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Hair Removal Flashcards

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What type of hair removal includes shaving, the use of chemical depilatories, tweezing, and waxing?

A

Temporary hair removal

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What type of hair removal requires electrical equipment and a specialized license.

A

Permanent hair removal

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What is the technical name for the study of hair

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Trichology

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Where does the hair follicles originate?

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The dermis

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5
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What is hirsutism?

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Affects women by causing dark hair to grow in the areas of the body men usually grow hair

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What’s another condition of excessive hair growth other than hirsutism?

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Hypertrichosis

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7
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What is Capilli?

A

hair that grows on the scalp

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What is Barba?

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thick, coarse hair that grows on the face to form a beard

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9
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What is Cilia?

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Eyelash hair

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10
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What is Supercilia?

A

Eyebrow hair

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What is lanugo?

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Soft downy hair on the body at birth

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What is Vellus?

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Thin, soft unpigmented hair covering the body

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13
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What is terminal?

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thicker, pigmented hair that grows on areas after puberty

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14
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What are the 3 stages of the hair life cycle?

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Anagen, Catagen, Telegon

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What is anagen?

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First and longest stage in hair growth; Hair actively grows

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What is Catagen?

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Second and shortest stage in hair growth; Hair begins to destroy itself

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What is Telegon?

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Third and last stage in hair growth; Hair sheds to prepare for cycle all over again

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What is a chemical depilatory?

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Painless hair removal method (temporary hair removal)

Available in creme or paste

19
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What is permanent hair removal?

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designed to damage the papilla of the hair, inhibiting the hairs’ ability to grow back

20
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What is electrolysis?

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Permanent hair removal that requires needles into each hair follicle until it reaches the root

21
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What are a few contraindications for waxing?

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Varicose veins, active herpes, acne, rashes, sunburn, cyst or boils, skin diseases or disorders

22
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What is the technical term for ingrown hair?

A

Barbae folliculities

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