Esthetics & Electricity
Materials that do not allow a current to pass through them.
What are insulators?
What is Chemistry?
potential hydrogen
What is pH?
A substance that is able to dissolve another substance.
What is a solvent?
The body’s ability to destroy infectious agents
What is Immunity?
Unit of electric pressure
What does a volt measure?
Basic substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances
What are elements?
primary ingredient on many skin care products.
What is water?
Mixtures of fats and oils converted to fatty acids by heat and then purified
What are soaps?
Organisms that live on or obtain nutrients from another organism.
What are external parasites?
Electrons travel on a closed path
What is a circuit?
Atoms that are not missing any electrons in their outer shell and are considered electrically neutral.
What does it mean for a atom to be called Stable?
Blue litmus paper turns red
What is color is an acid on blue litmus paper?
Mixtures of organic substances and a medicinal agent
What is an ointment?
The regulatory agency under the U.S. Department of Labor that enforces safety and health standards in the workplace
What is OSHA?
Can destroy the collagen and elastin fibers in the skin.
What does UVA light do?
Products estheticians use are the result of chemically uniting two different elements
What is a compound?
pH range of hair, skin and nails
What pH is 4.5 to 5.5?
The non-polar end of an emulsifier which loves oil and hates water
What is lipophilic?
Place in a plastic bag then into a closed trash container with a liner.
How are contaminated supplies discarded after a blood-exposure incident?
Thermal breakdown of the skin caused by intense heat
What is Pyrolysis?
Biochemical compounds that form components that fill the intercellular spaces in the skin.
What are lipids?
A negatively charged ion
What is an anion?
The mechanical or chemical process of removing superficial dead skin
What is exfoliation?
A solution that can be applied to the skin to reduce pathogens.
What is antiseptic?