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HAIR REMOVAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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HAIR REMOVAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSTemporary hair removal - Answers-Procedures include shaving, the use of chemical
depilatories, tweezing and waxing.
Permanent hair removal - Answers-Methods, such as electrolysis and laser hair
removal, require the use of electrical equipment and specialized training and licensing.
Epilation - Answers-The process of removing hair from the follicle.
Up to 100 follicles - Answers-How many follicles can be in one square centimeter of
skin.
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-Which is genetically determind and can occur anywhere on
the body in both men and women. The production of androgen has no influence on this
hair growth.
Capilli - Answers-Hair that grows on the scalp
Barba - Answers-Thick, coarse hair that grows on the face to form a beard.
cilia - Answers-eyelash hair
supercillia - 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.
Anagen - Answers-First and longest hair growth phase. The hair actively grows.
Catagen - Answers-shortest transitional hair growth phase. Hair begins to destroy itself
as it disconnects from the papilla.
Telogen - Answers-Last phase of hair growth; the hair sheds and the follicle rests and
prepares to resume the anagen phase.
Anagen phase - Answers-Waxing only destroys the hairs in the follicle if it is in this
phase.
, Shaving - Answers-With an electric shaver, clipper, or razor removes hair from the
surface of the skin.
Chemical Depilatory - Answers-Painless method of hair removal that dissolves the hair
at skin level.
Petroleum Jelly - Answers-Should be applied to areas surrounding the hair to be
removed via chemical depilatory to prevent to prevent the chemical from seeping into
unwanted areas and causing irritation.
10 minutes - Answers-Chemical depilatories are generally left on for _______ and then
removed with a paper towel.
Hair lighteners (bleach) - Answers-Chemically lighten the hair by removing the pigment,
making it less obvious. It can also soften the hair, but not remove it.
Tweezing - Answers-May be used to remove unwanted hair from smaller areas, such as
the eyebrows, chin and around the mouth.
Waxing - Answers-One of the most requested hair removal services you will be asked to
perform. A temporary hair removal process that involves applying wax directly to the
skin then removing the wax and hair.
90% - Answers-Because waxing materials are inexpensive, it is a very profitable
service, with profit margin as high as _____. In fact, for this reason, many estheticians
decide to specialize in waxing.
nipples - Answers-If waxing the breast never apply wax to the ____
Both large and small - Answers-Waxing removes hair from _____ and ______ areas.
Most commonly waxed areas - Answers-Legs, arms, underarms, chin, eyebrows, lip
areas, hairlines, bikini lines, backs, breasts, fingers and toes.
Upper Lip - Answers-Most popular waxing service in the skin care center.
4-6 weeks - Answers-Waxing results can last as long as______.
Soft wax - Answers-The majority of professional waxing services are performed with this
wax. (also known as Classic Wax)
Hard Wax - Answers-This wax is usually ideal for small and thinner, more sensitive skin.
Warmed in a heated wax pot, applied with a spatula in a thick layer to the skin, allowed
to harden and then lifted with the fingers at one end and removed.
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