Structure of the hair
The scientific study of hair and its diseases
What is trichology
This secretes the waxy substance called sebum, which lubricates the skin and hair
What is the sebaceous gland
Soft downy hair found on a fetus
What is lanugo hair
Hair removal that involves repeat treatments as hair grows leading to hair growth reduction
What is temporary hair removal
The primary hair removal methods used by estheticians
What is waxing
A mass of epidermal cells forming a small tube, or canal
What is a hair follicle
This contracts when affected by cold or other stimuli. This also causes goosebumps
What is the arrector pili muscle
Hair found in areas that are not covered by the larger coarse terminal hairs (peach fuzz)
What is vellus hair
Hair removal where the papilla is destroyed, making regrowth impossible
What is permanent hair removal
The methods of using a tool to pull hair out by the root one at a time
What is tweezing
This contains the hair follicle and its appendages
What is the pilosebaceous unit
The part of the hair located above the surface of the skin
What is the hair shaft
Longer, coarse hair found on the head, brows, lashes, genitals, arms and legs
What is Terminal Hair
The ONLY form of permanent hair removal
What is electrolysis
The method where hair is removed down to the skin surface using a tool
What is shaving
This anchors hair to the skin cells and is part of the hair located at the bottom of the follicle below the surface of the skin
What is hair root
A cone shaped elevation of connective tissue that contains the capillaries and nerves located at the base if the follicle that fits into the bulb
What is the hair papilla
The growth stage during which new hair is produced. Best time to wax
What is the anagen phase
The process of removing hair at or near the level of skin
What is depilation
A chemical substance spread onto the skin to dissolve the hair at the surface of the skin and just below the stratum corneum
What is depilatory hair removal
A thick, club-shaped structure made from epithelial cells that surround the papilla
What is the hair bulb
The layer of skin that the hair root is found in
What is the dermis
The transition stage of hair growth where the hair has completed its growing phase and detaches itself from the dermal papilla
What is the catagen phase
The process of removing the hair from the bottom of the follicle by breaking contact between the bulb and papilla
What is epliation
An ancient method of epilation that began in the middle east and is now rapidly spreading throughout the western world