Structure Of The Hair
Growth Stages And Types Of Hair
Methods Of Hair Removal
Waxing Facts
Waxing Dos And Don'ts
100

This anchors hair to the skin cells.

What is the hair root?

100

This type of hair is course and usually found on the head, brows, lashes, etc..

What is terminal hair?

100

This is a method that was first used in ancient Egypt, and is good for sensitive skin.

What is sugaring?

100

This type of wax is available in blocks, disks, pellets, or beads.

What is hard wax?

100

Always wear these when performing a waxing service.

What are gloves?

200

This is connective tissue that is necessary for hair growth and nourishment.

What is the hair papilla?

200

This stage is when the hair has finished its growth, and it detaches from the papilla.

What is the catagen stage?

200

This method involves wrapping rows of hair and removing them.

What is threading?

200

Your applicator should be at this angle when applying wax.

What is 45 degrees?

200

Doing this may slightly reduce the pain of getting waxed.

What is applying gentle pressure immediately after removal?

300

This secretes the waxy substance that lubricates skin and hair.

What is the sebaceous glands?

300

This is the final resting stage of hair growth when it is ready to shed.

What is the telogen phase?

300

This method grasps a single hair and transmits radio-frequency energy down the hair shaft.

What is electric tweezing?

300

This type of wax is removed using pellon or muslin strips.

What is soft wax?

300

If there is an area that you do not want to wax over, you may apply this to avoid the wax adhering.

What is petroleum jelly?

400

This muscle contracts when affected by cold or other stimuli.

What is the arrector pili?

400

This type of hair is found on a fetus and later becomes vellus or terminal hair after birth.

What is lanugo?

400

This is the only permanent hair removal method.

What is electrolysis?

400
This how you should test the wax before applying it to your client.

What is test it on your wrist?

400

You may not be able to wax hair that is shorter than this length.

What is 1/4 inch?

500

This is the innermost layer of the hair shaft.

What is the medulla?

500

This is the growth stage in which new hair is produced.

What is the anagen stage?

500

This method causes the disulfide bonds of the hair to break, so that it can be washed away.

What is a chemical depilatory? 

500

This type of wax may be applied multiple times on the same area.

What is hard wax?

500
This is the 1# rule for infection control while waxing, something you should NEVER do.

What is double dipping your applicator?