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 (D)</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 (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What does bleaching do as a hair removal technique?

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

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

<p>Threading (A)</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 (A)</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 (C)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes epilation techniques?

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

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

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

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

<p>Permanent (B)</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 (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Permanent dyes (D)</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 (B)</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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (A)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What action do hair dyes perform?

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

What do hair bleaches do?

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

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

<p>50% (D)</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 (D)</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. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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