Chapter 11 Key Terms

Question 1

Glycerol ester

Answer 1

A refined rosin product that can be mixed with honey to produce a wax like substance

Question 2

Azulene

Answer 2

An oil that is part of the chamomile essential oil produced specifically by distillation

Question 3

Chamomile

Answer 3

A composite herb with strong scented foliage and flower heads that contain a bitter medicinal substance

Question 4

Speed waxing

Answer 4

Technique in which wax is applied to an entire area and removed rapidly with the same strip or a small number of strips

Question 5

Hood

Answer 5

A sagging of skin from under the eyebrow onto the eyelid

Question 6

Septum

Answer 6

The part of the nose that divides the two nostrils

Question 7

Blending

Answer 7

Using waxed strips (on which wax is present) to remove more developed longer hairs while leaving some of the shorter hairs

Question 8

Shinbone

Answer 8

The flat surface of the bone immediately under the skin on the front of the lower leg

Question 9

Effleurage

Answer 9

A rhythmic, gentle stroking of the skin, often just using the fingertips, which does not attempt to move the muscle underneath