Skin Concerns
The clear, transparent layer of the skin
What is the Stratum Lucidum?
Designed to dissolve keratin proteins on the surface of the skin to make it softer and smoother
What are enzymes?
The most effective service we perform as estheticians for collagen induction
What is Microneedling?
Laser stands for:
What is Light Amplification Stimulated by the Emssion of Radiation?
ABCDE's of Skin Cancer
What is Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolving?
Harmless bumps that occur when the sebaceous glands become enlarged with trapped sebum
What is sebaceous hyperplasia?
Rather than removing dead skin cells as may other anti-aging and acne products do, the small molecules that make up this ingredient go deep beneath the epidermis to the dermis
What is Retinol?
When parts of your skin turn white during the peel due to the surface of your skin being exfoliated away by an acidic solution
What is frosting/blanching?
The units of energy (power) to do work
The stimulation and formation of new collagen with the breakdown of old collagen
What is Neocollagenesis?
This decreases and thins with age
What is the hypodermis?
Substances that can prevent or slow damage to cells caused by free radicals, unstable molecules that the body produces as a reaction to environmental and other pressures
What is antioxidants?
Use of violet rays or black light and magnification to analyze skin conditions
What is a Woods Lamp?
The time required for tissue to cool down after being heated
What is Thermal Relaxation Time?
The form of skin cancer that is the most serious
What is Malignant Melanoma?
The itchy feeling that often accompanies contact dermatitis
What is histamines?
Promotes collagen production, inhibits melanin production and is essential for youthful skin
What is Vitamin C?
Brown hair, eyes can vary, ability to tan over time, high risk for all pigmented skin conditions
What is Fitzpatrick Skin Type 3?
The reaction of the hair follicle after laser hair removal
What is Perifollicular Edema?
This skin layer contains most of the skin's collagen and elastin fibers
What is the Reticular Dermis?
Associated with the inflammatory process in acne lesions
What is P Acne Bacteria?
A skin-lightening agent by decreasing the number of melanocytes
What is Hydroquinone?
This treatment you must avoid retinol and vitamin c for a minimum 48 hours afterwards
What is Microneedling?
Determines the depth that the light/energy will penetrate the skin and the strength of a treatment
What is Wavelength?
The translucent layer of the epidermis
What is the stratum Lucidum?