Hair Theory
This determines natural hair color.
What is Melanin?
The largest organ of the body.
What is the skin?
The hard protein in nails.
What is keratin?
H2O is the formula for this.
What is water?
PPE stands for this.
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
The outermost later of the hair.
What is the cuticle?
The outer layer of the skin.
What is the epidermis?
The visible part of the nail.
What is the nail plate?
What is neutral?
These should be washed before every service.
What is hands?
Hair grows from this structure.
What is the hair follicle?
This skin type lacks oil.
What is dry skin?
This area produces new nail cells.
What is the matrix?
Acids have a pH below this number.
What is 7?
The destruction of most microorganisms is called this.
What is disinfection?
The average scalp has about this many hairs.
What is about 100,000 hairs?
The study of skin is called this.
What is dermatology?
The tissue under the nail plate.
What is the nail bed?
A substance with a pH above 7 is called this.
What is an alkaline (base) substance?
Complete destruction of all microbial life is called this.
What is sterilization?
This layer gives hair its strength and elasticity.
What is elasticity?
This gland produces sebum.
What is the sebaceous gland?
Infection prevention relies on this process.
What is sanitation?
This chemical process combines oxygen with another substance.
What is oxidation?
This government agency regulates workplace safety.
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration?