Category: P

  • Pedicure

    A cosmetic service performed on the feet by a licensed cosmetologist or nail technician; can include exfoliating the skin, callus reduction, as well as trimming, shaping, and polishing toenails. Often includes foot massage.  

  • Pathogenic disease

    Disease produced by organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.  

  • Parietal bones

    Bones that form the sides and top of the cranium. Two bones that make up the central area of the upper part of the skull.  

  • Parietal artery

    Supplies blood to the side and crown of the head.  

  • Parasites

    Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism (referred to as the host), while contributing nothing to the survival of that organism Parasites must have a host to survive. A parasite is an organism or virus that coexists in a close relationship with a living organism, from which it acquires a crucial…

  • Parallel line

    Repeating lines in a hairstyle; may be straight or curved.  

  • Paraffin wax masks

    Specially prepared facial masks containing paraffin and other beneficial ingredients; typically used with treatment cream.  

  • Palm-to-palm

    Cutting position in which the palms of both hands are facing each other.  

  • Progressive overloading

    Increasing, from one session to another, the amount of weight you lift during a set.  

  • Progressive muscular relaxation

    Systematically tensing and relaxing the body’s muscles from the feet to the head. A deep relaxation technique pioneered by Jacobson that consists of tensing and relaxing different muscle groups.