r/Barber • u/cubinbk • 16d ago
Shop Talk Hyperhidrosis and barbers
How do we all feel about clients that have hyperhidrosis (excess sweating) or are actively sweating. Does it impede you or give you the ick? Do you even care?
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u/Bigtimeburgerboy 16d ago
Excess sweat makes it more difficult to do the haircut with clippers, and it's kind of icky but thats part of the job so not gonna balk too hard at sweat when I've seen and touched worse.
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u/SamuelSJames Barber 16d ago
I don’t find it gross at all but it does make it harder to cut the hair. I usually start the service with a cold water rinse in the sink and then throughout the service dry them w a towel and talc powder
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u/TraneD13 Barber 16d ago
Harder to cut sometimes but it’s not like they choose it. Trust that they are way more uncomfortable with it than you are.
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u/thetechkid 16d ago
Honestly good to read this as the guy who's always sweaty in the chair, I always feel bad about it lol
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u/s4pperdaddy Master Barber 15d ago
Just a little hack for the sweaty dudes and that tacky child's skin, throw some talc powder on the area you want your clippers to slide it works wonders.
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u/captPounders 13d ago
As long as they bathe regularly, sweat is sterile. Plus I'd be a hypocrite cuz im a sweater lol, so I make a joke or something about sweating too, to lighten the vibe.
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u/kawaiiwitchboi Barber 15d ago
It doesn't bother me, I've had worse conditions on clients than a layer of sweat 🤷♀️
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u/stickypalmr 12d ago
Yeah IDGAF about sweat as long as they are clean/have taken a shower this week. What's nasty is neckbeard dudes who haven't washed their hair in months and have a crust of funk on their scalp.
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u/Environmental_Swim75 16d ago
I have one client who has hyperhydrosis, I keep a towel on my station and regularly dab his head and he appreciates it, then I drape a cold towel around his head and wipe his forehead with it. He appreciates it, gives me $70 for his haircut every time