Chapter 11 test - Hair Removal Questions and Answers

What is the final stage of hair growth? - ANS-Telogen How does thermolysis destroy hair follicles? - ANS-Destroying them with alternating current What is another name for threading? - ANS-Banding What is trichology? - ANS-Scientific study of hair and its diseases What is lanugo hair? - ANS-Fine, soft, downy hair What is rosacea a contraindication for? - ANS-Waxing What is not a contraindication for facial waxing? - ANS-Recent steam treatments How long must virgin hair be in order to remove it with waxing? - ANS-1/4 inch What should clients avoid for at least 24 to 48 hours after waxing? - ANS-Excessive heat What can lead to the production of new terminal hairs? - ANS-Removing fine (vellus) hair on areas not covered by terminal hairs What happens to lanugo hair shortly after birth? - ANS-Replaced either by vellus hairs or by terminal hairs When happens during puberty? - ANS-Follicles switch from producing vellus hairs to terminal hairs What is the acronym ACT used to help estheticians remember? - ANS-Stages of hair growth What is anagen? - ANS-First stage of hair growth What describes the arrector pili muscle? - ANS-Appendage of the hair follicle What is the second stage of hair growth? - ANS-Catagen What is the function of a depilatory? - ANS-Temporarily removing hair by dissolving it at skin level What is the removal of hair by means of an electric current that destroys the hair root? - ANS-Electrolysis What is removing hair from the follicles via tweezing or waxing? - ANS-Epilation Where is the hair bulb located? - ANS-Base of the follicle What shape does a hair follicle take? - ANS-Small tube Why is it beneficial that each thread is discarded after use during the threading process? - ANS-Makes threading hygienic What type of skin might benefit from sugaring as an alternative form of epilation? - ANS-Sensitive What direction is product applied during the hand method of sugaring? - ANS-Against the hair growth What direction is product applied during the spatula method of sugaring? - ANS-With the hair growth What is not a form in which hard waxes are available? - ANS-Strips What is true of soft wax? - ANS-Has a lower melting point than hard wax What is true of stainless steel slant-tipped tweezers? - ANS-They are a wax treatment essential What is pellon used to make? - ANS-Wax strips What is the shape of the hair papilla? - ANS-Cone What function does the hair root perform? - ANS-Anchoring the hair to the skin cells What is hirsutism? - ANS-Unusual hair growth on body parts due to hormonal imbalance What is the term for excessive hair growth where hair does not normally grow? - ANS-Hypertrichosis What does the acronym IPL stand for? - ANS-Intense pulsed light What is not true of laser hair removal? - ANS-It is considered a permanent hair removal method