Hair Removal Flashcards
Anagen
First stage of hair growth during which new hair is produced.
Catagen
Second transition stage of hair growth; in the catagen stage, the hair shaft grows upward
and detaches itself from the bulb.
Depilation
Process of removing hair at skin level.
Depilatory
Substance, usually a caustic alkali preparation, used for temporarily removing superfluous
hair by dissolving it at the skin level.
Electrolysis
Removal of hair by means of an electric current that destroys the hair root.
Epilation
Removes hairs from the follicles; waxing or tweezing.
Hair bulb
Swelling at the base of the follicle that provides the hair with nourishment; it is a thick, club-
shaped structure that forms the lower part of the hair root.
Hair folicile
Mass of epidermal cells forming a small tube, or canal; the tube-like depression or pocket in
the skin or scalp that contains the hair root.
Hair papilla
Cone-shaped elevations 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.
Hair root
Anchors 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 at its base, where
Hair shaft
Portion of the hair that extends or projects beyond the skin, consisting of the outer layer
Toutice, inner layer (medulla), and middle layer (cortex). Color changes happen in the cortex.
Hirsutism
Portion of the hair that extends or projects beyond the skin, consisting of the outer layer
Toutice, inner layer (medulla), and middle layer (cortex). Color changes happen in the cortex.
Hypertrichosis
Laungo
Laser hair removal
