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Temporary Hair Removal - ✔✔These procedures include shaving, chemical depilatories, tweezing and waxing
Permanent Hair Removal - ✔✔These methods include electrolysis and laser hair removal
Permanent Hair Removal - ✔✔These methods of hair removal require the use of electrical equipment and specialized training and licensing
Epilation - ✔✔The process of removing hair from the follicle
Dermis - ✔✔The hair follicle originates here
Papilla bulb - ✔✔The hair follicle is rooted here
100 - ✔✔Number of hair follicles in one square centimeter of skin
Sebaceous glands - ✔✔Secrete oil to lubricate the hair and skin
Follicles - ✔✔Sebaceous glands are attached to these
Hirsutism - ✔✔Typically affects women by causing dark hair to grow in areas of the body where men usually grow more hair, such as the face, arms, legs and back
Hypertrichosis - ✔✔Genetically determined condition that causes excessive hair growth
Capilli - ✔✔Hair that grows on the scalp
Barba - ✔✔Hair that grows on the face to form a beard
Cilia - ✔✔Eyelash hair
Supercilia - ✔✔Eyebrow hair
Lanugo - ✔✔Soft, downy hair on the body at birth
Vellus - ✔✔Thin, soft, unpigmented hair covering the body
Terminal - ✔✔Thicker, pigmented hair that grows on areas of the body after puberty
Anagen, catagen and telogen - ✔✔Three phases of hair growth
Anagen - ✔✔First phase of hair growth where hair actively grows
Tweezing - ✔✔Used to remove unwanted hair from smaller areas such as the eyebrows, chin or around the mouth
Waxing - ✔✔One of the most requested hair removal services that an esthetician will perform
Waxing - ✔✔Temporary hair removal process that involves applying wax directly to the skin and then removing the wax and hair
90% - ✔✔Percentage of profit margins which can be attained from waxing services
Nipples - ✔✔Area in which wax should never be applied
Upper lip - ✔✔Most popular waxing service in the skin care center
4-6 weeks - ✔✔Length of time that waxing results can last
honey, beeswax, various oils, resins, sugar or azulene - ✔✔Common ingredients which waxes can be made from (6)
Hard wax and soft (strip) wax - ✔✔Two categories of professional grade waxes
Soft wax - ✔✔Type of wax with which the majority of professional waxing services are performed
Classic wax - ✔✔Another name for soft wax
Hard wax - ✔✔Usually ideal for small areas and thinner, more sensitive skin
Hard wax - ✔✔Allowed to harden and then lifted with the fingers at one end
Threading - ✔✔An ancient method of hair removal that is used widely in the Middle East
Threading - ✔✔Technique which utilizes 100% cotton thread that is twisted and rolled along the surface of the skin
Sugaring - ✔✔Hair removal technique that originated in Egypt which is applied to skin in a rolling motion
Sugar paste - ✔✔Adheres only to the hair, not the skin, and is easily removed with water
Electrolysis - ✔✔Method of hair removal that requires the technician to insert a small needle into each hair follicle
Root - ✔✔In electrolysis, the needle is inserted at the angle of the follicle and alongside the hair until it reaches this
Multiple needle process - ✔✔Another name for Galvanic electrolysis
2.5 minutes - ✔✔Current is typically on in Galvanic electrolysis for 30 seconds to
Thermolysis - ✔✔Involves inserting a single needle (probe) into the follicles
Less than a second - ✔✔Length of time current travels to the papilla in Thermolysis
Tweezed - ✔✔Done to hair immediately after current passes through the papilla in Thermolysis electrolysis
Tiny "flash" - ✔✔Amount of heat felt by the client in Thermolyis electrolysis
Blend method - ✔✔Uses a special instrument designed to combine Galvanic current and high frequency current
Blend method - ✔✔Type of electrolysis that offers best results to clients with excessive or resistant hair growth
Laser - ✔✔Hair removal treatments which use wavelengths of light to penetrate and diminish or destroy hair bulbs
Laser - ✔✔Hair removal method that can only be performed by estheticians, medical professionals or by technicians under a doctor's supervision
Heat energy - ✔✔In laser hair removal, the hair absorbs the light and transforms it into this, which destroys the hair bulb
Quicker - ✔✔Benefit of laser hair removal resulting from the ability to treat hundreds of hair follicles simultaneously
Anagen - ✔✔Laser hair removal works best on hair that is in this growth stage
Telogen - ✔✔Laser hair removal works LEAST well on hair that is in this growth stage
Dark skin - ✔✔Type of skin that is not well suited for laser hair removal
White or gray - ✔✔Types of hair that are not well suited for laser hair removal
Dark - ✔✔Type of color that absorbs more light, which is the color the laser is more drawn to
Photo-epilation - ✔✔Pulsed light which is not considered to be a laser light
Photo-epilation - ✔✔Involves an intense pulsed light beam which creates a burst of energy used to destroy hair bulbs with minimal scarring
Equipment Cleaner - ✔✔Removes wax, dirt and bacteria from the cart and other surfaces
Manufacturer's instructions - ✔✔Carefully read and follow for products, implements, supplies and equipment
forearm - ✔✔Always test the temperature of of heated wax here before applying to the client's skin
nose or ears - ✔✔Do not wax the eyelids, nipples or inside of the or
Patch test - ✔✔Always perform prior to performing hair removal services to check for negative reactions
Discard - ✔✔What to do with anything that cannot be sanitized after use
Client consultation - ✔✔Performed prior to each service to determine skin conditions or contraindications which would cause services to be declined
Before every client - ✔✔Clean and disinfect cart and wax pot, replace wax, change sheets and wash your hands
Skin Conditions - ✔✔Varicose veins, pronounced moles or warts, cuts, abrasions, wounds, open sores, active Herpes, acne, skin diseases, sunburn, rashes and cysts or boils are all which are contraindications for waxing
Health Conditions - ✔✔Diabetes, Poor circulation, chemotherapy/radiation treatments, high blood pressure, low pain threshold, and Lupus are all which are contraindications for waxing
Low Blood Pressure - ✔✔Not a contraindication for waxing
Lupus - ✔✔An autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system is impaired or begins to fight against itself
Oral and Topical Medications - ✔✔Accutane, Antibiotics, Cortisone cremes, Retin-A/Renova, AHAs/BHAs, Chemical peels are all which are contraindications for waxing
Greeting - ✔✔Welcome client; introduce yourself with a firm handshake, make direct eye contact during this phase of service
Build rapport - ✔✔The greeting phase of service is used to break the ice, learn the client's name, and
Ask, Analyze, Assess - ✔✔Second phase of service used to begin a record for each client, establish contact information, and learn about client's skin and contraindications
Agreement - ✔✔Third phase of service to educate your client about skin care and products and services, reassure your client that he/she is in the hands of a professional
