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| Education in hair and beauty. Entertain your knowledge with the latest learning of technical terms and touch-up on your education in the beauty and hair industry. |
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Eccrine sweat glands: the thermal regulators of the skin, which contribute to the effective formation of the protective acid mantle.
Eczema: non-infectious inflammation of the epidermis.
Effluvium: a general term for hair loss.
Elastin: component of the connective tissue of the skin, forms elastic connections between collagen fibres and is thus important for the elasticity of the skin.
Electron: negatively-charged particle.
Electron microscope: microscope that works with electrons
June, 01 2005 |
 | Dictionary - D
Dermatologist: a specialist in dermatology.
Dermis: the corium.
Diffuse: to spread out.
Diffused: widely spread out; without precise barriers.
Dihydrotestosterone: derivative of testosterone, the main cause of hair loss in males (androgenetic hair loss).
Direct-acting dyestuffs: type of dyestuff molecules which are deposited on the surface of the hair.
Disulphide bridges (cystine bonds): transverse links between the peptide chains of the hair.
Dyestuff precursors: molecules
June, 01 2005 |
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Corium: dense connective tissue containing blood vessels and nerve fibres as well as skin - appendages.
Cortex: fibre layer or fibre stem of the hair.
Cortex cell: spindle-shaped cells of the fibre stem.
Crystalline structure: describes highly-ordered structures; the term originates from crystals, the best known example of highly-ordered structures.
Cuticle: cuticle layer of the hair consisting of 6-10 layers of cuticle cells, connected by a putty substance.
Cuticle cell: building
June, 01 2005 |
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Ceramides: group of natural lipids found in the skin and hair (cell membrane complex). Particularly important in the skin for cell adhesion and water retention.
Cerebroside: a lipoid derived from ceramides. Compound of sugar and ceramides.
Cholesterol: the most important sterol in all animal tissue.
Club hair: description of a hair in the resting phase of the hair follicle and which has therefore ceased to grow.
Cohesion: molecular attraction within the body.
Collagen: fibrous pro
June, 01 2005 |
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Capillary: very narrow blood vessels; general: small tube with hair-fine interior diameter.
Capillary system: system of interconnected capillaries.
Carbon dioxide: colourless and odourless gas easily dissolved in water, created by the breathing process of living organisms and the burning of substances containing carbon.
Carbonic acid: used frequently as a synonym for carbon dioxide, but is actually a chemical compound formed by carbon dioxide and water.
Catagen: transitional phase in
June, 01 2005 |
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Bacteria:
the smallest form of life, unicellular, often the cause of disease.
Basal membrane: thin, fine membrane with a barrier function, e.g. between dermis and epidermis, hair follicle and outer root sheath, papilla and follicle matrix.
Basal cell layer (stratum basale): anchored cell layer out of which new hair cells are formed via cell division or mitosis during the
Basic: solution with alkaline reaction.
Biochemical: of or relating to biochemistry (chemical science in the fie
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