Vocabulary
Form of energy that produces light, heat, and magnetic and chemical changes
What is Electricity?
This is a unit of electric pressure
What is a Volt?
This effect produces heat and warmth
What is a thermal effect?
Light is a source of energy that vibrates in waves that originate from this.
What is the sun
This listing is usually found on electrical appliances, and is generally used in the U.S, because it is not as stringent as CE marking standards.
What is a UL Listing
A material that best transports electricity
What is a Conductor?
This is a measurement of how much electrical energy or power is being used per second
This effect is created when electric current travels through a solid electrode and a liquid conductor
What is an electrochemical effect?
Humans can only see this type of light
What is visible light
This is the most common mark on esthetics devices and is required on all devices to be sold within the European Union.
What is CE Marking?
Material that doesn’t allow current to pass through it
What is an Insulator?
This is the safety measure that contains a fine metal wire that allows current to move through it; when an overload occurs, this heats up and the wire melts, breaking the circuit.
What is a Fuse?
This effect is achieved when two or more effects of electric energy are produced at the same time.
What is a combination effect?
This is the prolonged heating of tissues with light to cause ablation. An example is IPL hair removal devices.
What is Photo-thermal
This is a manufacturing guideline, and is not common for basic esthetic devices.
What is an ISO Listing?
This instrument changes AC into DC
What is a Rectifier?
What is “P.A.S.S.”
The use of electricity for therapeutic purposes.
What is Electrotherapy?
This delivery of light causes a reaction with light and molecules in the body that cause a chemical change or cellular stimulation. An example would be the formation of Vitamin D
What is Photochemical
Microdermabrasion is an example of this class of medical devices.
What is Class 1: General Controls?
This German physicist discovered that every conductor has a specific rate at with it will allow electrons to move through it; his last name is a unit of electric resistance.
Who is Georg Ohm?
This (acronym) is installed in areas where electricity and water could come in contact; interrupts power if there is contact with water, preventing electric shock
What is GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interruptor)
Light therapy is also called this.
What is Phototherapy?
This delivery of light is in short pulses and heat is targeted to break up molecules. An example is a tattoo removal laser
What is photomechanical
This is the classification for lasers and IPL
What is Radiation Emitting Devices?