BA Ch.13 PT - Shaving & Facial Hair Design

Individual variables that must be considered before performing a shave do not include:

• Hair texture

• Product sensitivity

• Hair growth patterns

• Hair color

All of the following may cause ingrown hairs except:

• Excessively close shaving

• Shear cutting

• Excessive pressure

• Improper use of tweezers, razor, or trimmers

The correct angle of cutting the beard with a straight razor is called the:

• Freehand stroke

• Backhand stroke

• Cutting stroke

• Reverse freehand stroke

To achieve the proper cutting stroke, the razor must glide over the surface at an angle:

• Against the grain of the hair

• With the grain of the hair

• Across the grain of the hair

• Diagonal to the grain of the hair

The number of razor positions and strokes in facial shaving is:

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

Some states may prohibit the use of:

• Changeable-blade straight razors

• Conventional straight razors

• Disposable razor blades

• Razor shapers

A gliding stroke directed toward the barber is used with the:

• Freehand stroke

• Backhand stroke

• Cutting stroke

• Reverse freehand stroke

The reverse freehand stroke is directed:

• Backward

• Upward

• Sideways

• Diagonally

The reverse backhand stroke is used only for shaving:

• Sideburns

• The neck

• Front hairline

• Nape area

Steaming helps to __________ the hair cuticle and stimulate:

• tighten; Hair growth

• loosen; Hair follicles

• close; Nerve endings

• soften; Oil glands