Hair Growth & Removal

Hair removal

Hair Follicle

Anchor 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 as its base, where the hair grows.

Swelling at the base of the follicle tat provides the hair with nourishment; it is a thick, club-shaped structure that forms the lower part of the hair root.

Cone-shaped elevations at the base of the hair located 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.

Portion of the hair that extends or projects beyond the skin

Also known as lanugo hair; short, fine, unpigmented downy hair that appears on the body, EXCEPT for the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.

Terminal hair

The first stage of hair growth in which new hair is produced.

Second transition stage of hair growth; in this phase, the hir shaft grows upward and detaches itself from the bulb

Also known as the resting phase; the final phase in the hair cycle that lasts until the fully grown hair is shed

Includes shaving, waxing, tweezing, and depilatories

Includes methods such as electrolysis and laser hair removal

Epilation

Trichology

The dermis

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Excessive hair growth, 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, or back. Often a result of hormonal imbalances.

Excessive hair growth which is genetically determined and can occur anywhere on the body in both men and women. The production of androgen plays no factor in the hair growth.

Capilli

Thick, coarse hair that grows on the face to form a beard

Cilia

A) eyebrow hair

Soft, downy hair on the body at birth

Thicker, pigmented hair that grows on areas of the body after puberty

Usually performed by the client at home with an electric shaver, clipper or razor, removing hair from the surface of the skin. The hair usually grows back within 24-48 hours.

A painless method of hair removal that dissolves the hair at the skin level.

Tweezing

One of the most requested for a of hair removal. Involves applying wax directly to the skin and then removing the wax and hair.

Also known as classic wax. The majority of waxing is performed with this type of wax because hair removal over large areas can be accomplished quickly and easily with this type of wax.

This type of wax is usually ideal for smaller areas and thinner, more sensitive skin. Applied to skin, allowed to harden, and then lifted with the fingers at one end and removed.

An ancient method of hair removal that is used widely in the Middle East, it is used to shape the eyebrows and remove hair from the upper lip and other facial areas.

A hair removal technique that originated in Egypt. A paste made primarily of sugar is applied to the surface of the skin in a rolling motion.

A method of hair removal that requires the technician to insert a small needle into each hair follicle and alongside the hair until it reaches the root, it emits an electric or galvanic current that destroys the papilla and permanently prevents hair regrowth.

(Removal of hair by means of an electric current that destroys the hair root)

Also called the multiple needle method, is a direct current (DC) utilized in electrolysis.

Also known as the high frequency/shirt wave method

A mode of electrolysis that combines alternating current (thermolysis) and direct current (galvanic)

Uses wavelengths of light to penetrate and dismiss or destroy hair bulbs.

Or pulsed light, uses a similar principle as lasers, but this type of light is not considered to be laser light. An intense pulsed light beams creates burst of energy used to destroy hair bulbs with minimal scarring.

Lined with epidermal tissue. These cells produce he follicle and hair matrix.

Where cell mitosis (division) happens.

Secretes the waxy substance called sebum, which lubricates the skin and hair. (OIL) helps keeps skin supple and waterproof and protects against external factors.

Contracts when affected by cold or other stimuli. It pulls on the follicle and forces the hair to stand erect causing goosebumps.

Found within the hair bulb

The outer most layer of the hair shaft. (Hard keratin)

The middle layer of the hair shaft. (Hard keratin)

The center of the hair shaft or the innermost layer. (Soft keratin)

A waxy substance found in the sebaceous glands that lubricates the hair follicle and the skin

Can be genetically and ethnically inherited but can also occur due to natural life occurrences (puberty, pregnancy, and menopause), certain medical procedures, or certain medications. There is no cure but can be esthetically treated. It is NOT stimulated by male androgens.

It is caused by excessive male androgens in the blood. This hormone imbalance can be caused by the stimulation of these androgens (puberty, meds, illness, and stress).

Is pathological, like conditions caused by viruses and bacteria, with a series o signs and SYMPTOMS.

An abnormality of function, like a birth defect or genetically inherited malfunction.

Group of symptoms that , when combined, characterize a disease or disorder. (PCOS)

Depilation removes hair at the skin level (shaving, chemical hair removal)

Epilation removes hair from the follicle (tweezing, IPL, waxing)

Sweat glands (WATER)

Contains the hair follicle and its appendages, which include the hair root, hair bulb, hair papilla, hair shaft, arrector pili muscle, and sebaceous glands.

the correct professional and anatomical term for the underarm;the region

between the arm and the thoracic wall

A hard wax used to modify the melting point and provide increased strength to hard depilatory wax

A hard wax used to modify the melting point and provide increased strength to hard depilatory wax

Substance, usually a caustic alkali preparation, used for temporarily removing superfluous hair dissolving it at the skin level.

The area between the eyebrows at the top of the nose.

An additive in soft wax

A resin used in the manufacture of soft wax

The border of the lip line