Introduction to Hair Removal Products
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What is the main reason both men and women choose to remove unwanted body hair?

  • Social reasons
  • Medical reasons
  • Cultural reasons
  • Aesthetic reasons (correct)
  • When did people start shaving, based on the information in the text?

  • 1000 BC
  • 50,000 BC
  • 10,000 BC (correct)
  • 5000 BC
  • What was considered a status symbol in ancient Egypt?

  • Long hair
  • Unshaved armpits
  • Unshaved legs
  • Facial hair (correct)
  • Where can most of the current hair removal methods and products be used?

    <p>At home</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following materials was NOT used to remove unwanted hair in ancient times?

    <p>Steel razors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has been an important part of beauty for thousands of years according to the text?

    <p>Facial hair removal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hair removal method removes only part of the hair shaft?

    <p>Using chemical depilatories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does bleaching do as a hair removal technique?

    <p>Changes the color of the hair shaft</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hair removal method involves using a long twisted loop of thread across the skin?

    <p>Threading</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of tweezing as a hair removal method?

    <p>Beneficial for removing a small group of hairs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hair removal method involves using warm or cold wax and quickly stripping it off along with the hairs?

    <p>Waxing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using abrasives as a hair removal method?

    <p>Physically removes the hair from the skin’s surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes epilation techniques?

    <p>Removing the entire hair shaft with its root in the dermis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Eflornithine' is a novel method for which type of hair reduction?

    <p>Temporary hair reduction in women</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of hair dye only lightens the hair without adding a new color?

    <p>Permanent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of hair dye adheres to the outside of hair fibers and is washed out by the first shampooing?

    <p>Semi-permanent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of hair dye contains an oxidizing agent, has a more alkaline pH, and penetrates the cuticle and cortex?

    <p>Demi-permanent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of hair coloring product is the most damaging due to its composition?

    <p>Permanent dyes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hair coloring product type partially penetrates the cuticle layers and makes the hair dye longer lasting?

    <p>Semi-permanent dyes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of hair coloring product only lightens the hair without adding a new color and cannot be used to change the original hair color into two shades?

    <p>Hair bleaches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main motivator for coloring the hair, according to the text?

    <p>To cover up gray hair</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are hair colorants used to alter the natural hair color?

    <p>By adding a new color and removing the existing color</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines whether the dye penetrates the cortex and colors the hair for a long period of time or precipitates on the cuticle and provides a temporary effect?

    <p>The size of the coloring molecule, swelling of the hair, and alkalinity of the dye product</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What action do hair dyes perform?

    <p>Adding color to the hair</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do hair bleaches do?

    <p>Remove hair color through a chemical reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way are all hair coloring products considered in the US?

    <p>As cosmetics to enhance the appearance of the hair</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of American women above 25 are estimated to color their hair?

    <p>50%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the safe use of hair coloring products described in the text?

    <p>'Always been a hot topic', with issues and scientific evidence discussed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Today’s hair color products can remove (lift) natural hair color, add (deposit) a new color to the natural color. or accomplish both processes at the same time.' Based on this statement, what can be inferred about modern hair color products?

    <p>They can perform multiple processes simultaneously depending on user preference.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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