Structure Of The Hair
This anchors hair to the skin cells.
What is the hair root?
This type of hair is course and usually found on the head, brows, lashes, etc..
What is terminal hair?
This is a method that was first used in ancient Egypt, and is good for sensitive skin.
What is sugaring?
This type of wax is available in blocks, disks, pellets, or beads.
What is hard wax?
Always wear these when performing a waxing service.
What are gloves?
This is connective tissue that is necessary for hair growth and nourishment.
What is the hair papilla?
This stage is when the hair has finished its growth, and it detaches from the papilla.
What is the catagen stage?
This method involves wrapping rows of hair and removing them.
What is threading?
Your applicator should be at this angle when applying wax.
What is 45 degrees?
Doing this may slightly reduce the pain of getting waxed.
What is applying gentle pressure immediately after removal?
This secretes the waxy substance that lubricates skin and hair.
What is the sebaceous glands?
This is the final resting stage of hair growth when it is ready to shed.
What is the telogen phase?
This method grasps a single hair and transmits radio-frequency energy down the hair shaft.
What is electric tweezing?
This type of wax is removed using pellon or muslin strips.
What is soft wax?
If there is an area that you do not want to wax over, you may apply this to avoid the wax adhering.
What is petroleum jelly?
This muscle contracts when affected by cold or other stimuli.
What is the arrector pili?
This type of hair is found on a fetus and later becomes vellus or terminal hair after birth.
What is lanugo?
This is the only permanent hair removal method.
What is electrolysis?
What is test it on your wrist?
You may not be able to wax hair that is shorter than this length.
What is 1/4 inch?
This is the innermost layer of the hair shaft.
What is the medulla?
This is the growth stage in which new hair is produced.
What is the anagen stage?
This method causes the disulfide bonds of the hair to break, so that it can be washed away.
What is a chemical depilatory?
This type of wax may be applied multiple times on the same area.
What is hard wax?
What is double dipping your applicator?