Vocab 1
First stage of hair growth during which new hair is produced
Anagen
direct current (DC) utilized in electrolysis
galvanic electrolysis
A modality of electrolysis combining alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC)
Blend (for electrolysis)
portion of the hair that extends or projects beyond the skin, consisting of the outer layer (cuticle), inner layer (medulla), and middle layer (cortex); color changes happen in the cortex
hair shaft
an additive in soft wax
gum rosin
photoepilation hair reduction treatment in which a laser beam is pulsed on the skin using one wavelength at a time, impairing hair growth; an intense pulse of electromagnetic radiation
laser hair removal
The correct professional and anatomical term for the underarm; the region between the arm and the thoracic wall
Axilla
A hard wax used to modify the melting point and provide increased strength to hard depilatory wax
candelilla
a hard wax used to modify the melting point and provide increased strength to hard depilatory wax
carnauba
removal of hair by means of an electric current that destroys the hair root
electrolysis
a group of symptoms that, when combined, characterize a disease or disorder
Syndrome
process of removing hair at the skin level
depilation
ancient method of hair removal; the original recipe is a mixture of sugar, lemon juice, and water that is heated to form a syrup, molded into a ball, and pressed onto the skin and then quickly stripped away
sugaring
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; part of the hair that lies within the follicle at its base, where the hair grows
hair root
second transition stage of hair growth; in this phase, the hair shaft grows upward and detaches itself from the bulb
catagen
substance, usually a caustic alkali preparation, used for temporarily removing superfluous hair by dissolving it at the skin level
depilatory
also known as banding; method of hair removal; cotton thread is twisted and rolled along the surface of the skin, entwining hair in the thread and lifting it out of the follicle
threading
cone-shaped elevations at the base of the follicle that fit into the hair bulb; the papillae are filled with tissue that contains the blood vessels and cells necessary for hair growth and follicle nourishment
hair papilla
removes hairs from the follicles; waxing or tweezing
epilation
also known as lanugohair; short, fine, unpigmented downy hair that appears on the body, except for the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet
vellus hair
swelling at the base of the follicle that provides the hair with nourishment; it is a thick, club-shaped structure that forms the lower part of the hair root
hair bulb
the area between the eyebrows at the top of the nose
glabella
the border of the lip line
vermillion border
the hair on a fetus; soft and downy hair
lanugo
mass of epidermal cells forming a small tube, or canal; the tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root
hair follicle