Ch. 23 Facials Flashcards
Areas of skin with distended capillaries and diffuse redness:
Couperose
Individual doses of serum, sealed in small vials:
Ampoules
Chopping Movement performed with the edges of the hands of the hands:
Hacking
Pressing and twisting the tissues with a fast back-and-forth movement:
Rolling
Process of softening and emulsifying hardened sebum stuck in the hair follicles:
Desincrustation
Distended or dilated surface blood vessels:
Telangiectasias
Negative electrode on a galvanic machine:
Cathode
Nikolas Tesla is credited with discovering:
High-frequency current
The process of using galvanic current to enable water-soluable products that contain ions to penetrate the skin is:
Iontophoresis
An applicator used to direct electric current from a machine to the client’s skin is an:
Electrode
To provide a buffer for the skin when using a brushing machine, apply a thick layer of cleaner or:
Moisturizer
The point over a muscle where pressure or stimulation will cause contraction of the muscle is the:
Motor Point
A light, continuous, stroking movement applied with the fingers or palms is:
Effleurage
The direction of movement in massage should always be from insertion of the muscle toward its:
Origin
The impact of a massage treatment depends on the amount of pressure, direction of movement, and:
Duration of Manipulation