Hair salons

Hair salons

Of or relating to any establishment where customers pay a professional hairdresser to cut, wash, style or dye their hair.

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Broken capillaries

Consumer services; Hair salons

These tiny blood vessels at the surface of the skin appear as streaks or blotches. Most common on the face they are cause by ageing, sun and trauma. Whilst not harmful they can be unsightly.

Bruise

Consumer services; Hair salons

A discoloration of skin from blood, sometimes caused by electrolysis, plucking, or waxing. Also known as Purpura.

Bulb

Consumer services; Hair salons

The root of a hair, so named because it's wider at the base.

Bulge

Consumer services; Hair salons

A point midway up the hair follicle which researchers suspect must be damaged to induce permanent hair removal.

Braid

Consumer services; Hair salons

To weave strands of hair together. On the scalp braiding is used to form a base or track to sew on a commercial weft. This is the cornrow technique. Off the scalp braiding is used for traditional ...

A relatively rare condition in which the follicle is not straight. This condition can make waxing and electrolysis more difficult and can lead to ingrown hairs. It is very successfully treated using ...

Diode

Consumer services; Hair salons

A semiconductive material which mainly lets energy travel one direction and not the other. Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are used for the numeric displays on microwaves and VCRS as well as for lasers.