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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. 'Fulling' is a form of...
Soft - stroking movements
Keep your hands ex foliated
Petrissage
Feather off hands

2. Wringing and rolling are ______ movements.
To specific points of the body
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Client preference
Petrissage

3. To do massage correctly and safely - you must have a thorough knowledge of...
Kneeding like petrasage
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
The jawbone

4. Acupressure involves applying pressure...
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Soft and sanitary
To specific points of the body
Never

5. Petrissage includes...
Soft - stroking movements
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure
Removes waste materials from the body
Blanket

6. Which of the following describes massage?
3-6
Relaxation
Petrissage
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation

7. _____ is the key component of an aromatherapy.
Relaxation
Removes waste materials from the body
Kneeding like petrasage
Essential oil

8. Massage movements are directed from the ______ to avoid muscle damage.
Petrissage
Client preference
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
To specific points of the body

9. Effleurage involves...
Soft - stroking movements
Never
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure
Relaxation

10. What is the Dr. Jacquet massage similar to?
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta
Keep your hands ex foliated
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Kneeding like petrasage

11. Lymph drainage massage help to...
Relaxation
Friction
Removes waste materials from the body
10-15 minutes

12. Contraindication for facial massage include...
Soft and sanitary
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
3-6

13. When performing the tapping component of the facial massage - you should avoid...
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure
Kneeding like petrasage
The jawbone

14. To maintain soft skin - you should...
To specific points of the body
Keep your hands ex foliated
Removes waste materials from the body
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration

15. The therapist's body and shoulders are used to perform...
Soft and sanitary
Vibration
Essential oil
Soft - stroking movements

16. What also helps promote relaxation
Petrissage
Tempo and flow
3-6
To specific points of the body

17. The areas of the body that an aesthetician can massage include...
Friction
Kneeding like petrasage
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta
Never

18. You can start a facial massage on the...
10-15 minutes
Feather off hands
Tempo and flow
Chin; dacolleta; forehead

19. A basic male facial massage _____ involves movements that go against the growth of the beard.
Tempo and flow
Client preference
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Never

20. What does the rhythmic flow promote?
Removes waste materials from the body
Never
Relaxation
Petrissage

21. When stopping massage do what?
Soft and sanitary
Feather off hands
Essential oil
10-15 minutes

22. To properly massage the face - your hands must be...
Client preference
Vibration
Soft and sanitary
Petrissage

23. Massage benefits include...
10-15 minutes
Feather off hands
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta

24. Which of the following are classical massage movements?
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Removes waste materials from the body

25. Massage involving a rubbing movement is called...
Blanket
Tempo and flow
Friction
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration

26. A basic facial massage is performed for approximately...
10-15 minutes
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
The jawbone
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration

27. Your touch should be adjusted according to...
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Client preference
The jawbone
10-15 minutes

28. Most movements are repeated how many times
3 to 6
Blanket
Percussion
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin

29. Which of these items will you need for a typical facial massage service?
To specific points of the body
Blanket
Removes waste materials from the body
Feather off hands

30. Consecutively repeating all movements _____ times is a good rule of thumb.
3-6
3 to 6
Relaxation
Keep your hands ex foliated

31. Tapotement is also called _____.
Percussion
Kneeding like petrasage
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
To specific points of the body