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EL-101
Introduction to Electrolysis
Question | Answer |
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This term is used to describe "to cook", "to congeal", or "to thicken" | Coagulation |
This term is used to describe "the removal of moisture" | Dessication |
What do you call the breakdown of a chemical into it's constituent parts so it can be reformed into a new substance? | Chemical Decomposition |
The flash method of thermolysis uses very_________intensity with very _________timing | High intensity, short timing |
What are the two methods of destruction in thermolysis current? | 1)Electrocoagulation 2) Electrodessication |
What does galvanic current NOT produce? | Heat |
What is the method of destruction in galvanic electrolysis? | Chemical decomposition |
What is the chemical compound for hydrochloric acid? | HCI |
What is the chemical compound for sodium hydroxide? | NaOH |
This current flows in one direction then changes and flows in the opposite direction. | Alternating current (A/C) |
This current moves in one direction only | Direct current (D/C) |
This is the only permanent method of hair removal | Electrolysis |
What year was high frequency first used for permanent hair removal? | 1924 |
Which two chemicals are produced at the positive pole? | 1) Hydrochloric acid (HCI) 2) Chlorine gas (CI) |
Which two chemicals are produced at the negative pole? | 1) Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) 2? Hydrogen gas (H) |
Which 5 factors can change current density? | 1) Intensity of current 2) Probe thickness 3) Probe shape 4) Insulation of probe 5) Depth of Insertion |
Who were the two people that created the blend technique? | 1) Arthur Hinkle 2) Henri St. Pierre |
What main chemical doe the positive pole produce? | Hydrochloric acid (HCI) |
What are the three other names for galvanic current? | 1) Electrolysis (true) 2) Direct current 3) Multiple needle electrolysis |
What are the 3 modalities used in electrolysis? | 1) Galvanic 2) Thermolysis 3) Blend |
Which probe is best for thermolysis current? | Tapered (insulated) |
Which probes are most commonly used? | Stainless steel |
What do you call the use of direct current in a solution of salt water that chemically decomposes the solution? | Electrolysis |
Arthur Hinkle's units of lye chart is based on what two factors? | 1) Area of body 2) Depth of hair |
Who was the first person to use electrolysis for permanent hair removal? | Dr Charles Michel |
When treating a client with the blend, what are the three ways thermolysis can improve the action of the lye being created? | 1) Causticity 2) Porosity 3) Turbulence |
What main chemical does the negative pole produce? | Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH, also called lye) |
Which two factors, together or separately, can change the amount of lye produced when using galvanic current? | 1) Timing 2) Intensity |
What are the five other names for thermolysis? | 1) Alternating current (A/C) 2) High frequency (HF) 3) Radio frequency (RF) 4) Shortwave 5) Diathermy |
When treating thick anagen hairs, and you need to treat a telogen hair, what should you do? | Turn down intensity |
What is a sign of normal healing after treatment? | Honey colored crusts |
What is the most important at home care that the client can do? | Keep the treated area bacteria free |
What are the 3 causes of blanching when using thermolysis? | 1) Overtreatment 2) Shallow insertions 3) High intensity |
If your client has pigmentation issues, the treatments should be short and ________________ | Scattered |
When treating the right side of the upper lip, which hand should your client use to hold the positive electrode? | Right hand |
When treating the upper lip, where should you begin treatment? | Start at the corners and work towards the center |
How long should you work on a client depends on what two factors? | 1) Area of body 2) Skin type |
What is the most important thing the electrologist must do before beginning treatment? | Wash hands |
What are the three other names for galvanic current? | 1)Electrolysis 2) Direct Current 3) Multiple Needle Electrolysis |
What are the three modalities used in electrolysis? | 1) Galvanic 2) Thermolysis 3) Blend |
Which probe is best for Thermolysis current? | Tapered (Insulated) |
Which probes are most commonly used? | Stainless Steel |
What do you call the use of direct current in a solution of salt water that chemically decomposes the solution? | Electrolysis |
Arthur Hinkle's unit of lye chart is based on what two factors? | 1) Area of body 2) Depth of hair |
Who was the first person to use electrolysis for permanent hair removal? | Dr Charles Michel |
