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How often should towels, robes and capes be laundered?
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After each client's use
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Where should clean towels, ropes and capes be stored?
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Closed cabinet
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What is overexposure?
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Excessively subjecting you/clients to a substance that can produce an allergic reaction/sensitivity/unwanted reaction.
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How can products enter the body?
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Inhalation, ingestion, skin contact
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OHSA mandates every product within the business to carry what?
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An accurate and clear label with a warning.
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Every chemical within the business must have a ____ filed in a prominent/available location.
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MSDS form
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Where do you store chemical products?
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Store according to MSDS sheet
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What does MSDS stand for?
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Material Safety Data Sheets
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What is a MSDS?
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Provides employer/employee with proper procedure in handling, working with and storing chemicals in the workplace
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How do you handle blood-contaminated tools?
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Use an EPA-registered/tuberculocidal (phenol-based) disinfectant.
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How do you handle blood contaminated objects?
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Dispose of them
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What is personal hygiene?
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Daily practice of cleanliness
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What is sanitation?
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Reduction of pathogenic bacteria and help prevent the growth of microbes
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Will sanitation kill bacteria?
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No
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How does one disinfect their implements?
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1. Wash and rinse with soap and warm water
2. Completely submerge tools in disinfectant >10 minutes/per mfr. directions 3. Remove tools from disinfectant with tongs/draining basket/gloved hands 4. Clean tools stored in a dry, covered container |
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How do you handle tools that are made from porous materials?
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Dispose of them because they can't be disinfected
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How do you dispense products from large containers?
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Using a sterile spatula, scoop or pump
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How do you prevent the spread of infection?
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Use an antibacterial soap, wash hands, work with sanitary tools, keep a sanitary/tidy work station and cover open wounds with appropriate dressings
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How do you clean and disinfect your work surface?
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Using a broad-spectrum sterilizer
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What is the EPA and their role in the cosmetology industry?
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Enviromental Protection Agency. The EPA verifies the efficiency according to the manufacturer's label. The approve/disapprove the effectiveness of the product
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What are ethics?
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A person's morals/beliefs
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What is verbal communication?
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Sending a message using words
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What is nonverbal communication?
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Unspoken language consisting of eye contact, facial expressions and body language
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What is a client profile card?
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A written record of the hair and scalp analysis
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Hair shaft cosists of these three layers:
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Cuticle, cortex and medulla
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What is the cuticle?
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Tough, outer protective covering. (7-12 overlapping scale-like cells)
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What is the cortex?
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Soft, elastic, thick, inner layer made up of elongated cells (contains the melanin/coloring matter)
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What is the medulla?
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Deepest layer consisting of round cells
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The hair root consists of what structures?
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Follicle, bulb, pailla, arrector pilli muscle and the sebaceous glands
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What is hair comprised of?
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Amino acids: Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon and Sulfur
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What are the two types of melanin?
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Eumelanin: brown to black
Pheomelanin: yellow to red |
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What is the medical term for gray hair?
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Canities (kah-nish-eez)
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What is a whorl?
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A patch of hair forming a circular pattern at or near the crown area
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What is a cowlick?
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A tuft of hair that is directed straight out of scalp
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What is a hair stream?
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The follicles are slanted causing hair to grow in the same direction or opposite directions creating a natural part
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What is texture?
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The measurment or tactile quality of each hair fiber's diameter
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Texture influences the ____ ____ or ______ within the hair strand.
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natural temp or movement
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What are the three types of textures and their characteristics?
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Coarse- Large diameter/width
Medium- Average width Fine- Small diameter |
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What determines the degree of natural wave/curl in hair?
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Shape of the hair follicle
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What are the three hair follicle shapes?
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Round/circular, large oval, narrow oval/flat shaped
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A round follicle produces what?
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Straight hair
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A large oval follicle produces what?
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Wavy hair
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A narrow oval/flat-shaped follicle produces what?
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Curly hair
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What is density?
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Number of hair strands per square inch
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What are the three types of density and their characteristics?
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Thin- few hair strands/sq. in
Medium- average hair strands/sq.in Thick- the most hair strands/sq in |
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What is porosity?
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The amount of water the hair absorbs within a relative amount of time
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Porosity is determined by what?
