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Hair removal practice questions

16 questions from the esthetics theory practice test.

Hair removal practice test

10 questions, graded as you go, with the reason for every answer. No sign-up.

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Which of these is a method of depilation rather than epilation?

  1. Shaving
  2. Tweezing
  3. Waxing
  4. Sugaring
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A. Shaving

Depilation removes hair at the skin surface, as shaving and chemical depilatories do. Tweezing, waxing and sugaring are epilation because they pull the hair out of the follicle.

Reference: Hair removal: depilation and epilation

Excessive growth of dark, coarse hair on a woman's face, chest or back in a male pattern is called what?

  1. Hirsutism
  2. Alopecia
  3. Canities
  4. Trichoptilosis
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A. Hirsutism

Hirsutism is male-pattern hair growth in women, usually linked to hormones. Alopecia is hair loss, the opposite problem.

Reference: Hair removal: excessive hair growth

Which statement describes hard wax?

  1. It is applied thinly and removed with a cloth strip
  2. It is a cold paste of sugar, lemon and water
  3. It is applied thickly and removed without a strip once it sets
  4. It is a cream that dissolves hair at the surface
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C. It is applied thickly and removed without a strip once it sets

Hard wax is spread in a thicker layer, hardens around the hair and is lifted off by its own edge, which makes it gentler on sensitive areas. Thin application with a strip describes soft wax.

Reference: Waxing: hard and soft wax

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