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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. What does the rhythmic flow promote?
Vibration
Relaxation
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Essential oil

2. To properly massage the face - your hands must be...
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta
Relaxation
Petrissage
Soft and sanitary

3. Which of the following are classical massage movements?
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Client preference
Friction
Feather off hands

4. Massage benefits include...
Client preference
Blanket
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
3 to 6

5. Effleurage involves...
Tempo and flow
Soft - stroking movements
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Essential oil

6. Your touch should be adjusted according to...
The jawbone
Petrissage
Client preference
Blanket

7. To do massage correctly and safely - you must have a thorough knowledge of...
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue

8. Most movements are repeated how many times
Blanket
10-15 minutes
Friction
3 to 6

9. Consecutively repeating all movements _____ times is a good rule of thumb.
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
3-6
Keep your hands ex foliated

10. Which of the following describes massage?
3 to 6
Percussion
Client preference
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation

11. Wringing and rolling are ______ movements.
3 to 6
Petrissage
Client preference
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle

12. The areas of the body that an aesthetician can massage include...
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta
Petrissage
Percussion
Keep your hands ex foliated

13. Tapotement is also called _____.
Friction
Tempo and flow
To specific points of the body
Percussion

14. To maintain soft skin - you should...
Soft and sanitary
Keep your hands ex foliated
Feather off hands
Soft - stroking movements

15. _____ is the key component of an aromatherapy.
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Essential oil
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure
10-15 minutes

16. Massage involving a rubbing movement is called...
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Friction
Removes waste materials from the body

17. Petrissage includes...
Percussion
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
Never
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure

18. Massage movements are directed from the ______ to avoid muscle damage.
Soft and sanitary
To specific points of the body
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Friction

19. What also helps promote relaxation
Tempo and flow
Kneeding like petrasage
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Removes waste materials from the body

20. Which of these items will you need for a typical facial massage service?
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
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Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin

21. When performing the tapping component of the facial massage - you should avoid...
The jawbone
To specific points of the body
Tempo and flow
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure

22. What is the Dr. Jacquet massage similar to?
Friction
10-15 minutes
Kneeding like petrasage
Vibration

23. A basic male facial massage _____ involves movements that go against the growth of the beard.
Petrissage
Keep your hands ex foliated
3 to 6
Never

24. Lymph drainage massage help to...
Client preference
Friction
Removes waste materials from the body
Chin; dacolleta; forehead

25. When stopping massage do what?
Feather off hands
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Percussion
Petrissage

26. Acupressure involves applying pressure...
To specific points of the body
Vibration
Petrissage
Friction

27. You can start a facial massage on the...
Vibration
Kneeding like petrasage
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Friction

28. A basic facial massage is performed for approximately...
Never
10-15 minutes
Essential oil
Petrissage

29. Contraindication for facial massage include...
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta
Petrissage
3 to 6

30. 'Fulling' is a form of...
Petrissage
Friction
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure
Blanket

31. The therapist's body and shoulders are used to perform...
Petrissage
Vibration
Relaxation
3-6