● Preparing for microscopic invaders, the immune system goes into inflammatory mode, causing the production of more proteins (Theimer, 2023). Signs showing the danger of stress overload include the following: ● Discomfort and inability to relax. ● Feelings of constant stress. ● Begin to hide from people and life situations. ● Problems regulating emotions. ● Experience symptoms of illness, such as chest pains and headaches (Theimer, 2023).
Stress is described somewhat differently, suggesting it is a psychological response to any demand. Stress can be eustress or distress. Eustress means good stress, and distress means destructive or damaging stress. The body's perception of the demand determines how the stress is handled, either in eustress or distress. Physiological changes occurring in the perception of threat include the following: ● Negative thinking in anticipation of something terrible happening. ● Stress hormones produced by the sympathetic nervous system. ● Increase in heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure, creating the need for more oxygen to cells, causing muscles to tense.
PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS REDUCTION TIPS FOR COSMETOLOGISTS
● Not overloading work schedules. ● Booking time for self. ● Continuous skill development and learning. ● Practicing time management. ● Asking for help when needed or delegating work to others. ● Establishing clear personal and work boundaries (Aoife Maria Education, 2023).
Burnout is the primary reason for the distress of beauty industry professionals, which they suggest is caused by long work hours, living up to high expectations, and the demands of performing services. Tips for reducing physiological stress include self-care practices and ways to prevent burnout. Self-care practices included getting plenty of rest, eating well and remaining hydrated, relaxing as much as possible, seeking social support, and exercising. Prevention of burnout included:
Chapter 2: Our Body’s Chemistry: Hair, Skin, and Nails (Satisfies Chemical Makeup Requirement) 1 CE Hour
Learning outcomes Upon completion of this chapter, the student will be able to: List several of the major functions of the integumentary system. Recognize the six elements that account for over 99% of the human body. Define pH and discuss levels of acidity and alkalinity.
Explain why high pH products may have a drying effect on hair, skin, and nails. Recall tips for keeping clients and staff safe from chemical exposure in the salon setting. Relate knowledge of chemical makeup and pH to product selection.
INTRODUCTION
The integumentary system serves to protect the human body from outside elements. It functions to keep our internal organs free from damage but also serves many other purposes, such as waterproofing and insulating the deeper tissues, regulating temperature, and removing waste. It serves in the detection of pressure, pain, and sensation and provides for vitamin D synthesis.
Cosmetology is the professional practice of beautifying the skin, hair, and nails: all components of the body’s largest organ system, the integumentary system. The cosmetology industry focuses on caring for and beautifying elements of the human integumentary system, in other words, hair, nails, and the skin and the glands and nerves within it. Therefore, in order to provide quality cosmetic services, it is essential that licensed cosmetologists have a working understanding of the functions, chemical makeup, and proper treatment of the organs within the integumentary system.
The following table shows some of the major functions of the integumentary system:
Waste removal (excretion) through sweat
Interfaces with the environment as the first line of defense from external factors Sensory functions from nerve endings indicate touch, pressure, vibration, and tissue injury, etc.
Protects against pathogens and excessive water loss and controls evaporation Thermoregulation and temperature detection
Langerhans cells in the skin are part of the adaptive immune system
Stores lipids and water
Insulates and cushions
Produces Vitamin D folates
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