Skin Conditions/Types
Hyperpigmentation is a result from what?
Sun damage.
A classification that describes a person's genetic skin attributes.
Skin type
Manual manipulation of tissue by touching to make an assessment of its condition.
Palpation
Environmental exposure, climate, and allergies are all
External factors that can affect the skin
The center area of the face, formed by the forehead, nose and chin.
T-Zone
What are the characteristics of sensitive skin?
Fragile, thin skin, and redness.
What determines a person's skin type?
Genetics and ethnicity
What is the best tool for analyzing the skin?
Magnifying lamp/light; a Woods lamp.
Darker skin types have more what to produce more melanin than lighter skin types?
Melanocytes
What are large blackheads, usually around the eyes, due to sun exposure.
Solar comedones.
Dry skin feels like what?
Rough, thin, tight.
A client with normal skin has what sized follicles?
Very small
What is the client consent form?
A customary written agreement between the esthetician and the client for applying a treatment, whether routine or preoperative.
A scale used to measure the skin type's ability to tolerate ultraviolet exposure.
Fitzpatrick Scale
What is Hypertrichosis?
Refers to any excess hair growth, whether it is caused from a hormonal imbalance or heredity.
What does oily skin feel like?
thick and firm, uneven due to congestion.
Why can sensitive skin be difficult to treat?
It has a low tolerance for products and stimulation.
When should you avoid waxing, exfoliation, peeling treatments, or stimulating treatments on a client?
Use of skin-thinning or exfoliating topical medications or oral steroids.
What do the neck and decollete have fewer of on the face that tends to show aging more quickly?
Sebaceous glands.
What are rhytids?
Fine lines or wrinkles.
What causes dry skin?
Underproduction of oil due to genetics, environmental factors, hormones.
Why do Fitzpatrick Skin Types 5 and 6 need more exfoliation and deep pore cleansing?
They are prone to a form of hyperkeratosis (ichthyosis) and dead skin cell build up.
What is the first step in skin analysis
Having all the correct equipment and implements
What do the neck and decollete need just as much as the face does?
SPF Protection.
Form of hyperpigmentation characterized by bilateral brown patches
Melasma