Hair analysis
I describe whether an individual strand of hair is fine, medium, or coarse. What am I?
What is hair texture?
I am like a tiny tunnel in your skin where each strand grows. What am I?
What is the hair follicle
What has transparent scale-like cells that overlap like shingles on a roof?
What is the Cuticle?
What is abnormal hair loss called?
What is Alopecia?
What skin condition is caused by tiny mites that burrow under the skin?
What is scabies?
Your client has thick hair, making it difficult to see their scalp. What characteristics are these?
What is high hair density?
This is at the bottom of your hair root, where new hair cells are produced. What am I?
What is the hair bulb?
Which layer of the hair changes during colouring, thermal styling and permanent waving?
What is the Cortex?
What type of hair loss is caused by genetics and hormones?
What is androgenic alopecia?
What type of infection can cause boils and skin infections?
What is staphylococcus (staph)?
Your client's hair absorbs water quickly but also loses moisture easily. What does this describe?
What is high hair porosity?
I contain tiny blood vessels that provide nutrients to help hair grow. What am I?
What is the dermal papilla?
What is the innermost layer of the hair?
What is the medulla?
What type of alopecia causes round, bald patches on the scalp?
What is alopecia areata?
What is red, swollen, painful bump caused by an infected hair follicle called?
What is a furuncle (boil)?
You gently stretch a wet strand of healthy hair, and it returns to its original length without breaking. What property are you testing?
What is elasticity?
You're watching a scary movie, and suddenly your hair stands up on end! What tiny muscle is responsible?
What is the arrector pili muscle?
Which layer of the hair protects it from damage?
What is the cuticle?
What type of hair loss happens after pregnancy?
What is postpartum alopecia?
What is a group of connected boils called?
What is a carbuncle?
Your client has very fine hair, but a lot of it! Can someone have fine hair and high density?
YES! Hair texture describes the thickness of individual strands, while density describes how many strands grow on the scalp.
Your client says, " I washed my hair yesterday, so why is it already greasy?" Which structure produces the oil?
What is the sebaceous gland?
Which layer of the hair gives it strength and elasticity?
What is the Cortex?
What type of alopecia occurs when the immune system attacks the hair follicles?
What is alopecia areata?
What is it called when tiny insects live in the hair which cause itching and are very contagious?
What is head lice?
What two hair properties does a hairstylist test before performing a chemical service?
What are hair porosity and elasticity?
Name the 5 main structures of the hair root?
What are the follicle, hair bulb, dermal papilla, arrector pili, and sebaceous glands?
What are the three layers of the hair shaft?
Cuticle, cortex, and medulla
Name the 3 types of hair loss?
What are androgenic alopecia, alopecia areata, and postpartum alopecia?
What common scalp condition causes white flakes, itching, and shedding of dead skin cells?
What is dandruff?