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Patch Test Record

A free printable patch test record sheet for a salon — date, client, product and batch, site, the manufacturer's wait time and the result before the service.

First page of the Patch Test Record — Prove, for any client, that a test was done with the product actually used and that the result was known before the colour, lash or tint went on.
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What this sheet is for

Prove, for any client, that a test was done with the product actually used and that the result was known before the colour, lash or tint went on.

Who it is for

Hairdressers, lash and brow technicians, beauty therapists and anyone else applying a product that its manufacturer says to test first.

How to use it

  1. Log the test as it is applied: product name and batch from the tube, the site, and who applied it.
  2. Copy the manufacturer's wait time from the leaflet into its column so the earliest service date is plain.
  3. Record what the client reported, and have them sign that they did.
  4. Check the row before the service goes ahead.

What is on the sheet

One page, top to bottom:

Printed under the title: Every patch test you carry out — the product and batch, where it went on, the manufacturer's wait time, and what the client reported before the service went ahead.

The manufacturer's wait time, not ours. How long before a service a patch test is needed, and how a reaction is judged, come from the manufacturer of the product and your insurer — write their wait time in the column for it. This sheet is the record that the test was done and what came of it.

Write-on lines: Salon / studio · Product range tested · Month

Table, 13 rows: Date & time · Client · Product & batch · Site · Applied by · Mfr wait time · Result · Client signed

Questions

Why is there no wait time printed on the sheet?

Because it belongs to the product, and different products and manufacturers set different ones. The column is for their figure, copied from their leaflet, not for ours.

Does one test cover every product?

The manufacturer decides that, and a change of product or batch may mean a new test. The sheet records batch numbers so you can tell whether what you tested is what you are about to use.

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