Milady Ch 9 Facial Massage

Esthetics

What can you add to a facial massage to promote mental relaxation?

Essential oils

What improves overall metabolism and activates sluggish skin?

Massage

What part of the body should you avoid tapping because tapping in that area will feel unpleasant to the client?

Jawbone

What type of movements are used in petrissage?

Kneading

What is true of tapotement?

The most stimulating form of massage

What technique uses rolling?

Pestrissage

What contraindications can now receive facial massage without concern, especially if the condition is being treated by a physician?

Diabetes

What action should you not use on the center of the neck?

Pressing down

What type of movements are appropriate when massaging the area of beard growth on male clients?

Downward

What is a type of movement characteristic of tapotement?

Tapping

What is not a place where circulation friction movements are used?

Shoulders

What does the central nervous system trigger when affected by massage?

Relaxation

What part of the esthetician’s body must be kept flexible during effleurage?

Wrists

What is a form of acupressure?

Shiatsu

When do the body’s reflex receptors increase blood and lymph flow, resulting in a state of relaxation?

When touch is sensed by the body

What is feathering?

Term of slowing down movements at the end of a massage

What is true about the decollete?

Where you begin your massage procedure

What movement is sometimes referred to as a piano movement?

Tapotement

What should be performed for approximately 10 to 20 minutes during a facial?

Facial massage

What is a characteristic of manual lymph drainage?

Gentle rhythmic pressure

What is the term for the manual or mechanical manipulation of the body by using movements to increase metabolism and circulation, among other effects?

Massage

What must estheticians be in order to perform deep tissue work?

Licensed massage therapist

What is friction?

Invigorating rubbing technique

What is effleurage?

Soft, continuous, stroking movements

What should you do during effleurage in order to avoid scratching the client?

Avoid using the end of your fingertips

What is acupressure

Chinese techniques of applying pressure to specific body points

What do inflamed acne, open lesions, and sunburn have in common?

Massage is contraindicated to clients with these conditions

Where should massage movements begin?

Insertion

How many milliliters of product should you use on the facial area?

5 mL

What information can be found by referring to licensing regulations?

Scope of practice

What technique is accomplished by rapid muscular contractions in the arm?

Vibration

When should you avoid vigorous massage?

When the client has sensitive or redness prone skin

What is vibration?

Rapid shaking movement, in which the estheticians use their body and shoulders

What is true of the left and right sides of the areas being massaged?

Movements should be duplicated on the right and left sides

When should you advise a client with reservations about facial massage to speak to a physician?

Before performing a massage

What type of movements are used in vibration?

Rapid, shaking movements

What massage method stimulates sebum production and activates circulation?

Petrissage