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HAIR REMOVAL EXAM STUDY GUIDETemporary Hair Removal - Answers-These procedures include shaving, chemical
depilatories, tweezing and waxing
Permanent Hair Removal - Answers-These methods include electrolysis and laser hair
removal
Permanent Hair Removal - Answers-These methods of hair removal require the use of
electrical equipment and specialized training and licensing
Epilation - Answers-The process of removing hair from the follicle
Dermis - Answers-The hair follicle originates here
Papilla bulb - Answers-The hair follicle is rooted here
100 - Answers-Number of hair follicles in one square centimeter of skin
Sebaceous glands - Answers-Secrete oil to lubricate the hair and skin
Follicles - Answers-Sebaceous glands are attached to these
Anagen, catagen and telogen - Answers-Three phases of hair growth
Anagen - Answers-First phase of hair growth where hair actively grows
Catagen - Answers-Transitional stage of hair growth where the hair begins to destroy
itself as it disconnects from the papilla
Catagen - Answers-Shortest phase of hair growth
Telogen - Answers-Last phase of hair growth where the hair sheds and the follicle rests
and prepares to resume the anagen phase
4-12 weeks - Answers-Average length of time for the complete hair cycle
Waxing - Answers-Only destroys the hair follicles that are in the anagen phase with
each service
Shaving - Answers-Removes hair from the surface of the skin with an electric shaver,
clipper or razor
Chemical depilatory - Answers-A painless method of hair removal that dissolved the hair
at skin level
, Patch test - Answers-Must be performed on the client prior to chemical depilatory to
determine sensitivity
10 - Answers-Maximum number of minutes to leave on a chemical depilatory
Hair lighteners - Answers-Chemically lighten the hair by removing pigment, making it
less obvious
Hair lighteners - Answers-Products that removes pigment and may soften the hair, but
not remove it
Tweezing - Answers-Used to remove unwanted hair from smaller areas such as the
eyebrows, chin or around the mouth
Hirsutism - Answers-Typically affects women by causing dark hair to grow in areas of
the body where men usually grow more hair, such as the face, arms, legs and back
Hypertrichosis - Answers-Genetically determined condition that causes excessive hair
growth
Capilli - Answers-Hair that grows on the scalp
Barba - Answers-Hair that grows on the face to form a beard
Cilia - Answers-Eyelash hair
Supercilia - Answers-Eyebrow hair
Lanugo - Answers-Soft, downy hair on the body at birth
Vellus - Answers-Thin, soft, unpigmented hair covering the body
Terminal - Answers-Thicker, pigmented hair that grows on areas of the body after
puberty
Waxing - Answers-One of the most requested hair removal services that an esthetician
will perform
Waxing - Answers-Temporary hair removal process that involves applying wax directly
to the skin and then removing the wax and hair
90% - Answers-Percentage of profit margins which can be attained from waxing
services
Nipples - Answers-Area in which wax should never be applied
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