California Cosmetology Written ExamHair RemovalEasy
A new cosmetology student asks her instructor to explain the difference between temporary hair removal methods. Which term describes methods such as tweezing, waxing, threading, and sugaring that remove the hair shaft along with the root below the skin's surface?
- ADepilation
- BElectrolysis
- CEpilation
- DPhotoepilation
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: C. Epilation
Epilation removes the entire hair, including the root, from below the skin's surface, which is why results last longer than shaving. Depilation only removes hair at the skin's surface, such as with shaving or depilatory creams.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Depilation removes only the visible hair above the skin, like shaving.
- B. Electrolysis is a permanent method outside cosmetology scope, not the general term for temporary root removal.
- D. Photoepilation refers to light-based permanent removal, not temporary methods.
Epilation
The removal of hair including the root from below the skin's surface, producing longer-lasting results than surface depilation methods.
- Includes tweezing, waxing, threading, sugaring
- Removes root, so regrowth takes longer
- Depilation removes only surface hair (e.g., shaving)
Memory trick: 'Epilation Extracts the Entire root'