When treating a client with the Blend, what are the three ways thermolysis can improve the action of the lye being created? | 1) Causticity 2) Porosity 3) Turbulence |
What main chemical does the negative pole produce? | Sodium hydroxide (NaOH, also called lye) |
Which two factors, together or separately, can change the amount of lye produced when using galvanic current? | 1) Timing 2) Intensity |
What are the five other names for thermolysis? | 1) Alternating Current (A/C) 2) High Frequency 3) Radio Frequency (RF) 4) Shortwave 5) Diathermy |
When treating thick anagen hairs, and you need to treat a telogen hair, what should you do? | Turn down the intensity |
What is a sign of normal healing after treatment? | Honey colored crusts |
What is the most important at home care that the client can do? | Keep the treated area bacteria free |
What are the 3 causes of blanching when using thermolysis? | 1) Overtreatment 2) Shallow insertions 3) High Intensity |
If your client has pigmentation issues the treatments should be short and ________________ | Scattered |
When treating the right side of the upper lip, which hand should your client use to hold the positive pole? | Right hand |
When treating the upper lip, where should you begin treatment? | Start at the corners and work towards the center |
How long should you work on a client depends on what two factors? | 1) Area of body 2) Skin type |
What is the most important thing the electrologist must do before beginning treatment? | Wash hands |
Draping the client helps protect the client and electrologist as well as provide comfort and security, but what does it not provide? | Sterilization |
When is a dog permitted in the electrology office? | With a sightless person |
Proper spacing of appointments allows the electrologist to work how? | Efficiently |
It is the electrologist's responsibility to do what with the client's case history card? | Make sure it's updated |
What is the most important part of the client's case history card? | Medical history |
In regards to the client, what should be the electrologist's first concern? | The client's best interest |
What is the most important use of the telephone? | Making appointments |
What kind of personality should an electrologist have? | Pleasing personality |
The majority of electrolysis cases begins with what? | Telephone call |
If you want the probe to produce more heat, while using thermolysis, what should you do? | Increase intensity |
When you use too short of a needle, what could occur? | Regrowth of hair |
Which characteristic of the probe has no effect on the electrical current? | Color of the probe |
In galvanic electrolysis, bulbous probes are usually as effective as what other probe? | Straight/Cylindrical probe |
What happens to the lye produced in the follicle during galvanic treatment? | Diluted and carried away by the bloodstream |
When using galvanic, and switching from a larger probe to a smaller probe, what happens to the lye production? | It stays the same |
When using thermolysis, and increasing the intensity, what happens tot he heating pattern? | It widens |
When comparing a shallow insertion to a deeper insertion, while treating with thermolysis, which one is hotter? | Shallow insertion |
When comparing a thin probe to a thick probe, while treating with thermolysis, which one is hotter? | Thin probe |
When using thermolysis, where is the current density usually the greatest around the probe? | Probe tip |
Where do you discard your probes? | Sharps container |
What does the insulated needle prevent from happening? | Damage to the epidermis |
Which probe can be used with all 3 modalities? | Two piece/straight/cylindrical probe |
The one piece probe is also called what? | Tapered probe |
The two piece probe is also called what? | Straight or Cylindrical probe |
What are the 3 different probe shapes? | 1) One piece/tapered 2) Two piece/straight/cylindrical 3) Bulbous |
When choosing your needle thickness, what should the needle diameter match? | The hair's diameter |
All probes must be what? | Sterile |
Which organization is in charge of monitoring the frequencies that are used in high frequency epilators? | Federal Communications Commission (FCC) |
How many foot pedals does a manual blend epilator use? | 2 |
Which pole is being used in cataphoresis? | Positive pole (Anode) |
In galvanic, when you multiply the timing by the intensity, what is it that you are trying to determine? | The units of lye |
What do you call the use of high frequency and galvanic current either together or separately? | The blend |
When choosing machine settings, what do you call the highest intensity that the client can comfortably tolerate at the shortest amount of time required to achieve epilation? | Working point |
What does thermolysis not produce? | Chemicals |