Hair Evaluation
Normal Dry Hair Stretches________%
Wet Hair Stretches _____% to _____%
Normal Dry Hair __20__%
Wet Hair _40_% to _50_%
Grayness of Whiteness of hair; congenital or acquired
Canities
Is Scales a disorder or a disease?
Disorder
If the scalp appears abnormal at all, a client should see ______.
a dermatologist
What is Lanugo Hairs replaced with?
Vellus Hair
What is Texture?
Degree of coarseness of fineness in the hair fiber.
Lumps or swelling along hair shaft
Nodules
The client must be referred to a physician
Which procedural step is generally used to determine if hair loss may be identified as androgenetic alopecia?
ask questions about family history
Pliablitly, buoyancy,and springiness are words that could be used when talking with your client to describe _______
Elasticity
How does the cuticle look for each type of porostity in hair:
Average-
Resistant-
Extreme-
Uneven-
Average- Raised
Resistant- Flat
Extreme- Raised
Uneven- Mixed
What is Hypertrichosis?
Abnormal coverage of hair on areas of body
What is another name for Pityriasis?
Dandruff
Sudden hair loss in round or irregular patches without the display of an inflamed scalp is referred to as:
Alopecia Areata
On average, How many strands of hair do people lose a day?
40-100 strands
Density
What is another word for Monilethrix?
Beaded Hair
Red, circular patch of small blisters; caused by a vegetable parasite
Ringworm
Total loss of hair on the scalp is referred to as:
Alopecia Areata Totalis
Light, Medium and Heavy are words used to describe?
Density
Acid mantle lubricates the outermost layer of the cuticle and reduces what?
Friction
What is Hirsutism
Excessive amounts of hair in women
What is the leading cause of dandruff?
a naturally occuring microscopic fungus called Malassezia
What is alopecia areata universalis?
the loss of hair over the entire scalp and body
What hair problem may be caused by an inherited defect in the hair's keratin protein structure?
Trichorrhexis nodosa