Chapter 9 Massage
What is manual or mechanical manipulation achieved by rubbing, kneading or other methods that stimulate metabolism and circulation.
Massage
Whats does MLD stand for in Aesthetics?
Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Ancient method of hair removal that uses a sugar paste made of honey, sugar and lemon.
Sugaring
What is the proper term for armpit/underarm.
Axilla
Facial designed to improve appearance and is usually 30 minutes to complete
Express facial
Type of massage that is soft, continuous stroking movement applied with fingers and palms in slow rhythmic manner.
Effelurage
When massaging a client we massage from:
Insertion to Origin
or
Orgin to Insertion
Insertion to origin. (This avoids breaking down tissue and causing sagging)
Hair growth stage where hair is actively growing, new hair is produced.
Anagen
Soft, downy hair on a FETUS
Lanugo
What is manual removal of impurities and comedones
Extractions
This movement is a compression movement, includes kneading , squeezing and pinching. Affects deeper muscles in the face.
Petrissage
What do we call the muscle on the forehead area.
Frontalis
Second stage of hair growth, hair grows upward and detaches from the bulb.
Catagen
This is also known as "lanugo" hair. Short, fine downy hair our "Peach FUZZ"
Vellus
What do we call when the epidermis dehydrates due to waterloss process. (It has an acronym)
(Tewl) Transepidermal Water Loss
This movement is known as tapotment, where fingertips strike the skin in rapid succession, fast tapping motion. What is another name for "Tapotment"?
Percussion
What do we call the muscle located on the nose
Nasalis
This is the final stage of hair growth, also called resting phase. This stage lasts until the hair is fully shed
Telogen
What is the study of hair & its diseases called?
Trichology
What does AHA stand for & list 1 thing AHA mainly do.
Alpha Hydroxy Acid & Exfoliate, Soften etc
This is an invigorating massage movement, stimulates glandular activity in the skin. (Can be criss-cross, half moons etc)
Friction
What do we call the muscle on the chin
Mentalis
A substance that uses a Caustic Alkaline, for temporary hair removal. This dissovles the hair at the surface.
Depilatory
What do we call the area between the eyebrows
Glabella
What is the term for something that causes reduced blood flow. (Example using a jade roller over redness on the skin to calm it)
Vasoconstricting