hair removal temporary and permanent
What is the process of removing hair from the follicle referred to as?
What is epilation
What is anagen?
Growth phase
How many types of hair are there?
Two, vellus and terminal
What is two conditions cause excessive hair growth?
Hirsutism (her-se-tizm) and Hyperteichosis (hi-per-tri-koh-sis)
what is the method most commonly used to remove unwanted hairs from smaller areas?
tweezing
what is the removal of hair at or near skin level known as?
What us depilation
What is catagen?
Transition phase
The majority of hair on the face is called?
Vellus hair
what is a form of depilation that removes hair at skin level?
Shaving
what is the most often requested services that removes hair physically from the follicles consisting of three basic steps?
Waxing
What are 4 types of temporary hair removal Epilation?
Waxing
Sugaring
Threading
Tweezing
What is telogen?
Dormant or shedding phase
what causes terminal hair to grow?
hormonal, fluctuations, stress, and factors, such as obesity.
how many follicles can be on a square inch of skin?
Up to 640 follicles
How many types of wax are there?
Two, soft (strip was) and hard (non-strip wax)
What are two types of permanent hair reduction epilation?
Electrolysis and light-based hair reduction.
How many stages of hair growth is there?
Three
what type of hair is eyebrow and arm hair?
Terminal hair
what is a painless method of hair removal that dissolves the hair at skin level?
Chemical depilatory
Hard wax adheres to the hair, not the -
Skin
What are two temporary hair removal depilation?
Chemical depilatories and shaving
True or false
Is every hair in the same growth stage at the same time?
No, false
what type of hair is on a man’s beard, eyebrows, eyelashes, armpits, and pubic area?
Terminal hair
What four forms of chemical depilatories are there?
Cream, paste, powder and foam
Waxing removes hair for what length of time typically?
Between 4 to 6 weeks