General Sciences
What are hormones?
Chemical messengers that are manufactured or secreted by various cells, glands, or organs within the body.
Document the client's allergies, prescription medications, OTC drugs, and lifestyle
At the initial consultation
Advise clients to drink ___ of water after a massage
8-ounces (225-milliliter)
Wet Room
a room lined with tile or other water-impervious material and drains to service water treatments such as a Vichy shower
Scope of practice
the type of treatments and services one can perform under a license
How many bones are in the face?
14
Vehicles or carriers are
used to dilute a performance ingredient, regulate its penetration into the skin, and/or help facilitate surface application
Building block #4 of a treatment
Exfoliation: You may use scrubs, enzymes, acids, or equipment to remove layers of dead stratum corneum. Steam may be used to soften the skin for gentler and easier exfoliation and to keep an exfoliating agent, such as an enzyme, active
Anticellulite treatment step #4
Layer an anticellulite mud on the skin and leave it in place for 20 minutes, covering the area with a thermal or heated blanket
The longest word in the dictionary
Pneumonouitramicroscopicsilicovoicanokoniosis
Interstitial fluid and lymph are basically the same
True
5 elements of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
wood, fire, earth, metal, water
Photorejuvenation
a series of laser or IPL facial treatments conducted to improve vascular and pigmented lesions and induce collagen stimulation
Organs of your spirit
Chakras
FDA
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Milli-
one thousandth (0.001)
Another name for inflammation cascade
Arachidonic cascade
The Arabic word for threading
Khite
Rei- means
universal, the spirit energy that surrounds and permeates everything
A surgical procedure used to remove stubborn areas of fat
Liposuction
Laser is an acronym that means
light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
Glycation
is a destructive biological process that causes the body to age by causing the cross-linking of proteins and lipids, rendering tissues rigid and inflexible
Using gray makeup will camouflage
genetics, allergies, lack of sleep, hyperpigmentation, smoking
Ayurvedic has been practiced in India for how many years?
5,000
The study and treatment of cancer
Oncology