Patent ID: 7506383

Claim:
A method of protecting the neck and clothing of a cosmetology client, comprising: providing a protector configured as a rectangular strip of textured, flexible, homogenous and waterproof thermoplastic polymer material having a width, W, in the range from about 2 inches to about 12 inches, a length, L, in the range from about 14 inches to about 18 inches and a thickness, t, ranging from about 0.0015 inches to about 0.003 inches; wrapping the protector around the client's neck from back to front; tucking a portion of an upper lengthwise edge of the protector under a client's shirt collar; and wrapping a plastic cape from front to back over an optionally wrapped towel placed over the protector and fastening a plastic cape around the client's neck and over the protector to obtain a protected client.