This is the scientific study of hair and its diseases.
What is Trichology
100
Hair growth is a result of the activity of cells found in the basal layer. Hair grows in three stages, what are they?
What is Anagen, catagen and telogen.
100
Bees wax has a relatively high incidence of allergic reaction, what should you do prior to using a product with beeswax?
What is Do a small patch test of the product to be used.
100
Pellon or Muslin are used with this wax.
What is soft
100
How long does a face waxing procedure take ?
What is 15 to 30 minutes
200
This hair is very fine, soft hair, found on women's cheeks (a.k.a. peach fuzz)
What is Vellus hair or lanugo hair
200
Excessive hair growth on the face arms and legs especially in women is known as?
What is Hirsutism
200
Before beginning a wax treatment the client should fill out a-----------------
What is consultation card and wax release form
200
What areas of the body are hard wax good for?
What is face, underarms, bikini .
200
How long do body wax procedures take
What is 30 minutes to an hour
300
A mature strand of hair is divided into two parts what are they? You must have both answers correct in order to receive the point. Otherwise you will loose points.
What is (Are)The root, and the shaft. The root 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. The shaft is the hair located above the surface of the skin.
300
This excessive growth of hair is characterized by the growth of terminal hair in areas of the body that normally grow only vellus hair.
What is Hypertrichosis
300
To prevent burns you should first
What is test the wax on the inside of the wrist before applying to the client skin.
300
How thick should the hard wax be applied.
What is at least a nickel thickness
300
How long does it take to melt a full wax pot?
What is 30 minutes, (this also depends on the type of wax being used.)
400
What are the three main layers of the hair shaft ? You must have all three correct in order to receive the point or you will loose points.
What is (are) the cuticle, cortex and medulla. the cuticle is the outer most layer, the cortex is the middle, and the medulla is center or inner most layer of the hair shaft.
400
Hair on the scalp grows an average of ------- per day
What is 1/60 of an inch per day.
400
Never wax over curves , why?
What is because waxing over curves damages the skin because the pull is not parallel to the skin when going over the curved surface.
400
What materials should be on your wax trolley prior to a treatment?
What is wax pot with hard and soft wax, cleanser, aloe, wax remover, dry sanitizer, wax sticks, baby powder, wet sanitizer, mirror, hand sanitizer, box gloves.
400
This category of wax technique is the removal of hair outside the normal bikini line.
What is a standard American bikini wax.
500
The Pilosebaceous unit contains the hair follicle and its appendages. Name the 6 main structures of the hair unit.
The area below the skin surface.
What is (are), the follicle, hair root, hair bulb, hair papilla and the attached arrector pilli muscle and sebaceous glands.
500
What should the hair length be in order for waxing to be effectively removed
What is 1/4 to 1/2 inch long for waxing to be the most effective.
500
Name 3 post wax precaution;
What is ( are) avoid sun exposure, exfoliation, creams with fragrance or other ingredients that may be irritating and excessive heat for at least 24 to 48 hours after waxing.
500
The most important points in all wax removal techniques to ? 3 things
What is hold the skin taut ( tightly stretched next to where starting the pull, remove quickly while , pulling parallel to the skin.
500
This type of wax technique leaves only a small patch of hair on the front pubis area everything else is removed