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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| Keeps workers safe | OSHA |
| Regulates Cosmetics | FDA |
| Regulates Disinfectants | EPA |
| If a client has an allergic reaction to a product that requires medical treatment who is responsible? | Manufacturer |
| When an allergic reaction occurs, what does the body release? | Histamines |
| The Headwrap should fit how? | Not too tight |
| technique using one or both hands positioned to avoid client injury keeping your hand steady and the client safe. | bracing |
| where should you brace when dealing with eyes | just above the brow, NOT at the top of the head. |
| An enzyme cream-type skin peel that forms a crust and is rolled off the skin | Gommage |
| What happens if you massage too hard | damage to muscle or telangiectasia |
| Friction | wringing |
| What color does healthy skin show on a woods lamp | Blue/White |
| What color does hypopigmentation show on a woods lamp | Yellow/Green |
| What color do oily areas show on a woods lamp | Pink/orange |
| What color does hyperpigmentation/sun damage skin show on a woods lamp | brown |
| What color does thin/dehydrated skin show on a woods lamp | Purple/Violet |
| What can be added to a product to boost efficacy? | Chelating agent |
| A form of anaphoresis; process used to soften sebum and emulsify grease deposits (oil) and blackheads in the hair follicles. | Desincrustation |
| Infuses positive ( acids) into skin. Closes pores | Cataphoresis |
| Simplest form of chemical matter | element |
| If you were to leave the freezer open all night, all of the ice will melt. This is a result of ______ | endothermic reaction |
| describes how overexposure determine toxicity | overexposure principle |
| what is the PH of skin? | 5.5 |
| Cell Membrane | Outermost layer of the cell |
| What charge does a neutron have? | None |
| Chemical combination of two or more atoms in definite proportions. | Molecule |
| Six functions of skin | Heat Regulation, Protection, Absorption, Excretion, Secretion,Sensation |
| What have the most nerve endings | fingertips |
| what muscles cause goosebumps | arrector pili |
| protective barrier made up of sebum, lipids, sweat, and water | Acid mantle |
| major sweat glands in body and regulates body temperature | Eccrine gland |
| scent glands | appicrine gland |
| Adipose; fatty tissue found below Dermis | subcutaneous layer |
| Deeper Layer of the Dermis that supplies the skin with oxygen and nutrients | reticular layer |
| Outer layer of the Dermis, directly beneath the Epidermis | papillary layer |
| small, cone-shaped structures at the bottom of hair | hair papillae |
| Papillary layer consists of: | Dermal papillae, Hair papillae, Follicles, collagen, elastin |
| Outermost layer of the skin | Epidermis |
| Top layer of epidermis | stratum cornea |
| Bottom layer of the epidermis | stratum germinativum |
| where is melanin produced? | stratum germinativum |
| pearl like nodules; tiny white bumps on face (newborns); epidermal cysts | Millia |
| abnormally thick buildup of skin cells | Keratosis |
| redness & bumpiness in cheeks, upper arms or thighs caused by blocked follicles. | Keratosis pilaris |
| looks like chicken skin or goosebumps | Keratosis Pilaris |
| Brown patches appear on face. not curable. cannot be waxed | Melasma |
| organ that detoxes the body | liver |
| thickened patch of epidermis callus caused by pressure or friction | keratoma |
| Zinc oxide & titanium oxide | sunscreen |
| Most dangerous sun waves | UVC |
| Sun rays that burn and produce vitamin D | UVB |
| Sun rays tht cause aging and skin cancer | UVA |
| skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching | Excortarion |
| crack in the skin that penetrates the dermis | Fissure |
| comjunctivitis | pink eye |
| open comedo | blackhead |
| Yeast infection of the skin that inhibits melanin production | Tinea versicolor |
| flat spot or discoloration on the skin | macule |
| ephelids | freckles that are mostly genetic |
| prickly heat | Millia rubra |
| Severe oiliness off the skin; an abnormal secretion from the sebaceous glands. | sebbhorea |
| redness caused by inflammation | erythema |
| Telangiectasia | couperose skin |
| bad smelling BO; foul smelling perspiration usually in armpits or feet; caused by bacteria and yeast that break down sweat on the surface of the skin. | bromhidrosis |
| unable to sweat; a deficiency in perspiration due to failure of the sweat glands; often results from a fever or skin disease; requires medical treatment. | anhidrosis |
| hyperhydrosis | excessive sweating; chronic excessive perspiration caused by heat, genetics, stress, or medication.; treated by FDA approved |
| A ringworm is a | fungus |
| Which is an infection of shaving folliculitis barbae or pseudofolliculitis | pseudofolliculitis |
| bacterial infection with pus | folliculitis barbae |
| What bacteria is pus called by | Staphylococci |