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Facial Massage Basics

Subjects : industries, health-sciences

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Answer 31 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contraindication for facial massage include...
Keep your hands ex foliated
Soft and sanitary
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure

2. Which of the following are classical massage movements?
Never
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Feather off hands

3. A basic male facial massage _____ involves movements that go against the growth of the beard.
Feather off hands
3-6
Never
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue

4. Petrissage includes...
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta
Blanket
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure

5. To maintain soft skin - you should...
Friction
Keep your hands ex foliated
3 to 6
Chin; dacolleta; forehead

6. Which of the following describes massage?
Soft and sanitary
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
3 to 6
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation

7. To do massage correctly and safely - you must have a thorough knowledge of...
Friction
Kneeding like petrasage
Petrissage
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue

8. What is the Dr. Jacquet massage similar to?
Kneeding like petrasage
Keep your hands ex foliated
To specific points of the body
Soft - stroking movements

9. A basic facial massage is performed for approximately...
10-15 minutes
Relaxation
3 to 6
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn

10. Your touch should be adjusted according to...
Friction
Soft - stroking movements
Client preference
Essential oil

11. Acupressure involves applying pressure...
Tempo and flow
To specific points of the body
Vibration
Blanket

12. Wringing and rolling are ______ movements.
Petrissage
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Never

13. Massage benefits include...
Muscles; nerves and blood vessels; connective tissue
Relaxation
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Kneeding like petrasage

14. What also helps promote relaxation
Tempo and flow
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure

15. What does the rhythmic flow promote?
Percussion
Relaxation
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation

16. 'Fulling' is a form of...
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Petrissage
Soft and sanitary

17. You can start a facial massage on the...
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Mechanical manipulation; manual manipulation; stimulates metabolism and circulation
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn

18. Which of these items will you need for a typical facial massage service?
Client preference
Petrissage
Feather off hands
Blanket

19. Lymph drainage massage help to...
Client preference
Removes waste materials from the body
Keep your hands ex foliated
Vibration

20. Consecutively repeating all movements _____ times is a good rule of thumb.
3-6
Petrissage
Relaxation
Kneeding like petrasage

21. Massage movements are directed from the ______ to avoid muscle damage.
Removes waste materials from the body
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Effleurage and tapotement; chucking and rolling; petrissage and vibration
Petrissage

22. Tapotement is also called _____.
Never
Percussion
To specific points of the body
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure

23. _____ is the key component of an aromatherapy.
Chin; dacolleta; forehead
Essential oil
Never
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle

24. When performing the tapping component of the facial massage - you should avoid...
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Relaxation
10-15 minutes
The jawbone

25. Effleurage involves...
Petrissage
Feather off hands
Soft - stroking movements
Pinching the skin with a light - firm pressure

26. Massage involving a rubbing movement is called...
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Soft and sanitary
The jawbone
Friction

27. The areas of the body that an aesthetician can massage include...
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Face - neck - shoulders and dacolleta
Blanket
Relaxation

28. To properly massage the face - your hands must be...
Reduces puffiness and sinus congestion; aids in product absorption; improves overall metabolism and activates slugging skin
Blanket
3-6
Soft and sanitary

29. When stopping massage do what?
3-6
Feather off hands
The jawbone
Friction

30. Most movements are repeated how many times
The jawbone
Essential oil
3 to 6
Rosacea; inflamed acne; sunburn

31. The therapist's body and shoulders are used to perform...
Blanket
Insertion point toward origin of the muscle
Removes waste materials from the body
Vibration