Milady Cosmetology Chapters 1-5 Flashcards

Cosmetology Overview

• Definition: Combines the art and science of enhancing skin, nails, and hair using cosmetics.
• Involves understanding various beauty treatments and their applications.

Professional Concepts

• Ethics: Focuses on good character, proper conduct, and moral judgment in professional interactions.
• Game Plan: Actively planning one's life and career outcome instead of leaving it to chance.
• Goal Setting: Involves identifying both long-term and short-term objectives for personal and professional growth.
• Mission Statement: Articulates an individual’s or institution's core values and future aspirations.

Personal Development

• Perfectionism: The excessive need to achieve flawlessness in tasks and responsibilities.
• Prioritize: Organizing tasks in order of importance to enhance productivity.
• Procrastination: The delay in completing tasks that can lead to stress and inefficiency.

Workplace Essentials

• Ergonomics: Focuses on designing the workplace to enhance comfort, safety, and productivity.
• Personal Hygiene: Emphasizes daily practices to maintain cleanliness in personal and professional settings.
• Physical Presentation: Encompasses a person's posture, gait, and overall movement, affecting professional image.
• Professional Image: Encompasses outward appearance and behavior that contribute to the perception in a work environment.

Communication Skills

• Client Consultation: Engaging in dialogue with clients to understand their desires and expectations.
• Communication: The effective sharing of information between individuals or groups.
• Reflective Listening: A technique where the listener paraphrases the client’s words to confirm understanding.

Health and Safety

• AIDS: A severe immune deficiency disease caused by the HIV virus, compromising the body’s ability to fight infections.
• Allergy: An adverse reaction due to extreme sensitivity to specific substances, which may be harmless to others.
• Antiseptics: Skin-safe agents formulated to prevent infection.

Microbiology in Cosmetology

• Bacilli: Rod-shaped bacteria responsible for diseases like tuberculosis and diphtheria.
• Cocci: Round-shaped bacteria that may appear singly or in clusters, involved in various infections.
• Bacteria: One-celled microorganisms, which can be harmful or harmless; central to understanding skin and health.
• Disinfectants: Chemical agents that eradicate most bacteria and viruses on surfaces, excluding spores.

Infection Control

• Bloodborne Pathogens: Harmful microorganisms transmitted through blood or body fluids.
• Infection: Occurs when pathogenic bacteria invade body tissues.
• Isolation of pathogenic organisms is critical to maintaining sanitary conditions in a salon environment.

Disease Understanding

• Contagious Diseases: Illnesses easily transmitted through direct contact.
• Occupational Disease: Health issues resulting from specific workplace conditions.
• Scabies and Pediculosis Capitis: Conditions caused by parasites affecting the skin and scalp, respectively.

Disinfection and Sterilization

• Disinfection: Process that reduces most microorganisms, effective against bacteria but not spores.
• Sterilization: Total elimination of micro-organisms, ensuring safety in tools and equipment.
• Universal Precautions: Guidelines recommending that all blood and bodily fluids be treated as potentially infectious.

Safety Practices

• Material Safety Data Sheets: Documents containing safety information about various products used in cosmetology.
• Single-use Items: Disposable products that cannot be reused, to prevent cross-contamination.

Chemical Agents

• Sodium Hypochlorite: Commonly known as bleach, used for disinfection purposes in salons.
• Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: Safe disinfectants for general use in beauty environments.

Key Microorganisms

• Fungi and Mildews: Types of microorganisms that can affect various materials but generally do not harm humans in a salon context.
• Virucidal and Tuberculocidal: Terms describing substances capable of destroying viruses and tuberculosis-causing bacteria, respectively.