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A term for anything that makes a service unsafe to perform.
What is a contraindication?
General term for redness, swelling, and sensitivity caused by increased blood flow.
What is inflammation?
This type of wax hardens on the skin and is removed without strips.
What is hard wax?
Hair removal from below the skin’s surface.
What is epilation?
The two main classifications of hair removal methods.
What are temporary and permanent?
The fabric strip used to remove soft wax from the skin.
What is muslin?
The stage of hair growth when the hair is actively growing.
What is the anagen stage?
This transitional stage marks the end of active hair growth.
What is the catagen stage?
The resting stage of the hair growth cycle.
What is the telogen stage?
Short, fine, downy hair that appears on the body.
What is lanugo?
This muscle contracts to cause hair to stand up, producing “goosebumps.”
What is the arrector pili muscle?
The deepest layer of the epidermis where new skin cells are produced.
What is the basal layer?
The tube-like depression in the skin that contains the hair root.
What is the hair follicle?
This small, cone-shaped structure at the base of the follicle supplies nutrients to the hair.
What is the dermal papilla?
The thick, club-shaped structure formed from epithelial cells at the base of the follicle.
What is the hair bulb?
Excessive hair growth in areas not typically hairy for a client’s gender.
What is hirsutism?
An abnormal condition characterized by excessive hair growth anywhere on the body.
What is hypertrichosis?
Term for inflammation of the hair follicle, often appearing as small pustules.
What is folliculitis?
An abnormal condition characterized by excessive hair growth anywhere on the body.
What is hypertrichosis?
Excessive hair growth in areas not typically hairy for a client’s gender.
What is hirsutism?
The only FDA-recognized method of permanent hair removal.
What is electrolysis?
This electrolysis method uses direct current to destroy the follicle.
What is galvanic electrolysis?
This electrolysis method uses alternating current to produce heat.
What is thermolysis?
This electrolysis method combines galvanic and thermolysis currents.
What is the blend method?
Hair reduction that uses short, powerful flashes of light.
What is IPL (Intense Pulsed Light)?