Hair Removal Flashcards
The technical term for an unusual amount of hair on parts of the body normally bearing only downy hair is _____.
Hirsuties
One purpose of the client consultation and a hair removal service is for the client to disclose ______.
Allergies & Sensitivities
A _______ is any condition or disease that makes an indicated treatment or medication in-advisable.
Allergy
Facial waxing or tweezing should not be performed on clients with _______.
Rosacea
The removal of hair by means of an electric current that destroys the root of the hair is known as ______.
Electrolysis
The US food and drug administration recently approved a process called ____ which uses intense light to destroy the hair follicles.
Photo-Epilation
In laser hair removal, a laser beam is pulsed on the skin, impairing the hair ______.
Follicle
The first procedural step in shaving a man’s beard is to ______.
Steam the face
When shaving a man’s beard, the skin is held tautly with one hand while the other hand strokes the razor and what direction?
With the hair growth
The natural arch of the eyebrow follows the _____ bone, or the curves line of the eye socket.
Orbital
Saturating to pledges of cotton or a towel with warm water and placing it over the browse for 1 to 2 minutes softens and ______ the eyebrow tissue
Relaxes
Which direction should the brow hairs be pulled when tweezing the eyebrows?
With the hair growth
Approximately how often should eyebrows be arched or tweezed?
Weekly
The method of superfluous hair removal that transmits radio frequency energy down the hair shaft into the follicle area is known as the _______________________.
Electronically charged tweezer method
An alkali preparation used for the temporary removal of superfluous hair by dissolving it at the skin level is known as ___________.
A Depilatory
_________ is the process of removing hair by pulling it out of the follicle.
Epilation
Cold and hot waxing products are made primarily of resins and ________.
Beeswax
The time between waxing services is generally about _______ weeks
4 - 6 weeks
When using hot wax test the temperature by applying a small drop of wax ________.
On your wrist
When preparing the skin for a waxing service, the skin should be thoroughly cleansed with _______.
A mild astringent
The manipulation of cotton thread which is twisted and rolled along the surface of the skin, entwining the hair in the thread and lifting it from the follicle, is known as __________.
Threading
The process of using a stick, sugar-based paste as an epilator treatment is known as
Sugaring
When waxing, take care to ensure that the wax does not come in contactt with the ________.
Eyes
What can be used to calm and soothe sensitive skin which experiences redness and swelling after waxing?
Aloe gel
Never apply wax over warts, moles, abrasions, or __________.
Inflamed skin
