The #AcademyofHair Salon is where expert hair care meets innovation and new product development. Receive complimentary hair color, care, and styling services by licensed hair professionals at our state-of-art Test Salon in Culver City, CA.
The #AcademyofHair Salon is where expert hair care meets innovation and new product development. Receive complimentary hair color, care, and styling services by licensed hair professionals at our state-of-art Test Salon in Culver City, CA.
The #AcademyofHair Salon is where expert hair care meets innovation and new product development. Receive complimentary hair color, care, and styling services by licensed hair professionals at our state-of-art Test Salon in Culver City, CA.
Whether your hair is curly, straight, thick, fine, or anything in between, our #AcademyofHair Salon offers a diverse range of complimentary hair services including:
Grey coverage, routine root touch-ups, color refresh.
Babylights, partial highlights, half-head highlights, balayage.
Wash and blowouts, conditioning treatments, and other styling options.
Volunteering at our #AcademyofHair Salon not only offers you complimentary access to professional-grade hair services, but also the unique opportunity to help test new products. Situated in a luxurious and innovative environment, our salon delivers exceptional experiences, allowing volunteers to be at the forefront of hair care innovation.
- Why we Stand Out: At the #AcademyofHair Salon, we pride ourselves on our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and education in hair care.
- Safety and Trust: Our salon is staffed by fully licensed professionals, ensuring that every service provided meets the highest standards of safety and excellence. We believe in fostering a trustworthy environment where our volunteers can relax, knowing they are in expert hands.
Ready to become a Volunteer? Apply Now.
Our welcoming and service-oriented approach offers a simple sign up process:
Sign Up: Click on the Apply Now button to join our volunteer list.
Qualify: Our services are available to local volunteers committed to enhancing their beauty regime.
Participate: Engage with our comprehensive styling and hair care processes from start to follow-up.
At the #AcademyofHair Salon, we're dedicated to the innovation of professional hair products. Situated in Culver City, CA our mission is to revolutionize the beauty industry by testing groundbreaking new products that are ready to make their mark everywhere.
Volunteers can experience the latest in hair color and hair care technology, absolutely free of charge. For your time, we provide top-tier salon services by our team of hair professionals. Join us and be at the forefront of defining the future of hair care, while enjoying professional salon treatments tailored to your needs.
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To register, click Apply Now, fill out your pre-evaluation form, and complete a skin patch test where we’ll assess your hair for suitability.”
The skin patch test is performed for safety to ensure you are not reacting to hair color in a negative way.
Once skin patch test is performed, you must wait 48 hours. After this period of time, the wait can vary depending on active testing projects.
You must be 18 years old to become a participant. The normal age range used in studies is typically 18-65 years old. This age range may vary depending on each study’s specifications.
Unfortunately, you must have a valid working email address to become a participant. Your email is used as your username for your participant profile and is also where you will receive invitations to screener surveys.
If you received this message, this means that you are already a participant.
No – all volunteers must be open to some testing project either in hair color, hair styling or hair care testing, which will be agreed upon through the booking process.
As often as the testing project allows.
You can update your participant profile by logging into the volunteer portal and clicking on Update Profile in the menu bar.
To change the email/username login to the portal, and click on Update Profile. Remember to click next after changing your email/username to save your changes!
Here are a few reasons you may not have received an invitation to join our hair color study:
- Patch Test Requirement:
Volunteers must complete a patch test before qualifying for a study. Volunteers receive a welcome email with instructions to schedule a patch test after applying. Once the patch test is successfully booked and passed, volunteers will be eligible for color studies. If you haven’t received a welcome letter, you can schedule your Patch Test appointment here.
- Study Criteria:
Each study has specific criteria that participants must meet. This could include hair type, previous hair treatments, or other factors relevant to the research. It’s possible that the current study does not align with your hair profile.
- Availability:
Our studies are conducted periodically and may have a limited number of slots available. If a study has reached its maximum capacity, we may not send out additional invitations.
You will receive an email 48 hours after the patch test is administered with a link to record your results.
If a volunteer does not respond within the 72-hour window, they will need to schedule and attend another patch test.
- Confirmation emails are sent 48 hours prior to an appointment. To confirm your place, you must respond to the email.
- If you don’t receive a confirmation email, please contact us academyofhairsalon@henkel.com to confirm one week prior to an appointment.
- If you fail to confirm an appointment, your space won’t be guaranteed.
- Any volunteer who fails to arrive to a confirmed appointment without notification is considered a no-show. We understand unexpected situations happen, but two no shows will disqualify you from future appointments. Please let us know if you need to cancel your appointment.
- At #AcademyofHair Salon, our testing projects are constantly changing. Because of this, we may cancel or reschedule your appointment within 24 hours.
- If you haven’t been to #AcademyofHair Salon in the last year, you can reactivate your account by sending at least 2 photos of your hair’s current length and natural texture to academyofhairsalon@henkel.com and book a skin patch test.
- It’s very important that you arrive at least 15 minutes before your appointment. 30-minute late arrivals may not be guaranteed your service.
- If you didn’t confirm your appointment ahead of time, your spot is not guaranteed.
- If you’ve made changes to your hair since booking the service, your spot may not be guaranteed.
- Sessions times can vary depending on the testing project. They last a minimum of an hour.
- Unfortunately, children and pets aren’t permitted in the salon.
- Volunteers who fail to adhere to our policies may not be allowed to participate in future testing projects.
The parking structure is adjacent to the C3 building at:
5701 Hannum Ave, Culver City, CA 90230
Once you drive up to the building, please grab a ticket at the kiosk. You are welcome to park on all NON-Reserved spots
Then proceed to the Building Lobby
Walk towards the elevators and select the 7th floor on the digital pad
Once on the 7th floor, please make your way to check in. Reception to validate your parking ticket. Reception will also guide you to your office destination.
To learn more about the #AcademyofHair Salon and our complimentary hair services, email us at academyofhairsalon@henkel.com.
Located at 5800 Bristol Parkway, Culver City, CA 90230.
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