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Facial Massage Basics

Subjects : industries, health-sciences

Instructions:

Answer 31 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The therapist's body and shoulders are used to perform...
3 to 6
Keep your hands ex foliated
Vibration
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure

2. Effleurage involves...
Soft - stroking movements
Essential oil
Percussion
Tempo and flow

3. Most movements are repeated how many times
Percussion
3 to 6
Keep your hands ex foliated
The jawbone

4. Tapotement is also called _____.
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Percussion

5. Massage involving a rubbing movement is called...
Tempo and flow
Friction
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation
Soft and sanitary

6. The areas of the body that an aesthetician can massage include...
Kneeding like petrasage
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
Never

7. Massage benefits include...
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Removes waste materials from the body
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Vibration

8. Massage movements are directed from the ______ to avoid muscle damage.
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure
3 to 6
The jawbone

9. You can start a facial massage on the...
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Vibration
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin

10. What is the Dr. Jacquet massage similar to?
10-15 minutes
Percussion
Kneeding like petrasage
Client preference

11. Contraindication for facial massage include...
Tempo and flow
Vibration
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Client preference

12. Which of the following describes massage?
Petrissage
Kneeding like petrasage
Relaxation
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation

13. Which of the following are classical massage movements?
Keep your hands ex foliated
Petrissage
Blanket
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration

14. A basic facial massage is performed for approximately...
Essential oil
10-15 minutes
Removes waste materials from the body
Chin; dacolleta; forehead

15. _____ is the key component of an aromatherapy.
Keep your hands ex foliated
Essential oil
Friction
Feather off hands

16. To properly massage the face - your hands must be...
Feather off hands
3 to 6
10-15 minutes
Soft and sanitary

17. 'Fulling' is a form of...
Relaxation
Blanket
Tempo and flow
Petrissage

18. Which of these items will you need for a typical facial massage service?
3 to 6
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Vibration
Blanket

19. Petrissage includes...
The jawbone
Blanket
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure
Keep your hands ex foliated

20. When stopping massage do what?
3 to 6
Kneeding like petrasage
Vibration
Feather off hands

21. A basic male facial massage _____ involves movements that go against the growth of the beard.
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
Never
Removes waste materials from the body
Client preference

22. Lymph drainage massage help to...
To specific points of the body
Removes waste materials from the body
Blanket
Percussion

23. Your touch should be adjusted according to...
Keep your hands ex foliated
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation
Client preference
Chin; dacolleta; forehead

24. What does the rhythmic flow promote?
Keep your hands ex foliated
Client preference
Relaxation
Petrissage

25. Acupressure involves applying pressure...
10-15 minutes
Percussion
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
To specific points of the body

26. Consecutively repeating all movements _____ times is a good rule of thumb.
3-6
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Friction

27. When performing the tapping component of the facial massage - you should avoid...
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Keep your hands ex foliated
The jawbone

28. What also helps promote relaxation
Client preference
3 to 6
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Tempo and flow

29. To maintain soft skin - you should...
Percussion
Keep your hands ex foliated
Tempo and flow
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta

30. To do massage correctly and safely - you must have a thorough knowledge of...
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
Tempo and flow
To specific points of the body

31. Wringing and rolling are ______ movements.
Feather off hands
Petrissage
Vibration
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue