Acne: is a chronic skin disorder that develops when sebum and dead skin cells block your pores.
Body Hair: The growth of terminal hair on the human body, also known as androgenic hair that occurs during and after puberty.
Depilation: the removal of unwanted hair at the skin’s surface by chemical or mechanical methods. Example: Shaving, depilatory creams, or trimming.
Dermis: The dermis is a fibrous layer made up of elastic tissue, collagen, and other extracellular elements such as glands, nerve terminals, hair follicles, and vasculature.
Epidermis: the skin's outermost layer, which acts as the body's initial line of defense against pollutants invading the body.
Epilation: the removal of unwanted hair below the skin’s surface by its roots mechanically. Example: Waxing, tweezing, sugaring, electrolysis.
Esthetician: An esthetician is a licensed skin care professional that offers treatments and personalized recommendations to improve the health and appearance of the skin.
Hair Follicle: a tubular structure that encases the hair's root and individual strands.
Hair Reduction: the act of deliberately decreasing the amount of visible body or facial hair. Example: Laser Hair Reduction
Hair Removal: also known as epilation or depilation, is the deliberate removal of body hair or head hair.
Hair Shaft: the section of hair that is visible and protrudes from the skin.
Ingrown Hair: A terminal hair that is blocked at the surface of the skin causing the hair to redirect and continue growing in the hair follicle.
Pore: An extremely small hole opening on the surface of the skin that allows liquids, and other small particles to pass through.
Waxing: the process of removing unwanted hair from a part of the body by applying wax and peeling off the wax and hairs together.
Shaving: The act of removing hair with a razor at the surface level of your skin.
Skin Barrier: Your skin's outermost layer, aka the epidermis
Skin Mantle: a thin coating of perspiration and sebum—the natural oil produced by your skin—that is somewhat acidic.
Terminal Hair: the coarse, thick hair that grows from your scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes and body.
Trimming: The deliberate act of removing hair above the surface level of your skin. Allowing a portion of the hair to remain visible above the skin.
Waxing: the process of removing unwanted hair from a part of the body by applying wax and peeling off the wax and hairs together.