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Disinfectants
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Chemical agents that destroy all bacteria, fungi, and viruses, but not spores on surfaces.
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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
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They include information about hazardous ingredients, safe use and handling procedures, precautions to reduce the risk of harm and overexposure, flammability and data in case of fire, proper disposal guidelines, and medical information should anyone have a reaction to the product.
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Integument
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The hair, skin, and nails are known collectively as the integument, which is the largest and fastest growing organ of the human body.
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Follicle
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Tube like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root.
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Hair Bulb
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The club shaped structure that forms the lower part of the hair root.
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Dermal Papilla
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Small cone shaped area located at the base of the hair follicle that fits into the hairbulb.
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Helix
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Spiral shape of a coiled protein.
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5 Elements of Hair
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Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Sulfur.
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Wave Pattern
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The shape of the hair strand and its described as straight, wavy, curly or extremely curly.
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Hair Texture
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The diameter of the individual hair strand and can be classified as coarse, medium or fine.
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Hair Density
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Measures the number of individual hair strands on 1 square inch of scalp.
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Vellus
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A.k.a. lanugo is short, fine, and downy hair. It's not pigmented and can be found on forehead, eyelids and bald scalp.
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Terminal Hair
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Long hair found on the scalp, legs, arms, and bodies of males and females. Coarser than vellus and it's pigmented.
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Alopecia Areata
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Sudden falling out of hair in round patches or baldness in spots and may occur on the scalp and elsewhere on the body.
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Androgenic Alopecia
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A result of genetic, age, and hormonal changes that cause miniaturization of terminal hair converting it to vellus hair.
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