112.6 Hair Removal Theory

Question 1

Two categories of Hair Removal

Answer 1

Temporary and permanent

Question 2

Hirsutism

Answer 2

A condition where women grow hair in areas of the body that men typically grow more hair

Question 3

Types of temporary hair removal

Answer 3

Shaving, waxing, chemical depilatories, threading, tweezing, and sugaring

Question 4

Shaving

Answer 4

Most often used; performed with electric shaver, clippers, or razor

Question 5

Chemical Depilatories

Answer 5

A painless method of hair removal that dissolves the hair at skin level

Question 6

Forms of Chemical Depilatories

Answer 6

Cream, paste, powder (which is designed to be mixed)

Question 7

Main ingredient in Chemical Depilatories

Answer 7

Thioglycolic acid derivative; alkaline PH (POTENTIAL HYDROGEN)

Question 8

Epilation

Answer 8

The removal of hair from the follicle

Question 9

Methods of Epilation

Answer 9

Tweezing, Waxing, Threading, Sugaring, Electrolysis, Laser, photoepilation

Question 10

Tweezing

Answer 10

Hair removal method most commonly used to remove hair from smaller areas; brows, chin, around the mouth; grasp individual hair and remove in direction of hair growth

Using on larger areas would be too time consuming and painful

Can be used to supplement other hair removal methods

Question 11

Shaping the Eyebrows

Answer 11

Brows begin over the side corner of the eye

Highest point of the arch should occur over the outside of the iris

Diagonal line from the outside of the nose, extending past the outside on the eye; end location of the eyebrow

Question 12

Waxing

Answer 12

Service where hair is physically removed from the follicle

Used of large and small areas

Question 13

Types of wax

Answer 13

Hard; non-strip (most common)

Soft; strip

Question 14

Soft wax

Answer 14

Asses direction of hair growth 
Apply cleansing gel 
Light dust with powder
Obtain wax
Apply wax at 45 degree angle 
Discard spatula 
Apply removal strip, press, and smooth 
Hold skin taught and remove strip 
Apply pressure

Question 15

When waxing…

Answer 15

Always check temp on wrist, never double dip, do not wax over sunburn, advise client to not suntan following waxing service, avoid waxing lanugo; make cause skin to loose softness.

Question 16

Hard wax

Answer 16

Asses direction, apply cleansing gel, obtain wax, 45 degree angle application, hold skin taught and remove wax, apply removal strip; press and smooth, apply pressure

Hard wax is idea for small areas, wimps, and sensitive skin.

Still hurts tho

Question 17

Contraindications for waxing

Answer 17

Prior to waxing, asses contraindications that may suggest avoiding the service, (ie; varicose vains, moles, warts, herpes, acne, sunburn, rashes, cysts/boils, rosacea

Question 18

Threading

Answer 18

Ancient method of hair removal that utilizes 100% cotton thread that is twisted in rolled along the surface of the skin

Results last 4 to 6 weeks

Threading has been some popular as an alternative to other procedures

threading requires additional specialized training

Question 19

Sugaring

Answer 19

Is hair removal technique that utilizes a paste me primarily of sugar that is applied to the skin in rolling motion

Sugar paste it here is only to the hair not to the skin and it’s easily removed with water

when removed the strip it takes hair along with it

A benefit of sugaring is that hair as short as 1/8 of an inch long can be removed

Question 20

Appropriate hair removal method for each body area

Answer 20

Waxing: face upper lip eyebrows under arms arms bikini line back/shoulders legs and type of feet and toes

Tweezing: face upper lip and eyebrows

depilatories: arms back/shoulders, legs, top of feet and toes

Question 21

Male grooming

Answer 21

Men also get waxing services they’re just not likely to brag about it common waxing for men are eyebrows back and chest

Question 22

Permanent hair reduction

Answer 22

Method of permanent hair reduction that are used by professionals trained in this particular areas are electrolysis and light

Requires additional specialized training

Question 23

Electrolysis

Answer 23

Uses electric current damage the cells of the papilla in disrupt hair growth

Performed by a licensed professional

require specialized training

Question 24

Three methods of electrolysis

Answer 24

Galvanic, thermolysis, and blend

Question 25

Goal of electrolysis

Answer 25

The goal is to damage enough papilla (growth) cells so that either a lighter finer diameter hair grows back or ideally no hair grows from the follicle at all several treatments per follicle exposure to current are normally require before lasting results are achieve

Question 26

Galvanic method

Answer 26

The galvanic electrolysis method destroys their hair by decomposing the papilla

Multiple wire needles or Probes are inserted into the follicle

Low level current passes into the needle and causes a chemical reaction and the cells of the papilla

Galvanic electrolysis sometime it’s called the multiple needle process

Question 27

Thermolysis method

Answer 27

Thermolysis or high frequency short wave method involves inserting a single needle or probe into the follicle

Question 28

Blend method

Answer 28

Hair removal is a combination of galvanic in thermolysis technology