Presented by Susan L. Peterkin
Assess
A tools-free way to assess clients for potential hair loss and monitor progress of clients experience active loss.
Recognize
Become familiar with the various forms of scarring and non-scarring hair loss, in addition to scalp concerns, often found in the salon.
Communicate
Approach hair loss with an integrative approach by advocating for your client and knowing how to document findings to help dermatologists provide medical treatment.
Created by S.T.R.A.N.D. co-founder and hair loss specialist Susan L. Peterkin to help stylists spot, analyze, and document hair loss or scalp concerns in clients. Check Your Center Part™ is a tool- and product-free technique that can be incorporated into each consultation to ensure that you keep track of client hair loss progress, understand what you’re potentially seeing, and assess how and when to communicate with a dermatologist to ensure early diagnosis and medical treatment when necessary.
Check Your Center Part™ is available for professional stylists and licensed cosmetologist only. Consumers interested in hair loss services can book with Susan here.
Education Offerings
Educational e-books by Susan L. Peterkin for stylists and licensed cosmetologists seeking to better understand hair loss and how to monitor their clients in the salon.
An introduction to Susan L. Peterkin’s signature Check Your Center Part™ technique, this e-book will familiarize you with various forms of alopecia, how to track them, and how to incorporate this technique in your consultations to document progress.
Get anytime access to our growing collection of classes, workshops, and exclusive content. New items added every month.
Get access to both Check Your Center Part pt 1 & 2 in this bundle that equips you with the assessing techniques of Susan L. Peterkin, how to better understand what you may find, and how to document and communicate findings with a dermatologist.
About Susan
A master natural hair care specialist with over 40 years in the industry, Susan has dedicated her career to maintaining the health of her clients hair and scalp, combating hair loss, and teaching industry professionals hair-loss-approved styling techniques.
A co-founder of S.T.R.A.N.D. and the stylist side of the country’s first dermatologic salon, Susan partners with dermatologist to advanced her medical knowledge of various forms of hair loss, treatment options available, and how to combine wellness with medicine for successful treatment.
Check Your Center Part is Susan’s signature technique for detecting and monitoring hair loss or scalp concerns in her clients. Developed in 2022, Susan works closely with dermatologist to ensure her technique and teachings better facilitate the communication between stylists and dermatologist to form the frontline of defense against hair loss.