HAIR
The natural pigment found in hair
What is melanin?
The required score to pass both written and practical exams
What is 75%?
The outermost/thinnest layer of the skin
What is the epidermis?
The agency that approves and regulates salon grade disinfectants
What is EPA/Environmental Protection Agency?
The hard protein that makes up nails
What is keratin?
The layer of the hair shaft that is responsible for strength and elasticity
What is the cortex?
The number of questions on your written exam and the allowed amount of time to complete
What is 110 questions and 90 minutes?
The protein responsible for skin elasticity and firmness
What is collagen?
The amount of time tools should be immersed in Barbicide
What is 10 minutes?
The living tissue at the base of the nail plate, and protected by the proximal nail fold where new cells are formed
What is the matrix?
The part of the hair follicle where cell division occurs
What is the hair bulb?
The amount of hours required to register for your state board exams
What is 900 hours?
The technical term for a clogged pore
What is a comedo(blackhead/comedone)?
Microorganisms that cause disease
What are pathogens?
The combination of liquid monomer and polymer powder to create and artificial nail
What is acrylic nails?
An excessive amount of hair growth in areas typically not covered by hair
What is hypertrichosis?
The last practical skill you do at your state board exam
What is nail care/manicure?
The UV ray most responsible for skin aging
What are UVA rays?
This is the first step you should take when a blood spill occurs during a service.
What is Stop the Service?
The technical term for when a nail seperates from the nail bed due to an infection or injury and then falls off
What is onychomadesis?
Chemical bonds in the hair that are broken during a permanent wave process.
What are disulfide bonds?
The practical skill worth the most points at your state board exam
What is Chemical Services(chemical quads)?
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The technical terms for excessive sweating, lack of sweating, and foul smelling perspiration/sweat
What is hyperhidrosis, anihdrosis, and brohmidrosis?
This step in the PASS method for using fire extinguisher ensures the spray covers the fire effectively
What is Sweep?
The technical term for a fungal infection of the nails
What is onychomycosis?