HAIR REMOVAL

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HAIR REMOVAL

• CHAPTER 18

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Hair Removal

• Mastering the techniques of removing unwanted
  hair will be of great benefit to the professional
  cosmetologist because most clients have unwanted
  hair in one area or another
• Excessive hair can be extremely embarrassing and
  unattractive for female clients, especially when
  found on the face and chest.
• Its important for the cosmetologist to be very
  sensitive when approaching a client about this
  type of service
• You will want to learn the best ways to remove
  unwanted hair that cause the least amount of
  discomfort for the client and create lasting
  results.

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Hair Removal

• The technical terms for excessive hair are
  hirsuties (hur-SOO-shee-eeez) or hypertrichosis
  (hy-pur-trih-KOH-sis)
• Simply, it means hair growth in unusual amounts
  or locations on both male and female clients that
  needs to be removed
• This problem of excessive hairiness has been
  around for centuries
• History documents that everything from abrasive
  pumice stones to sharpened stones and seashells
  have been used to rub off and pluck out hair

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Hair Removal

• Records also indicate that primitive chemicals
  were used for his purpose
• Egyptians made a compound of mud and alum, which
  was unpleasant and could pit the surface of the
  skin
• Turks used a combination of yellow sulfide of
  arsenic, quicklime and rose water, which created
  a primitive depilatory called rusma
• Today, methods of hair removal fall into two
  categories
• Depilation removing hair at the skin line such
  as shaving and using chemical depilatories
• Epilation removing hair below the skin line such
  as tweezing, waxing and electrolysis

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Contraindications

• A contraindication is any condition or disease
  that makes an indicated treatment or medication
  inadvisable

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Contraindications

• Facial waxing or tweezing should not be performed
  on clients with these conditions
• Roascea or very sensitive skin
• Sunburn
• History of fever blisters or cold sores
• Presence of pustules or papules
• Recent chemical peel using glycolic, salicylic or
  other acid-based products
• Recent botox or collagen injections
• Cosmetic or reconstructive surgery

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Contraindications

• Medications affecting hair removal services
• Retin-A
• Renova
• Hydroquinone
• Blood-thinning medications
• Topical or oral cortisone medication
• Accutane

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TYPES OF HAIR REMOVAL

• Temporary
• Hair will grow back eventually
• Quick and convenient
• Permanent
• Destroys the papilla
• Will not grow back

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TEMPORARY METHODS OF HAIR REMOVAL

• Shaving
• REMOVES HAIR ABOVE SKIN SURFACE
• Tweezing
• REMOVES HAIR SHAFT AND BULB
• Electronic tweezers
• PAPILLA IS DEHYDRATED EVENTUALLY DESTROYED
• Depilatories
• PHYSICAL
• CHEMICAL

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TEMPORARY METHODS OF HAIR REMOVAL

• EPILATORS
• REMOVES HAIR BY PULLING IT OUT OF THE FOLLICLE
• Waxing
• Removes hair by pulling out the hair follicle
• Threading
• Practiced in many Eastern cultures involves
  manipulations of cotton thread, which is twisted
  rolled along the skin surface, entwining the
  hair in the thread lifting it from the
  follicle.
• Sugaring
• As results as hot or cold wax. Involves the use
  of a thick, sugar-based paste is especially
  appropriate for more sensitive skin types

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DEPILATORIES

• PHYSICAL
• EPILADY
• WAX
• HOT
• COLD
• SUGAR

• CHEMICAL
• NEET
• NAIR
• BIKINI BARE

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CHEMICAL DEPILATORIES

• CONTAINS AMMONIUM THIOGLYCOLATE
• PENETRATES INTO THE CORTEX LAYER
• BREAKS THE DISULFIDE BONDS AND THE POLY PEPTIDE
  BONDS
• DISSOLVES THE HAIR SHAFT
• REMOVES HAIR AT SKIN SURFACE

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PHYSICAL HAIR REMOVAL

• Wax is applied to the hair shaft
• Removes hair shaft and bulb
• It is like tweezing, but eventually it will
  weaken the papilla and eliminate growth
• Removes all hair, even lanugo hair
• Epilady only removes the long hairs

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PERMANENT HAIR REMOVAL

• ELECTROLOGY
• GENERAL TERM USED TO DESCRIBE PERMANENT HAIR
  REMOVAL
• By means of an electric current that destroys the
  root of the hair
• Photo-epilation
• Intense light to destroy hair follicle
• Laser hair removal
• Laser beam is pulsed on the skin, impairing the
  hair follicle
• GALVANIC
• THERMOLYSIS

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PERMANENT HAIR REMOVAL

• GALVANIC
• WORKS THROUGH CHEMICALLY AND ELECTRICITY
• DIRECT CURRENT
• AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT IS SENT THROUGH A SMALL
  NEEEDLE THAT IS INSERTED IN THE FOLLICLE
• BODY SALTS CHANGE

• THERMOLYSIS
• ALTERNATING OR HIGH FREQUENCY CURRENT
• USES HEAT TO DESTROY THE PAPILLA

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Summary

• Weve learned that hair is removed by
• Depilation removing hair at the skin line such
  as tweezing, waxing and electrolysis
• Epilation removing hair below the skin line such
  as tweezing, waxing and electrolysis
• As a cosmetologist you will be asked to remove
  unwanted hair, especially the eyebrows and facial
  hair. If you choose to specialize in esthetics,
  you will want to become proficient in other hair
  removal services as allowed by the regulatory
  agency in the state
• It is extremely important to follow sanitary
  guidelines when removing unwanted hair. Never
  forget to cleanse and dry the treatment area
  prior to treatment and apply a cooling antiseptic
  afterwards. Follow all safety precautions to
  protect client from skin irritation or
  inflammation