Foundations & Forms
This form, also called a client questionnaire, is used to determine if a client has any pre-existing conditions that might prevent a service from being performed.
What is a client intake form
This is the process of removing excess dead cells from the skin surface, which can be accomplished using mechanical or chemical methods.
What is exfoliation?
These concentrated products contain higher concentrations of ingredients that penetrate the skin to treat various conditions and are applied under a moisturizer, mask, or sunscreen.
What are serums and ampoules?
This is the use of electrical currents to treat the skin and can include galvanic, high-frequency, light therapy, and microcurrent treatments.
What is electrotherapy?
This is a very important part of a facial treatment that determines the client's skin type, skin condition, and treatment needs.
What is a skin analysis?
This form is a record of all notes from the skin analysis, the treatment performed, products used and recommended, and client goals.
What is a service record form (or client chart)?
This type of exfoliation uses machines like a facial brush or ultrasonic spatula, or scrubs with ingredients like almond meal or jojoba beads.
What is mechanical exfoliation?
This type of mask is non-setting, often contains humectants and emollients, and is used to provide a conditioning effect for dry and/or dehydrated skin.
What is a cream mask?
A client with metal implants, a pacemaker, or epilepsy should not receive these treatments.
What are electrotherapy treatments (or galvanic and high-frequency)?
When conducting a consultation, allotting this amount of time for verbal communication with the client.
What is 5 to 15 minutes?
This is a customary written agreement between the cosmetologist and the client that acknowledges the client understands the treatment, risks, and home care instructions.
What is a consent form?
This is an advanced exfoliation treatment that uses a machine with a hand-held device to polish away the skin's upper layers, used primarily to treat surface wrinkles and aging skin.
What is microdermabrasion?
This type of mask is often seaweed-based, comes in a powder form that is mixed with water, and dries to a rubberized texture, forming a seal that encourages absorption of serums underneath.
What is an alginate mask?
This type of current has a germicidal and bactericidal effect and can be applied after extractions or during treatments for acne-prone skin.
What is high-frequency current?
Asking this question to understand what the client hopes to accomplish with their visit.
What is "What is the reason for your visit?" or "What are your skin care goals?"
This is the direction of movement for massage manipulations, from the muscle's more movable attachment to its fixed attachment, to prevent sagging of the skin and muscles.
What is from insertion to origin?
This is a type of chemical exfoliant that works by gently dissolving keratin protein in the surface skin cells and is often extracted from fruits like papaya or pineapple.
What is an enzyme?
This type of cleanser, suitable for all skin types, contains beneficial oils that break down makeup, dirt, and excess sebum.
What is a cleansing oil?
This is the process of using galvanic current to enable water-soluble products to penetrate the skin by creating an exchange of negative and positive ions.
What is iontophoresis?
The purpose of a post-service consultation is to provide clients with a long-range plan that involves home care, facial treatments, and this.
What is client education?
This is a point on the skin over a muscle where pressure or stimulation will cause the muscle to contract, and manipulating it can help to relax the client early in a massage treatment.
What is a motor point?
This type of hydroxy acid is oil-soluble and is best suited for oily, acne-prone skin because it helps treat and prevent breakouts and breaks apart pore debris.
What is a beta hydroxy acid (BHA)?
These are products that help increase the moisture content of the skin surface, and for dry skin, they are often oil-based and in the form of a heavier cream.
What are moisturizers?
This type of light therapy is popular in cosmetology to minimize redness, stimulate blood flow, and improve skin smoothness, with blue light being used for acne-prone skin and green light for calming and lessening hyperpigmentation.
What is light-emitting diode (LED) treatment?
Cosmetologists should avoid making a client feel like the post-service consultation's sole purpose is this.
What is to sell products?