Skin Types/Other
Name the four skin types
Oily, Dry, Normal, Combination
The Fitzpatrick scale measures...
Skin’s ability to tolerate ultraviolet exposure
Best tool to analyze the skin
Magnifying lamp/light
Dehydrated skin lacks...
Water
Skin type is primarily based on...
Oil production and lipids between cells
Light skin; varied eye color; varied hair color; burns easily and tans minimally
Fitzpatrick 2
Most important thing to have on a client consent form
Client signature
Factors that prohibit a treatment
Contraindications
What skin type ages more slowly than the other types?
Oily
Almost translucent skin, blond or red hair, light-colored eyes, and possibly freckles
Fitzpatrick type 1
What is it called when you examine skin through touch
Palpation
Skin condition indicated by redness and is the result of distended capillaries from weakening of the capillary walls?
Couperose
The skin on the lower neck and chest
Décolleté
A person who rarely burns and who has Latin American heritage, dark hair, and dark eyes
Fitzpatrick 5
If your client is allergic to aspirin, then you should not use products derived from...
Salicylic acid, willow bark
Rough area resulting from sun exposure, sometimes peeling off
Actinic keratosis
What makes the skin of the neck and décolleté different from the skin on the face?
It has fewer sebaceous glands
Someone who lives along the equator will have a greater number of what compared to someone who lives at the North Pole?
Active Melanocytes (Produce more melanin)
What type of approach will help you to identify healthy habits and behavior that is detrimental to skin health and allow you to better help your clients?
Holistic
Alters protein structures and decreases biological activity
Glycation