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Condition of the cuticle
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What are the four types of porosity?
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Resistant, normal, severe, irregular
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What are the characteristics of resistant porosity in hair?
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Cuticle scales lay flat, absorption is minimal
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What are the characteristics of normal porosity in hair?
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Average amount of absorption, "good condition"
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What are the characteristics of severe porosity in hair?
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Cuticle scales are raised due to damage to hair
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What are the characteristics of irregularly porous hair?
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Combination of severe porosity on the ends with resistant or normal porosity on mid-strand
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What is elasticity?
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The capability of the hair strand to stretch and return to its previous form without breaking
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What are the two types of elasticity and their characteristics?
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Average- stretched 50% of it's lenth if wet, 1/5 of it's length if dry
Low- break easily |
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What are the phases of hair growth?
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Anagen/growing stage, catagen/intermediary, telogen/shedding stage
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What is anagen?
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When the hair continues to survive and grow about 1/2 inch/month
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What is catagen?
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Hair stops growing and begins disconnecting from the papilla and follicle (lasts 2-3 weeks)
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What is telogen?
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Hair cycle ends and hair sheds from the skin/scalp. (3-6 months)
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What is the purpose of shampoo?
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Cleanse hair and scalp
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What is a surfactant?
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A surface active agent/wetting agent that dissolves in water and removes dirt
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What are the four types of surfactants?
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Anionic, cationic, nonionic, amphoteric
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What are the characteristics of an anionic surfactant?
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*Inexpensive detergent base
*Deep cleansing abilities *Easily rinsed from hair |
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What are the characteristics of a cationic surfactant?
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*Removes dirt
*Provides softness & moisture |
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What are the characteristics of a nonionic surfactant?
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*Deep cleansing
*Oil removal from scalp |
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What are the characteristics of an amphoteric surfactant?
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*Very mild
*Compatible with all other surfactants |
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What are the three categories of conditioners?
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Surface conditioners, moisturizers, reconstructors
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What are the characteristics of surface conditioners?
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*Eliminate friction
*Flattens cuticle |
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What are the characteristics of moisturizing conditioners?
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*Moisture retention (humectant)
*Stay on hair longer for better penetration |
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What are the characteristics of a reconstructor conditioner?
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*Deep penetration
*Rebuilds amino acid structure |
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What is a protein treatment?
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Reconstructors (keratin-based) that penetrate cortex and equalizes porosity
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What is a leave-in treatment?
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Surface conditioners that are not rinsed out
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What is an instant conditioner?
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Falls under moisturizers. Applied on shampooed hair, combed through then rinsed out
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What is a scalp treatment?
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A relaxing/enjoyable service that maintains the health and beauty of scalp and hair
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What is the purpose of regular hair and scalp treatments?
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Provide care that will preserve a healthy scalp and luxurious hair
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What is the purpose of a dry hair and scalp treatment?
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Application of moisturizing products along with heat for deep penetraion and stimulation of sebaceous gland inactivity
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What is the purpose of oily hair and scalp treatments?
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To control the over-active sebaceous glands by using deep cleansing products
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What is the purpose of dandruff treatments?
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Application of anti-fungal products, massage to increase blood circulation to normalize the skin's shedding process
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What is pityriasis?
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Dandruff caused by a naturally occurring fungus called malasssezia/pityroosporum ovale
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What are the two types of dandruff?
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1. Pityriasis captis simplex- dry dandruf
2. Pityriasis steatoides/seborrhoeic dermatitis- shedding skin and sebum sticks in clumps |
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Do you perform a service on a client who demonstrates signs of pityriasis steatoides/seborrhoeic dermatitis
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No
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What is tinea and do you perform services on a client who has it?
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*Ringworm caused by a fungus parasite called dermatophyte
*No |
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What is tinea capitis and do you perform services on who has it?
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*Ringworm where the fungus attacks follicle opening at the scalp
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What is tinea favosa/favus and can you perform services on a client who has this?
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*Honeycomb ringworm- fungal infection of the scalp
*No |
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What is pediculosis capitis?
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Lice
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What is scabies?
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Sarcoptes scabei/itch mite burrows under the skin creating passages and laying eggs
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