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The study of cosmetics and the art and beautification of the hair, skin, and nails.
What is cosmetology
One-celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal characteristics. Some are harmful and some are harmless
What are bacteria
Highest point on the top of the head
What is Apex
Compounds made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur
What are Amino Acids
Also known as banding; temporary hair removal method that involves twisting and rolling cotton thread along the surface of the skin.
What is threading
A colorless, inflammable liquid; miscible with water, alcohol, and ether; and has a sweetish odor or burning taste. It is used as a solvent
what is acetone
The moral Principles by which we live and work
What is Ethics
Reaction due to extreme sensitivity to certain foods, chemicals, or other normally harmless substances
What is an Allergy
Also known as projection or lifting in haircutting
What is elevation
The most common reducing agent in permanent waves
What thioglycolic acid
Substance used to remove hair by pulling it out of the follicle
What is an epilator
The manipulation of the soft tissues of the body
What is massage
Fulfilling one's potential
What is self actualization
Showing no symptoms or sign of infection
What is Asymptomatic
Technique of forcing the hair between the thumb and the back of the comb to create tension
Contain small, uncolored dyes that combine with hydrogen peroxide to form larger, permanent dye molecules within the cortex
What are Aniline Derivatives
Describes skin that does not produce enough sebum, indicated by the absence of visible pores, lack of lipids
What is alipidic
The act of causing tiny, unseen openings in the skin that can allow entry by pathogenic bacteria
What is microtrauma
The science of designing the workplace as well as its equipment and tools to make specific body movements more comfortable, efficient, and safe
What is ergonomics
Slender hairlike extensions used by bacilli and spirilla for locomotion
What are Flagella
Flat twist that is unraveled to make a loose, wavy texture on the entire head
What is glamour waves
Oxidizing agent that, when mixed with an oxidation haircolor, supplies the necessary oxygen to develop the color molecules and create a change in natural hair color
What are hydrogen peroxide developers
Distended capillaries caused by weakening of the capillary walls
What is couperose
A dark, fine-grained volcanic rock used in hot stone massage
what is basalt
Listening to the client and then repeating, in your own words, what you think the client is telling you
What is reflective listening
Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases such as pneumonia
What is Diplococci
Also known as an inverted braid or french braid
What is an invisible braid
Main active ingredient in true acid and acid balanced waving lotions
What is Glyceryl Monothioglycolate
The metal part of the brush that attaches the glued bristles to the handle and adds a certain amount of strength to the bristles
What is a Ferrule
An organic compound that has a super-hydrating effect on the skin cells
What is Urea
Education that is employment or license related; used to motivate, enrich, update skill sets, satisfy licensing requirements, or further your career
continued education
colonies of microorganisms that adhere to environmental surfaces, as well as the human body
biofilms
amino acid with a sulfur atom that joins together two peptide strands
cysteine
Most common type of hydroxide used in the salon
Sodium Hydroxide
Small involuntary muscles in the base of the hair follicle
arrector pili muscle
thin layer of tissue between the nail plate and nail bed
bed epithelium
information about a specific population including data on race, age, income, and education
demographics
Transmission of pathogens through touching or shaking hands, kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking
direct transmission
process by which newly formed cells in the hair bulb mature, fill with keratin, move upward, lose their nucleus, and die.
keratinization
Created when disulfide bonds are broken by relaxer
Lanthionine bond
complex of lipids that keep the skin moist by preventing water evaporation and guards against irritants penetrating the skin's surface
barrier function
technical term for nails of the fingers or toes
onyx
Business term for supplies used in the daily business operations
consumption supplies
The ability of a product to produce the intended effect
efficacy
inflammation or infection of the hair follicle
folliculitis
Used to control ends and aids in saturation of ends during a permanent wave service
end papers
environmental factors that contribute to aging skin
extrinsic factors
damaged skin around the nail plate that becomes split
hangnail
Another name for your staff or employees
personnel
Capable of destroying viruses
virucidal
curving outward, receding forehead and chin
convex profile
Perm activated by outside heat source
endothermic waves
products that contain chemicals that either loosen or dissolve dead cell buildup
chemical exfoliants
substance used to remove surface moisture and tiny amounts of left on the natural nail plate
nail dehydrator
Individual owner and, most often, the manager of a business
sole proprietor
pus-forming bacteria that resemble a string of beads and cause blood poisoning
streptococci
Bone that protrudes at the base of the skull
Occipital Bone
The measurement of the thickness or thinness of a liquid
viscosity
obvious line where foundation begins and ends
line of demarcation
A chemical that initiates the polymerization reaction
photoinitiator