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1. Compound
Prevents most americans from getting body treatments
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face
Two or more elements joined together to produce an entirely different substance
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones

2. Healthy nails
More aggressive kneading
Measure of how much a material resists a flowing current
Smooth -pinkish - translucent
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin

3. Telogen
A viral infection of the skin
(Hair growh phase)- resting phase-the old hair falls out and the growth phase begins again
Same as magnifying glass
The sharing of electrons between two atoms

4. Food and Drug Administration
Crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail
Softening - antibacterial and anti inflammatory
Federal agency that regulates the cosmetic industry
A white appearence of the skin that appears after applying a strong exfoliation peeling substance

5. Spot treatments on the body
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation
Removes the entire epidermis
Ther term for immunity to a certain disease you have had from birth as a result of your mother's blood and your parent's genes
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot

6. Proliferative Phase
Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt
Scab and scar tissue build to protect and induce healing
Controllable factors that contribute to the aging of skin - ex- sun exposure
A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter

7. Vitamin K
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan
Aids in the coagulation of blood
Blood and tissue cells secrete substances to create inflammation

8. Thickness of Skin
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
Occurs when skin cells grow too quickly.Faulty signals in the immune system cause new skin cells to form in days rather than weeks.--Patches of thick - scaly skin that may be white - silvery or red
Snall deposits of sebum
What the number of passes are based upon

9. Occipital
Vitiligo and albinism
Two or more elements joined together to produce an entirely different substance
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk
Forms lower back of cranium

10. Highlighting
Body's defense
Uses light color to enhance features making it appear larger
A chemical in its simplest form
Fatty pockets found on eyelids

11. The 3 basic types of bacteria and their shape
Aging due to things we cant control - hereditary - genetic factors
Effects the epidermis- papillary layer
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
Bacilli-rod - Cocci-round - Spirilla (spiral)

12. Contused
Wound that is a bruise
Pocket full of infection under the skin
Federal agency that regulates the cosmetic industry
Constantly bathes the various tissues of the body.removes the waste/toxins in the body

13. Dermatitis
(Eczema) is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin - causing itching - blisters - redness - swelling - and often oozing - scabbing - and scaling
Hyluronic acid - humectants
Federal agency that regulates the cosmetic industry
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer

14. Solution
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa
(hair growth phase)- transition or shrieveling phase
Mixture of different chemicals evenly dispersed through the mixture
Fatty pockets found on eyelids

15. lymphocytes
Heart - pumps blood
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive
Skin is dry and scaly like a fish; build up of keratinous cells
White blood cells formed in the lymphatic tissue thru out the body

16. Crust
What the number of passes are based upon
(Hair growh phase)- resting phase-the old hair falls out and the growth phase begins again
Dried body serum (pus or blood)
Tocopherol - serves as an antioxidant to the body

17. Motor Nerves
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.

18. AHA
Chemical exfoliant that works from the inside out. Glycoloic - lactic - malic - and tartaric acids -- best for aging - dry/dehydrated - wrinkle and hyperpigmentation
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A
increase sensitivity of the skin - dehydration - possible hyperpigmentation - fluctuation in blood flow
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk

19. Contouring
Red yellow blue
Thickening of the tissue
Uses dark color to minimize or hide feature - illusion that the feature is corrected
Constantly bathes the various tissues of the body.removes the waste/toxins in the body

20. Asian
Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.
Scientific use of water as a treatment of injuries - diseases - or mental well being
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly
Movement

21. Acne Cosmetica
Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis
A fungus caused when moisture seeps between an artifical nail and the free edge of the nail
Acne caused by cosmetics

22. Athrophy
Connects all bones
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body
Wasting away
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary

23. General Plastic Surgeons
Cherry angioma raised red bump - easily felt
Cancer causing short ray - penetrates to the stratum corneum
Pain - Swelling -redness - gever - throbbing - pus
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery

24. Modestry issues
Massage movements is usuallyused to stimulate cellulite areas
Clotting of blood
Prevents most americans from getting body treatments
Movement should come from this part of the body

25. Bones in the face
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
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Athlete's foot
Breathing - provides oxygen to the blood

26. Endocrine system
Dissolving dead skin cells
Regulates hormone producing glands
Bodys mechanism for fighting disease
Ingredient that attracts water

