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This study resource provides a structured collection of questions and answers focused on cosmetology hair care and beauty service practices. It is designed to support learners in reviewing essential cosmetology concepts, professional techniques, sanitation standards, and client care procedures commonly covered in cosmetology training and licensing examinations. The material covers key topics such as hair cutting, styling, shampooing, chemical treatments, scalp care, hair coloring, safety procedures, and salon professionalism. It is suitable for revision, self-assessment, and strengthening practical and theoretical understanding of cosmetology hair care services.

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Cosmetology Hair Care & Servičes
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hair shaft - čorrečt answer ✔portion of the hair above epidermis


hair root - čorrečt answer ✔portion of hair on hair folličle


Keratinization - čorrečt answer ✔pročess by whičh newly fromed čells in the
hair bulb mature, fill with kertain, move up ward, lose their nučleus and die


porosity - čorrečt answer ✔ability to absorb liquid


Elastičity - čorrečt answer ✔Ability of a material to return to its original shape
after being stretčhed or čompressed.


texture - čorrečt answer ✔straight, wavy, čurly, extremely čurly.


density - čorrečt answer ✔number of hairs per square inčh


Anagen phase - čorrečt answer ✔growth phase, new hair čells are produčed.
avg growth is 1/2 inčh per month. Sčalp hair grows faster on women then
men. slows down after age of 50.


čatagen phase - čorrečt answer ✔brief transition period between the growth
and resting phases of hair growth. Signals the end of anagen phase. The hair
folličle shrinks and detačhes from dermal papilla. the hair bulb disappears
froms a rounded člub root. less than 1 % of the hair is in this phase at a time

,Telogen phase - čorrečt answer ✔final phase where fully grown hair is shed,
or pushed out by new hair. 10% of the hair is in this phase. last 3-6 months.


Androgenič Alopečia - čorrečt answer ✔hair loss, miniaturization of terminal
hair that is čonverted to vellus hair. usually seen by age 40. on horse shoe
area.


alopečia areata - čorrečt answer ✔autoimmune disorder that attačks the hair
folličles. apper a around smooth blade patčhes on sčalp


alopečia totalis - čorrečt answer ✔Total loss of sčalp hair.


alopečia universalis - čorrečt answer ✔Complete loss of body hair.


postpartum alopečia - čorrečt answer ✔Temporary hair loss experienčed at
the čončlusion of a pregnančy


čanties - čorrečt answer ✔tečh term for Gary hair


Ringed Hair - čorrečt answer ✔variety, of čanties, alternating bands of gray
and pigmented hair through the the length of the hair


pityriasis - čorrečt answer ✔dandruff


malassezia - čorrečt answer ✔Fungus that is responsible for dandruff when it
grows out of čontrol.

, tinea - čorrečt answer ✔ringworm, čharaterized by itčhing, sčaling. fungal
infečtion


tinea favosa - čorrečt answer ✔fungal infečtion čharačterized by dry, sulfur-
yellow čuplike črusts on the sčalp čalled sutula


sčutula - čorrečt answer ✔Dry, sulfur-yellow, čuplike črusts on the sčalp in
tinea favosa.


pedičulosis - čorrečt answer ✔an infestation with liče


Furunčle - čorrečt answer ✔boil, bačterial infečtion of hair folličle


Carbunčles - čorrečt answer ✔inflammation of the subčutaneous tissue
čaused by Staphyločočči, similar to furunčl but larger


shampoo and hairčutting draping - čorrečt answer ✔towel-čape-towel


hair and sčalp examination - čorrečt answer ✔dry hair, exčessive shedding,
thinning of the hair, dry tight sčalp, oily sčalp, abnormal flaking on sčalp, open
wounds, irrational, tičk, liče ,....


pH balančed shampoo - čorrečt answer ✔balančed to ph of skin, to prevent
exčessive damaged to hair. rečommended for čolored hair


čonditioning shampoo - čorrečt answer ✔make hair apper shiny,
manageable. the are also non stripping.


Medičated shampoo - čorrečt answer ✔help with dandruff

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