Threading, Tweezing & Depilation
Threading is also commonly called this.
What is khite or Asian threading?
Soft wax always requires this for removal.
What is a strip?
Clients should avoid this for 24–48 hours after waxing.
What are heat, exercise, exfoliation, and sun exposure?
The ACT acronym stands for these hair growth stages.
What are anagen, catagen, and telogen?
Hirsutism is typically caused by this.
What are hormonal imbalances or excess androgens?
Electrolysis is considered the only true form of this.
What is permanent hair removal?
This unit includes the hair follicle, sebaceous gland, and arrector pili.
What is the pilosebaceous unit?
Thread is single‑use for this important hygiene reason.
What is to prevent cross‑contamination?
This is why thread must be discarded after every threading service.
What is to prevent cross‑contamination?
Hard wax is different from soft wax because it removes hair by doing this.
What is hardening on the skin and being removed without a strip?
A common nuisance area for stray hairs around the mouth.
What is the upper lip?
This is the stage targeted during most hair removal services.
What is the anagen stage?
Excess hair in areas not normally hairy, unrelated to hormones, is called this.
What is hypertrichosis?
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Galvanic electrolysis destroys hair by producing this chemical.
What is lye (sodium hydroxide)?
This part of the pilosebaceous unit is NOT included in the follicle.
What is the sweat gland?
In hair removal, hygiene prevents this from occurring.
What is infection?
Stainless steel slant‑tipped tweezers are preferred because they allow this.
What is precision and clean hair removal at the root?
Wax must be at the correct melting point because overheated wax can cause this.
What is a burn?
A condition that does not prevent waxing:
eczema, rosacea, varicose veins, or sunburn?
What is rosacea?
This structure at the base of the follicle supplies nourishment to the hair.
What is the papilla?
Tweezing repeatedly can stimulate more of these hair types.
What are terminal hairs?
Thermolysis destroys the follicle using this.
What is heat?
Hormones can increase this type of hair during puberty.
What are terminal hairs?
Tools must be sanitized between clients, but these items must be discarded.
What are disposables/single‑use items?
Depilation removes hair at this level of the skin.
What is the surface/skin level?
*Pellon is used to create this type of waxing supply.
What are waxing strips?
This treatment within the past week is a major waxing contraindication.
What is a chemical peel, retinoid use, or laser procedure?
This muscle causes goosebumps when it contracts.
What is the arrector pili muscle?
Hirsutism commonly appears with this endocrine disorder.
What is PCOS?
IPL stands for this.
What is Intense Pulsed Light?
Clients are more sensitive to waxing during this part of their cycle.
What is menstruation?
A professional must refuse service when these are present on the skin.
What are active infections, open wounds, or inflammation?
*Chemical depilatories work by breaking these bonds in the hair.
What are disulfide bonds?
Removing vellus hair can stimulate this appearance on the skin.
What is temporary increased visibility or “fuzziness”?
This layer of skin is torn when waxing is performed on contraindicated clients.
What is the stratum corneum?
Vellus hair converts into terminal hair during this life stage.
What is puberty?
Hypertrichosis differs from hirsutism because it is not caused by this.
What are hormones?
Laser and IPL are considered this type of hair removal.
What is permanent hair reduction?
This structure anchors the hair into the skin.
What is the root?
Safe practice means maintaining this throughout every service.
What is a clean, sanitized workstation and proper PPE use?