27. Why do estheticians need to understand basic chemistry?
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called blackheads
Heart - pumps blood
Tiny particle that must live on a host cell.Capable of infesting almost all plants and animals -including bacteria

28. Common factors that trigger acne
30% concentration (or below) or 3.0 pH of exfoliation products
Stress - Overactive Sebaceous Glands - Dead Skin cell accummulation - Bacteria and Inflammation - Comedogenic ingredients
Bright - attention getting reds - orange - pink - yellow - coral - brown
Ingredient that attracts water

29. Mechanical exfoliation
Uses methods of physical contact to literally scrape or bump cells off the skin
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge
Physical bumping of the skin
Freckles

30. Antibiotics
Scientific name for acne vulgaris
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction
Crack in skin
Drugs that are made from extracts of living organisms that simply kill bacteria

31. lymphocytes
Bacteria that does n ot need oxygen to grow or survive
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
Forms side and top of cranium

32. Matter
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan
Anything that takes up space and has substance
Products are treatments that do not contain water
Contains highly balancing emollient algae

33. Anagen
Growing
Generally used in body massage
Blood and tissue cells secrete substances to create inflammation
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk

34. hair removal methods
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa
Physical bumping of the skin
Stratum corneum - stratum granulosum

35. Impetigo
Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).
Improves product penetration - helps clear away dead skin cells and debris from the pore openings; making extractions easier - remove uneven buildup
Anything that prevents you from doing a treatment
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability

36. Exfoliant
Resurfacing technique
Agents that remove dead skin cells
Inner tissues
Pain - Swelling -redness - gever - throbbing - pus

37. Selective Permeability
Cell membrane can let certain substances "in" the body for example food - water and oxygen. It can also let "out" certain substances such as carbon dioxude and waste materials
Two or more elements joined together to produce an entirely different substance
Aging due to things we cant control - hereditary - genetic factors
Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel

38. UVA RAYS
Area of skin redness or swelling that gets larger - tight glossy look to the skin - pain or tenderness - skin rash that happens suddenly and grows quickly -signs of infection include: fever - chills - and muscle aches
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly
Blood and metabolic stimulation
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis

39. Results of Microderm
Occurs when skin cells grow too quickly.Faulty signals in the immune system cause new skin cells to form in days rather than weeks.--Patches of thick - scaly skin that may be white - silvery or red
Hives due to allergies
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Refreshed appearance - reduction of t-zone oiliness - temporary pore reduction - tighter skin

40. Vitamin K
Clotting of blood
An experiment that does not change behavior
Process of killing ALL microorganisms
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears

41. Covalent bond
Hydroquinone - kojic acid - mulberry
Bond between atoms sharing electrons
Papillary layer - Reticular Dermis - Subcutaneous
Gives a product a gel like consistency

42. Cytoplasm
Raised growths on the skin. Means greasy and keratosis means thickening of the skin
Allows other structures to move around inside the cell
0.1 mm-3mm per month
Systemic disease - clients undergoing chemo - vascular problems - pregnancy - daibetic - swelling - infection - lumps - bumps - any unstable health condition

43. Melanin Suppressants
Activates nerve and muscle tissue
Every 2 weeks
Hydroquinone - kojic acid - mulberry
Vitiligo and albinism

44. Vesicles
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)
Other Potential Infections Material
Blisters

45. AMP
Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt
Measure of the amount of current flowing into a circuit
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
Type of crystals that can be used for microderm- benefits: less irritation - stable - hard - inert

46. Catagen
Stimulates cell renewal - better product absorption - improves fine lines and wrinkles - improve skin texture - removes flakey patches - helps during extractions - clear congestion - improves hyperpigmentation and color
Falling out
Forms lower back of cranium
Herpes zoster

47. Acne Excoriee
A condition in which a person picks at their acne lesions
Dermatologist who perform plastic and cosmetic surgery
Bones - structures - protect organs
Pocket full of infection under the skin

48. Contraindications for massage
Physical bumping of the skin
Systemic disease - clients undergoing chemo - vascular problems - pregnancy - daibetic - swelling - infection - lumps - bumps - any unstable health condition
Autoclave
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves

49. Interleodion
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A
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The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
Eyelift

50. Disinfectant
Crack in skin
Form the forehead
Breaks down food and secretes waste
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms

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