The dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate
What is the cuticle?
This must be avoided when removing facial hair
What is depilation?
Where one should stand while performing a haircut
What is directly in front of the area you are cutting?
This is the first step in the Hairstyling process (or really any cosmetic process)
What is a consultation?
This is the technique of wrapping at a 90 degree angle or straight out from center
What is half off-base placement?
The medical term associated with fungal infections of the feet
What is tinea pedis?
Hair can not be longer than this length when waxing
What is 0.50 inch?
This is the direction that the hair grows from the scalp into a natural falling position
What is the growth pattern?
This is the stationary foundation of a pin curl, and can also refer to the panel on which you place a roller
What is the base?
This must be activated by using an outside heat source
What are endothermic waves?
The whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail
What is The lunula?
The orbital bone marks this
What is the natural arch of the eyebrow?
This is the angle at which the fingers are held while performing a haircut
What is 1 1/2 turns?
This is the natural pH of the hair
What is 5.0?
This is how long it takes for toenails to be fully replaces
What is nine months to a year?
This is where you tweeze the eyebrows
What is below the brow line?
This is what is determined by the angle of the comb when using the clipper over comb technique
What is length?
These are referred to as rectangular, triangular, square, or arc based
What is oxygen?
These are depressions running across the width of the nail plate
What are Beau's lines?
This can be applied and removed both in the same and opposite direction of hair growth
What is threading?
A method of cutting or thinning the hair where the fingers and shears glide along the edge of the hair to remove length
What is slide cutting?
This is the point where curls of opposite direction meet, forming a recessed area
What is an indentation?
Long chains of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds are known as this
What are polypeptide chains?