Nutrition
This fibrous protein gives the skin strength
What is collagen?
Different tissues that combine together to perform a specific function
What is organs?
An organism that lives on or in a host species and obtains its nutrients and/or protection from them
What is a parasite?
A product that contains a detergent and aids in cleaning the skin
What is cleanser?
A substance capable of dissolving another substance
What is solvent?
A measurement of the energy in food
What is calorie?
This system is a combination of many organs (skin, kidneys, liver) that work to eliminate toxins and waste products from the body
What is excretory system?
Small unnatural cracks between the toes is an example of this
What is fissures?
The product used to remove any traces of cleanser, close the pores, and rebalance the skin
What is toner or astringent?
The client holds this in the deincrustation process
What is the positive electrode?
Long chains of amino acids
What are proteins?
The process of building up molecules from smaller is this phase of metabolism
What is anabolism?
Often characteristic of an insect bite, they tend to be itchy and though they disappear slowly, they don't last long
What is wheal?
A common ingredient used to prevent bacteria, fungi, or other organisms from contaminating a product
What is preservatives?
The force or pressure of an electrical current passing through a conductor
What is volt?
The nutrient that aids in digestion, regulates body temperature, and helps with the elimination of toxins
What is water?
The term that describes the process by which the skin produces new cells that travel from the dermis to the epidermis
What is cell renewal factor?
A precancerous patch of rough scaly skin, resulting from sun exposure
What is actinic keratosis?
This can be a man-made or natural substance that helps prevent or delay cellular damage through the inhibition of oxidation
What is antioxidants?
Used in the high frequency machine as a conductor of electricity
What is electrode?
Fatty acids that have been exposed to hydrogen
What are fatty alcohols?
Diplococci are spherical bacteria that grows in this way
What is pairs?
Another term for "face lift" procedures
What is Rhytidectomy?
Highly concentrated performance ingredients made to have small molecular structure in order to penetrate deeper into the skin
What is ampoules?
The procedure of sending a mild current through a water-based solution and then into the skin
What is iontophoresis?