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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...
Relaxation
10-15 minutes
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Petrissage

2. Wringing and rolling are ______ movements.
Friction
Petrissage
Essential oil
Vibration

3. Effleurage involves...
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
To specific points of the body
Soft - stroking movements
Petrissage

4. You can start a facial massage on the...
Feather off hands
Keep your hands ex foliated
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Percussion

5. What is the Dr. Jacquet massage similar to?
Essential oil
Vibration
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Kneeding like petrasage

6. What also helps promote relaxation
Percussion
Tempo and flow
To specific points of the body
Relaxation

7. A basic male facial massage _____ involves movements that go against the growth of the beard.
Feather off hands
10-15 minutes
Never
3-6

8. Which of the following are classical massage movements?
Essential oil
3-6
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Relaxation

9. To properly massage the face - your hands must be...
Soft and sanitary
Percussion
Vibration
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn

10. _____ is the key component of an aromatherapy.
Friction
Essential oil
Tempo and flow
Never

11. Your touch should be adjusted according to...
Never
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation
Petrissage
Client preference

12. Petrissage includes...
Soft and sanitary
10-15 minutes
Soft - stroking movements
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure

13. When stopping massage do what?
Soft and sanitary
Feather off hands
To specific points of the body
Essential oil

14. Massage movements are directed from the ______ to avoid muscle damage.
3 to 6
The jawbone
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle

15. The therapist's body and shoulders are used to perform...
Soft and sanitary
Feather off hands
3 to 6
Vibration

16. Massage benefits include...
Kneeding like petrasage
The jawbone
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Feather off hands

17. When performing the tapping component of the facial massage - you should avoid...
3 to 6
Essential oil
Petrissage
The jawbone

18. Most movements are repeated how many times
Blanket
Client preference
Removes waste materials from the body
3 to 6

19. A basic facial massage is performed for approximately...
Percussion
10-15 minutes
Keep your hands ex foliated
Chin; dacolleta; forehead

20. Lymph drainage massage help to...
Percussion
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Removes waste materials from the body

21. Which of the following describes massage?
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
The jawbone
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration

22. Contraindication for facial massage include...
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Soft - stroking movements
Feather off hands

23. To do massage correctly and safely - you must have a thorough knowledge of...
Soft - stroking movements
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
Percussion
3 to 6

24. Which of these items will you need for a typical facial massage service?
Relaxation
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation
To specific points of the body
Blanket

25. Tapotement is also called _____.
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
Percussion
Petrissage
3 to 6

26. What does the rhythmic flow promote?
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Petrissage
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Relaxation

27. Massage involving a rubbing movement is called...
Tempo and flow
Essential oil
3-6
Friction

28. To maintain soft skin - you should...
Removes waste materials from the body
To specific points of the body
Petrissage
Keep your hands ex foliated

29. Acupressure involves applying pressure...
Soft and sanitary
Essential oil
To specific points of the body
Feather off hands

30. Consecutively repeating all movements _____ times is a good rule of thumb.
3-6
Kneeding like petrasage
Blanket
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure

31. The areas of the body that an aesthetician can massage include...
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta
Feather off hands
Vibration
Never