Types of hair removal
This is commonly used to shape eyebrows and remove undesirable hairs around the mouth and chin.
Tweezing
If a client is taking this kind of OTC medication, they are contraindicated for waxing services
NSAIDS
Holding the skin taut while waxing protects the skin from what?
Lifting and bruising
What refers to using an electric current to destroy the hair's growth cells?
Electrolysis
This is a very common, temporary hair removal method.
Shaving
If I client is taking this kind of medication, they are contraindicated for waxing services EX. Prednisone
Oral steroids
This kind of wax is an excellent choice for sensitive areas, such as the upper lip, inner thighs, or bikini area.
Hard wax
This condition causes excessive terminal hair growth in body areas that normally grow only vellus hair.
Hypertrichosis
this hair removal method is eco-friendly—the natural-ingredient paste is made of sugar, water, and lemon juice.
Sugaring
A client would be contraindicated for waxing services if they recently had this exfoliating facial procedure
Microdermabrasion
You would take this safety precaution during a waxing service, and while sharing an appetizer at a Mexican restaurant.
Never double dip
What term refers to the area between the eyebrows?
Glabella
Intense pulsed light is a hair reduction method that is also known as
Photoepilation
Clients who have this chronic neurological disorder should not receive laser hair removal.
Epilepsy
How should hard wax be applied with an applicator?
At a 45 degree angle
Why should you perform a patch test on the client before a waxing service?
To make sure the wax doesn't cause any rashes or redness on the skin.
This substance is usually a caustic alkali, used to temporarily remove superfluous hair by dissolving it at the skin’s surface.
Depilatory
During a waxing consultation, clients will be asked to complete this, which discloses medications, known medical issues, skin disorders, or allergies that might affect or preclude treatment.
Client intake form
What is a concern for soft wax that is not a concern for hard wax?
Direction of removal
What do I ask the class to do every morning and nobody ever does?
Plug in the wax pot!