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Haemophilia - an hereditary blood disorder where there is a deficient production of a blood clotting factor, this causes the sufferer to bleed for longer than normal. It is an inherited genetic condition that only affects males and is passed through the female line
Hair follicle - structure surrounding the root of a hair from which hair develops
Hammam - a Turkish or middle eastern communal bath which utilises, oils, steam and water
Hazard - a possible source of danger
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 - an act of parliament, a law made by the government that states the minimum requirements concerning health and safety that a business must put in place
Hepato - prefix for words pertaining to the liver
Herbal wrap - bandages soaked in a heated herbal solution and then wrapped around the body to detoxify and relax
High frequency current - an electrical current that oscillates (changes direction) at very high speed
High frequency treatment - an electrical facial treatment using a high frequency current and applied directly or indirectly to the face or body
Hirsutism - abnormal distribution and heavy hair growth, e.g. the male hair pattern present in a female
Histamine - a substance released into the body in response to injury or irritation
Homecare advice - Information that the therapist provides for the client suggesting products to use at home to reinforce the effects of the treatment provided in the salon. This advice may also include changes in lifestyle that will complement the treatments provided and improve the benefits.
Homeopathy - a form of natural medicine based on the principle that 'like' cures 'like'patients are treated with minute quantities of substances that cause symptoms much like the disease, stimulating the body to heal itself
Homeostasis- the processes by which internal systems of the body remain balanced despite variations in external influence
Hormone - a chemical secreted by the endocrine glands that alters the physiological activity of target cells in the body
Hydro pool - a pool equipped with various high pressure jets, air beds and neck fountains
Hydrotherapy - therapeutic spa treatments using water to benefit the client, improve health and enhance healing
Hygiene - conditions and practises that promote and preserve health
Hyper - prefix denoting excessive or abnormally increased
Hyperaemia - an instant reddening of the skin due to dilation of the capillaries in response to an external stimulus
Hyperpigmentation - excessive pigmentation of the skin, caused by an over production of melanin
Hypertension - high blood pressure
Hypertrichosis - abnormal or excessive hair growth
Hypertrophy - an excessive enlargement or overgrowth of tissue without cell division
Hypo - a prefix denoting deficiency, lack of or small size
Hypopigmentation - lack of skin colour, when an area of skin is lighter than the tissue surrounding it or completely devoid of colour
Hypotension - low blood pressure

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Haemophilia - an hereditary blood disorder where there is a deficient production of a blood clotting factor, this causes the sufferer to bleed for longer than normal. It is an inherited genetic condition that only affects males and is passed through the female line

Hair follicle - structure surrounding the root of a hair from which hair develops

Hammam - a Turkish or middle eastern communal bath which utilises, oils, steam and water

Hazard - a possible source of danger

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 - an act of parliament, a law made by the government that states the minimum requirements concerning health and safety that a business must put in place

Hepato - prefix for words pertaining to the liver

Herbal wrap - bandages soaked in a heated herbal solution and then wrapped around the body to detoxify and relax

High frequency current - an electrical current that oscillates (changes direction) at very high speed

High frequency treatment - an electrical facial treatment using a high frequency current and applied directly or indirectly to the face or body

Hirsutism - abnormal distribution and heavy hair growth, e.g. the male hair pattern present in a female

Histamine - a substance released into the body in response to injury or irritation

Homecare advice - Information that the therapist provides for the client suggesting products to use at home to reinforce the effects of the treatment provided in the salon. This advice may also include changes in lifestyle that will complement the treatments provided and improve the benefits.

Homeopathy - a form of natural medicine based on the principle that 'like' cures 'like'patients are treated with minute quantities of substances that cause symptoms much like the disease, stimulating the body to heal itself

Homeostasis- the processes by which internal systems of the body remain balanced despite variations in external influence

Hormone - a chemical secreted by the endocrine glands that alters the physiological activity of target cells in the body

Hydro pool - a pool equipped with various high pressure jets, air beds and neck fountains

Hydrotherapy - therapeutic spa treatments using water to benefit the client, improve health and enhance healing

Hygiene - conditions and practises that promote and preserve health

Hyper - prefix denoting excessive or abnormally increased

Hyperaemia - an instant reddening of the skin due to dilation of the capillaries in response to an external stimulus

Hyperpigmentation - excessive pigmentation of the skin, caused by an over production of melanin

Hypertension - high blood pressure

Hypertrichosis - abnormal or excessive hair growth

Hypertrophy - an excessive enlargement or overgrowth of tissue without cell division

Hypo - a prefix denoting deficiency, lack of or small size

Hypopigmentation - lack of skin colour, when an area of skin is lighter than the tissue surrounding it or completely devoid of colour

Hypotension - low blood pressure