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Trichology - ✅✅-Is scientific study of hair and it's disease

Hair -✅✅ -Mainly composed of keratin, inorganic salt, water and other chemical
composition e.g. Hydrogen and oxygen

Sebaceous Gland - ✅✅ -Is attached to the side of the follicle; secretes oil into the
follicle lubricate hair and skin

Areector Pili Muscle - ✅✅ -Is attached to the follicle and epidermis when it
contracts the hair stands straight up causing goose bumps

Hair follicle -✅✅ -Is a mass of epidermal cells extending down into the dermis and
forming a small tube

Hair Papilla - ✅✅-A corn shaped elevation at the base of the follicle gives birth to
new hair connected to blood vessels and growing hair

Anagen - ✅✅ -Most active stage, new hairs are born, hair root is deepest into the
skin hair root is black and jelly most effective for hair removal service

Cantagen - ✅✅ -Transition stage the hair stops growing and detaches itself from
the papilla hair continues moving toward the skins surface
Telegen - ✅✅ -Final/resting stage most hair shows above skins surface, just waiting
to shed away from follicle the hair papilla is resting at the bottom if hair follicle getting
ready to produce another hair

Functions of hair - ✅✅-Adornment, lubrication and protection

Classification of hair. Lanugo - ✅✅ -"Baby hair" found on most new born babies
grown since they were still in the fetus stage, short lived

Vellus -✅✅ -"Peach fuzz" found all over the body, fine soft no-color and grows from
a shallow depth I ye follicle shed at slow rate

Accelerated Vellus - ✅✅ -Intermediate is thicker and little darker and coarser then
vellus may have a hair bulb e.g. Arm, leg

Terminal hair - ✅✅ -Coarse hair is darker color deep rooted and thicker in true
usually found on the scalp, underarm and pubic

Excessive hair growth - Hirutism - ✅✅-Abnormal excessive hair growth of


male-pattern on a female (face arms legs)

Excessive hair growth- Hypertrichosis - ✅✅-Excessive hair growth where hair does
not normally grow
Ingrown hair - ✅✅ -Hair grows under the skins surface; usually cause by improper
shaving; coarse and curly hair with dry skin is more prone to ingrown hair

Barbae Folliculitis - ✅✅-Infected inflammation of hair follicles.

Pseudo Follicles - ✅✅-Inflammation of hair follicles without the infection

Body parts without hair - ✅✅-Lips, eyelids, nipples, palms of hands, soles of the
feet.

Stimulation of hair growth - ✅✅-Puberty, pregnancy, menopause, hormonal


imbalances, disease, drugs

Permanent methods of hair removal - ✅✅ -Electrolysis - a tiny electrical needle


inserted into each follicle to kill hair papilla.

Laser/ipl- use intense selective light to destroy the growth cells of the hair bulb.

Temporary Methods of hair removal - ✅✅ -Depilation process of removing hair at or


near the level of the skin e.g shaving, cutting.

Epilation process of removing from root of follicle e.g. Waxing, Sugaring.

Soft wax - ✅✅ -Strip wax is most popular wax used for body waxing, made of
resins, bee wax paraffin etc. available in cans and rollers
Application for soft wax -✅✅ -Apply same direction of hair growth, apply strip firmly,
then quickly remove opposite direction of hair growth

Sugaring Paste - ✅✅ -Ancient method of hair removal and alternative for those who
react to regular waxes and heat,made of sugar, Lemmon juice and water. Water
soluble available in plastic containers

Application for sugaring -✅✅ -Molded in a ball and applied to the skin in opposite
direction of hair growth, then quickly stripped away in the the same direction of hair

Pre-Eppilaion - ✅✅-The main purpose is to clean and sanitize skin. ingredients


which hazel, aloe

Post Epilation -✅✅ -"After wax gel" main purpose is to calm and smooth skin.
Ingredients like aloe Ver, arnica. Additives like growth inhibitors and preventing hair
growth

Waxing contraindications - ✅✅ -Suburn, bad acne, sensitive skin, cold sore, high
blood pressure, contagious skin disease, diabetes, recent cosmetic surgeries and
medications (blood thinning)

Waxing precaution - ✅✅-Never apply wax over warts, moles, nipples, lips or
eyelids
After wax cars -✅✅ -Avoid sun exposure, tanning, creams, rubbing, facials
workout, swimming, hot tubs. If skin gets sensitive apply aloe Vera gel, vitamin e oil

Waxing mystery - ✅✅ -White papules due to over stimulation of the sebaceous


glands in the area; wax strip might be too long

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