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Hair Removal-Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anagen | First stage of hair growth during which new hair is produced |
| Axilla | The correct professional and anatomical term for the underarm; the region between the arm and the thoracic wall |
| Blend (for electrolysis) | A modality of electrolysis combining alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) |
| Candelilla | A hard wax used to modify the melting point and provide increased strength to hard depilatory |
| Carnauba | A hard wax used to modify the melting point and provide increased strength to hard depilatory |
| Catagen | Second transition stage of hair growth; in this phase, the hair shaft grows upward and detaches itself from the bulb |
| Depilation | Process of removing hair at the skin level |
| Depilatory | Substance, usually a caustic alkali preparation, used for temporarily removing superfluous hair by dissolving it at the skin level |
| Electrolysis | Removal of hair by means of an electric current that destroys the hair root |
| Epilation | Removes hairs from the follicles, waxing or tweezing |
| Galvanic Electrolysis | Direct current (DC) utilized in electrolysis |
| Glabella | The area between the eyebrows at the top of the nose |
| Gum Rosin | An additive in soft wax |
| Hair Bulb | 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 if the hair root |
| Hair Follicle | Mass of epidermal cells forming a small tube, or canal; the tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root |
| Hair Papilla (plural: papillae) | 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, |
| Hair Root | 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 | Portion of the hair that extends or projects beyond the skin, consisting of the outer layer (cuticle), inner layer (medulla), and middle layer (cortex); color changes happen in the cortex |
| Lanugo | The hair on a fetus; soft and downy hair |
| Laser Hair Removal | Photoepilation hair reduction treatment in which a laser beam is pulsed on the skin using one wavelength at a time, impairing hair growth; an intense pulse of electromagnetic radiation |
| Rosin | A resin used in the manufacture of soft wax |
| Sugaring | Ancient methods of hair removal; the original recipe is a mixture of sugar, lemon juice, and water that is heated to form a syrup, molded into a ball, pressed onto the skin and then quickly stripped away |
| Syndrome | A group of symptoms that, when combined, characterize a disease or disorder |
| Telogen | Also known as resting phase; the final phase in the hair cycle that lasts until the fully grown hair is shed |
| Terminal Hair | Longer coarse hair that is found on the head, face and body |
| Threading | Also known as banding; method of hair removal; cotton thread is twisted and rolled along the surface of the skin, entwining hair in the thread and lifiting it out of the follicle |
| Trichology | Scientific study of hair and its disease and care |
| Vellus Hair | Also known as lanugo hair; short, fine, unpigmented downy hair that appears on the body, except for the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet |
| Vermillion Border | The border of the lip line |
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