Hair History
The period during which Western civilization made the transition from medieval to modern history.
What is the Renaissance?
The presence of obvious pores indicates areas of this skin type.
What is oily skin?
This hair disorder affecting the follicles is actually an autoimmune disorder?
What is alopecia areata?
This finger's nail grows at the quickest rate.
What is the middle finger?
Unit that measures the pressure or force that pushes electric current forward through a conductor.
What is a volt?
Braiding is regarded as an opportunity for women to socialize and form relationships in these cultures.
What are African cultures?
The removal of excess dead cells from skin surface
What is exfoliation?
This term is scientific term for white or gray hair.
What is Canities?
Nail plates tend to grow at slower rate in...
What is winter?
Acne bacteria are anaerobic, which means they cannot survive in the presence of this.
What is oxygen?
During the Chou Dynasty in China, only royals were allowed to do this
What is "stain their nails gold"?
Chemical exfoliant that works by dissolving keratin protein in the surface cells.
What is an enzyme peel?
Dandruff is the result of this fungus?
What is Malassezia?
A myth about nail growth is that taking these can increase growth.
What are prenatal vitamins?
Salt bonds are broken by this occurrence.
What are changes in pH?
This culture's sculptures often featured women wearing crown braids and chignons.
What is Greek culture?
Gel masks can be used for this type of skin.
What is "sensitive or dehydrated"?
Tinea favosa is characterized by dry yellow crusts known as...
What is scutula?
This is longer in toenails than in fingernails?
What is the matrix?
A pH of ____ is considered neutral for hair.
What is 5?
These popular magazine drawings featured women with pompadours and impossibly tiny waists that set a new standard of feminine beauty.
What are "Gibson Girls"?
These type of masks are often made of seaweed.
What are Alginate?
The scientific term for split ends is?
What is trichoptilosis?
When a nail is lost complete nail replacement takes about...
What is 4-6 months?
Disulfide bonds account for about _____ of the hair's overall strength.
What is 1/3 or 33 percent?