Category: P

  • Pointed nail

    Suited to thin hands with long fingers and narrow nail beds. The nail is tapered and longer than usual to emphasize and enhance the slender appearance of the hand.  

  • Plicatured nail

    A type of highly curved nail usually caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited.  

  • Pleat

    A technique used for formal hairstyling that creates a look of folded hair.  

  • Platysma muscle

    Broad muscle extending from the chest and shoulder muscles to the side of the chin; responsible for lowering the lower jaw and lip.  

  • Pityriasis steatoides

    Severe case of dandruff characterized by an accumulation of greasy or waxy scales, mixed with sebum, that stick to the scalp in crusts. A type of seborrheic dermatitis characterized by the creation of large waxy scales, frequently accompanied by intense itching and hair loss.  

  • Pityriasis capitis simplex

    Technical term for classic dandruff; characterized by scalp irritation, large flakes, and itchy scalp.  

  • Pincer nail

    Increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate caused by an increased curvature of the matrix. The edges of the nail plate may curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or sharp cone at the free edge.  

  • Pigmented UV gels

    Any building or self-leveling gel that includes color pigment.  

  • Physical properties

    Characteristics that can be determined without a chemical reaction and that do not cause a chemical change in the substance.  

  • Physical presentation

    Your posture, as well as the way you walk and move.