Chapter 11: Waxing/ Hair Removal

Question 1

What makes up the largest part of salon services?

Answer 1

Hair removal

Question 2

Hair follicle

Answer 2

A mass of epidermal cells forming a tube/canal; the tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root.

Question 3

Hair root

Answer 3

Anchor hair to the skin cells and is part of the hair located at the bottom of the follicle below the surface of the skin; part of the hair that lies within the follicle as its base, where the hair grows.

Question 4

Hair bulb

Answer 4

Swelling at the base of the follicle tat provides the hair with nourishment; it is a thick, club-shaped structure that forms the lower part of the hair root.

Question 5

Hair papilla

Answer 5

Cone-shaped elevations at the base of the hair located at the base of the follicle that fit into the hair bulb; the papillae are filled with tissue that contains the blood vessels and cells necessary for hair growth and follicle nourishment.

Question 6

Hair shaft

Answer 6

Portion of the hair that extends or projects beyond the skin

Question 7

Vellus hair

Answer 7

Also known as lanugo hair; short, fine, unpigmented downy hair that appears on the body, EXCEPT for the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.