Cosmetology.vocabulary
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- dermetology
- study of the skin
- MSDS
- Material Saftey Data Sheet
- Scaling
- Method of brushing the hair.
- Texture
- Quality of the hair - fine medium or course.
- Porosity
- Ability of the hair to absorb.
- Density
- The number of hairs per square inch.
- Elasticity
- The ability of the hair to strech.
- Cowlick
- A tuft of hair that stands straight up.
- Principle
- A fundamental truth.
- System
- A stanardized method.
- Alopecia
- A balding disease.
- Terminal Hair
- Found on the head( larger and thicker then body hair.)
- Canities
- Grey hair.
- Hypertrichosis
- Excessive hair growth.
- Trichoptilosis
- Chopped up hair or split ends.
- Trichorrhexis Nodosa
- Split ends at the root of the hair.
- Monilethix
- beaded hair(dry brittle hair.)
- Anagen
- Growth cycle of the hair.
- Catagen
- Resting cycle of the hair.
- Telogen
- Falling out phase of the hair's growth cycle.
- Tricology
- The study of the hair.
- Melanin
- Tiny grains of pigment deposited int he hair or skin.
- Keratin
- Fiber protien this is the principle component of the hair and nails.
- Activator
- something that helps a solution process faster
- Acute
- a disorddr that is short and severe.
- Adipose tissue
- fat
- Amino acids
- protein in the hair
- anaylze
- to examine
- anatomy
- the study of the unctions of the body.
- ATG
- ammonium thioglycolate acid
- Residue
- something that reamins after a part is removed
- Soft curl perm
- used to make extremely curly hair have bigger curls
- Reduction
- chemical reactions that reduce permanent waves
- base
- a protective cream that is put on the scalp before a perm or relaxer
- oxidation
- a chemical reaction that expands color molecules in the hair
- Lye
- sodium hydroxide-stronger relaxer
- viscosity
- the thickness of something
- Lanothionization
- process in which relaxers permanently straighten hair
- compatible
- blends well or works well together
- lesion
- structure change in the skin
- fumigant
- vapor
- surfactants
- detergents
- contaminants
- any substance that can cause contamination
- sterilization
- to complelty destroy every organism on a surface
- disinfection
- controls micro-organisms on a hard non porous surface
- OSHA
- Occupational Safty Data Adminisration
- antiseptic
- kills bacteria on the skin
- disinfectant
- kills bacteria on surfaces
- pityriasis
- dandruff
- emollient
- agent that softens or smooths
- humectant
- attracts moisture from the hair
- pityriasisteatoids
- oily dandruff
- pedicuiosis capitas
- head lice
- tinea
- ring worm
- onychosis
- any nail disease
- onychomychosis
- ring worm of the nail
- onychia
- inflamation of the matrix
- onychophagy
- bitten nails
- onychoptosis
- fall off
- onychorrhexis
- split or brittle nails
- epidermis
- outter most layer of the skin
- dermis
- second layer of the skin
- subaceous tissue
- fatty tissue
- sebaceous gland
- oil gland
- suderiferous gland
- sweat gland
- chronic
- mild but long term disorder