Hair Removal (state board practice) Exam Questions and Answers

Hair Removal (state board practice) Exam Questions and Answers What is the outer most layer of the hair shaft? - Answer ️️ -Cuticle What should you use to spread to send coat of wax on a clients legs? - Answer ️️ -Hard plastic spatula How long do body waxing procedures usually take? - Answer ️️ -30 to 60 minutes Follicles extend deep into the dermis - Answer ️️ -True It is normal for hives and redness to appear after waxing a clients back - Answer ️️ -True What is not one of the three main structures of the hair follicle? - Answer ️️ -Arrector pilli During what phase of hair growth should hair be removed for the most effective long-term hair reduction? - Answer ️️ -Anagen What is not a method of electrolysis? - Answer ️️ -Microcurrent What is the main message of depilation? - Answer ️️ -Shaving What is not a form in which hard waxes are available? - Answer ️️ -Powders What is the main disadvantage of soft wax? - Answer ️️ -Can irritate the skin What is an appropriate size for a wax strip for the under arm area? - Answer ️️ -1-1/2" x 5" What is not an example of a recent treatment or product to use that is contra indicated for waxing? - Answer ️️ -Anti-histamine What should you do when performing wax treatments? - Answer ️️ -do a small patch test of the wax product to be used What is the shortest length you should trim hair before waxing? - Answer ️️ -1/2 inch What should you do at the end of a waxing service? - Answer ️️ -apply a cold compress with baking soda mixed in water to sensitive skin What should you not doing waxing the clients brows? - Answer ️️ -Pluck stray hairs of the clients browser an even or too thin What type of bikini waxing involves the removal of hair outside the normal bikini line? - Answer ️️ -American How long does it take to melt soft wax if the wax holder is about a quarter to a half full? - Answer ️️ -15 minutes How long should you press your finger to a wax area immediately after removing the wax? - Answer ️️ -Five seconds At what angle should you be applying soft wax? - Answer ️️ -45° What should you do before applying wax to the clients leg if the skin is dry and flaky? - Answer ️️ -apply a tiny amount of lotion All follicles contain hair - Answer ️️ -False Anagen - Answer ️️ -First stage of hair growth during which new hair is produced. - new keratinized cells are manufactured in the hair follicle during this stage - new cells form hair and root sheaths pushing older hair upward - hair can remain for weeks to years depending its location - the length of this phase depends on the length of the hair Catagen - Answer ️️ -Second transition stage of hair growth, the hair shaft grows upward and detaches itself from the bulb/ dermal papilla. - mitosis ceases - follicle degenerates and collapses as epidermal tissue retracts upward - shortest stage of the growth cycle Depilation - Answer ️️ -Process of removing hair at skin level. Depilatory - Answer ️️ -Substance, usually a caustic alkali preparation, used for the temporary removal of superfluous hair by dissolving it at the skin surface level. - during application time, the hair expands the disulfide bonds of the hair ( protein and cystine) break when using chemicals like sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, thioglycolic acid, or calcium thioglycolate Electrolysis - Answer ️️ -Removal of hair by means of an electric current that destroys the hair root. - procedure is performed by inserting small needles into the hair follicles - Galvanic, Thermolysis, and blend Epilation - Answer ️️ -Removes hairs from the follicles; waxing or tweezing. Hair bulb - Answer ️️ -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. - covers the papilla - contains the dividing cells of the hair matrix that produce hair and both the internal/external root sheaths Hair follicle - Answer ️️ -Mass of epidermal cells forming a small tube, or canal; the tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp contains the hair root - They are slanted and more than one hair may grow in many directions in one area - the epidermal cells that line it create the hair matrix Hair Papilla - Answer ️️ -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. - connective tissue that contains capillaries and sensory nerves Hair root - Answer ️️ -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 the hair grows. Hair Shaft - Answer ️️ -Portion of the hair that extends or projects beyond the skin (above the skin) consisting of the outer layer (cuticle), inner layer (medulla), and middle layer (cortex). Color changes happen in the cortex. Hirsutism - Answer ️️ -Growth of an unusual amount of hair on parts of the body normally bearing only downy hair, such as the face, arms, and legs of women or the backs of men. Lanugo - Answer ️️ -The hair on a fetus; soft and downy hair. Hypertrichosis - Answer ️️ -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.