Hair Removal vocab

Question 1

hair root

Answer 1

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 base, where the hair grows.

Question 2

hair shaft

Answer 2

portion of the hair that extends or projects beyond the skin, consisting of the outer layer, inner layer, and middle layer.

Question 3

hirsutism

Answer 3

growth of an unusual amount of hair on the parts of the body normally bearing only downy hair, such as the face, arms, and legs of women or the backs of men.

Question 4

hypertrichosis

Answer 4

also known as hirsuties; condition of abnormal growth of hair, characterized by the growth of terminal hair in areas of the body that normally grow only vellus hair.

Question 5

lanugo

Answer 5

The hair on a fetus; soft and downy hair.

Question 6

laser hair removal

Answer 6

photoepilation hair reduction treatment in which a laser beam is pulsed on the skin using one wavelength at a time, impairing hair growth; an intense pulse of electromagnetic radiation.

Question 7

photoepilation

Answer 7

also known as Intense Pulsed Light (IPL); permanent hair removal treatment that uses intense light to destroy the growth cells of the hair follicles.

Question 8

pilosebaceous unit

Answer 8

the hair unit that contains the hair follicle and appendages: the hair root, bulb, dermal papilla, sebaceous appendage, and arrector pili muscle.

Question 9

sugaring

Answer 9

ancient method of hair removal. the original recipe is a mixture of sugar, lemon juice, and water that is heated to form a syrup, molded into a ball and pressed onto the skin and then quickly stripped away.

Question 10

telogen

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also known as resting phase; the final phase in the hair cycle that lasts until the fully grown hair is shed.

Question 11

threading

Answer 11

also known as banding; method of hair removal; cotton thread is twisted and rolled along the surface of the skin, entwining hair in the thread and lifting it out of the follicle.

Question 12

trichology

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scienctific study of hair and its diseases and care.

Question 13

vellus hair

Answer 13

also knows as lanugo hair, short fine, unpigmented downy hair that appears on the body, with the exception of the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.

Question 14

anagen

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is the growth stage during which new hair is produced.

Question 15

catagen

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the transition stage of hair growth.

Question 16

depilation

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is a process of removing hair at or near the level of the skin.

Question 17

depilatory

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is a substance, usually a caustic alkali preparation, used for temporarily removing superfluous hair by dissolving it at skin level.

Question 18

electrolysis

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the process of removing hair with electricity and is thought to be the only permanent method.

Question 19

epilation

Answer 19

a temporary hair removal process that removes hair from the bottom of the follicle by breaking contact between the bulb and the papilla.

Question 20

hair bulb

Answer 20

is a thick, club-shaped structure made from epithelial cells that surround the papilla.

Question 21

hair follicle

Answer 21

is a mass of epidermal cells forming a small tube, or canal.

Question 22

hair papilla

Answer 22

a cone shaped elevation at the base of the follicle, fits into the bulb.