Chapter 18 - Hair Removal

Question 1

What is trichology

Answer 1

Scientific study of hair and its diseases

Question 2

What happens in the anagen phase

Answer 2

Growth stage during which new hair is produced

Question 3

What happens in the catagen phase

Answer 3

Transition of hair growth, shortest part of the hair growth cycle

Question 4

What stage of hair growth does the hair separate from the bulb?

Answer 4

Catagen phase

Question 5

What are the types of hair and where are they found

Answer 5

Lanugo- hair on the fetus, extremely soft and downy
Vellus- Very fine, soft hair, found in areas not covered by terminal hair, usually
grows on the cheeks (peach fuzz)
Terminal- longer, courser hair found on the head, genitals, arms, and legs

Cilia- hair like extensions on the cells, moves cells, also makes up eyelashes

Question 6

What direction is cream/soft wax applied

Answer 6

With the direction of hair growth

Question 7

What direction do you tweeze?

Answer 7

With the direction of hair growth

Question 8

How is hard wax applied and removed

Answer 8

Against the direction of hair growth then back in the opposite direction in a figure
eight pattern, once the was has set grasp the thick edge and pull off

Question 9

Electrolysis

Answer 9

Removing hair by means of electricity

Question 10

What happens in the telegenic phase

Answer 10

Final, resting, stage of hair growth

Question 11

Hypertrichosis

Answer 11

Excessive growth of hair