I would hardly call cosmetology a non-word. I would also say, since the word is the standard descriptor for the profession and is contained within the title of that industry's accrediting commission (The National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences; see ), that it is inaccurate to call it a pretentious term.
Thraxamer 02:32, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  cosmetolgy 

message: ::IP comment refactored by Franamax
I noticed that some of the 'esthetician' section is word-for-word the same as about.com - 
See http://acne.about.com/od/diagnosisofacne/f/whatisesthetics.htm
Their page - "Estheticians, also called skin care therapists, work at salons, day spas, and medi-spas. "
Your page - "Estheticians, also called skin care therapists, work at salons, day spas, and medi-spas."
Their page - "Estheticians are not medical doctors so they can't diagnose skin conditions, prescribe medications, or suggest treatment for any skin condition outside of cosmetic products. They can however, perform treatment complementary to a doctor's treatment. Some estheticians may work closely with dermatologists, either in-office or through a referral system."
Your page - " Estheticians are not medical doctors and therefore can't diagnose skin conditions, prescribe medications, or suggest treatment for any skin condition outside of cosmetic products. They can, however, perform treatment complementary to a doctor's treatment. Some estheticians may work closely with dermatologists, either in-office or through a referral system."
Looks like someone's plagiarizing someone else!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.181.180.121 (talk) 12:25, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The text in question was inserted in one whole body  by a new editor who has not returned since. This is indicative of someone trying to help but unfamiliar with our policies on copyright and attribution. I've removed the text  and since the existing text already does a fair enough job describing an esthetician I'll not try to rewrite the part I removed. Thanks for the tip! Franamax (talk) 17:37, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible copyvio 

message: "Nailtekmedic"? "Massagecaregiving"? Really? --Varavour (talk) 03:37, 11 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is this page a joke? 

message: This article has serious issues, part of it needs to be deleted, because a bunch of sections are about invented professions invented by this woman, which you can learn only by buying her book, the link for which is conveniently linked in text. Normally if the information is not available on the internet you just quote the information about the book, you don't link to a specific shop where you can buy it. 131.175.28.130 (talk) 20:19, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: The reason why this book can only be bought at one website, company is because that woman copyrighted the material. No I don't know why are you slandered the woman when she created it and she created an industry with that one book 108.147.177.88 (talk) 08:15, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Noella Papagno shamelessly self-advertising 

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