Hair Loss & Treatments
Abnormal hair loss is called this
What is alopecia?
This scalp condition is characterized by red papules or openings of hair follicles
what is tinea capitis
This is the involuntary muscle that causes goosebumps, and is attached too the underside of a hair follicle.
What is the arrector pili?
this is the technical term for dry and brittle condition with nodular swelling along the hair shaft.
What is trichorrhexis nodosa?
This is the study of hair.
What is Tricology?
This is the fungus that causes dandruff.
What is Malassezia?
Signs of this condition should be immediately referred to a physician and no salon services should be performed.
What is scabies, tinea or other fungal infections
This is the tubelike depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root
what is the hair follicle?
These are the 3 classifications of hair texture.
what is coarse, fine, medium
This is the percentage of carbon in normal hair.
What is 51%?
Of all treatments said to counter hair loss only two have been proven to stimulate hair growth and have been approved by the FDA
What are minoxidil & finasteride?
This is the technical term for beaded hair.
What is monilethrix?
This is the chemical bond that joins amino acids to each other.
What is peptide bonds?
hair with low porosity is considered this
what is resistant?
This is the short, fine, downy unpigmented hair
What is Vellus hair?
These are the two principal types of dandruff.
What are pitaryasis capitis simplex & pitaryasis steatoides?
this contagious condition is caused by head lice
what is pediculosis capitis.
in the cortex this side bond is easily broken by alkaline or acidic solutions.
What is the salt bond?
This is hair that forms a circular patter
what is whorl?
There are 20 amino acids that makeup hair, how many must a person obtain from daily diet?
what is 9 amino acids?
This is the term for complete loss of body hair.
What is alopecia universalis?
this is an infection of the hair follicle frequently caused by staphylococcus or other bacteria
what is folliculitis?
Cohns stands for these... double the points if you give me the %ages too
Carbon 51, Oxygen 21, hydrogen 6, nitrogen 17, & sulfur 5
Hair texture refers to the _______ of the hair.
thickness or diameter
This is the technical term for gray hair.
What is canities?