| August 2010 – Body Treatments & Boundaries | ||
| Puzzler Clues | Puzzler Words | |
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| 1 | Removes the entire epidermis and also the dermal tissue. (two words) | Surgical Peels |
| 3 | A limb of the body; usually the end part of a limb; a hand or foot. | Extremities |
| 4 | To rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify. | Purge |
| 6 | Anything that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction(s). | Triggers |
| 8 | Light peels that only remove corneum cells from the epidermis. Does not peel beyond the surface cells or cause any blistering or bleeding. (two words) | Superficial Peels |
| 9 | Something that other people, such as an aesthetician, notices; dilated pupils are an example. | Sign |
| 10 | Involves lymph formation and extravascular circulation. (three words) | Extravascular Lymph Drainage |
| 13 | The medical use of seawater as a form of therapy. | Thalassotherapy |
| 14 | The body system that protects the organism by distinguishing foreign tissue and neutralizing potentially pathogenic organisms or substances. Includes organs such as the skin and mucous membranes, which provide an external barrier to infection. (two words) | Immune System |
| 16 | When oxygen has been removed from a substance, as blood or water. | Deoxygenated |
| 17 | Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body or any biological system. | Stimulate |
| 20 | The application of heat to the body for pain relief and health. It can take the form of a hot cloth, hot water, ultrasound, and many others. | Thermotherapy |
| 22 | To reduce a solution or mixture in concentration, quality, strength, or purity. | Diluted |
| 23 | The vital energy points of Ayurveda | Marmas |
| 25 | The process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another. | Absorption |
| 26 | Poisonous chemicals that react with specific cellular components to kill cells or to alter growth or development in undesirable ways. | Toxins |
| 28 | Large algae growing in the sea or on rocks below the high-water mark. | Seaweed |
| ACROSS | ||
| 2 | The tiny, unattractive burst of deep purple or red that appears under the surface of the skin typically found on the legs, nose, ankles, knees, and feet. (two words) | Spider Vein |
| 5 | Extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness. | Fatigue |
| 7 | A lotion, cream, etcetera formulated to prevent sunburn, skin cancers, and other conditions caused by excessive exposure to the sun. | Sunscreen |
| 11 | The property that allows a thing to be stretched, and to return to its former shape. | Elasticity |
| 12 | The rating system for the level of sun protection present in clothing. (three words) | Ultraviolet Protection Factor |
| 15 | A type of scarring that develops when skin stretches rapidly due to changes in the body. (two words) | Stretch Marks |
| 17 | Opaque formulation(s), which absorb, reflect, and scatter up to 99 percent of both UVB and UVA rays as well as visible light. (two words) | Sun Block |
| 18 | Something the patient senses and describes; drowsiness is an example. | Symptom |
| 19 | Impervious to water. | Waterproof |
| 21 | Soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water. | Mud |
| 24 | The action of external mechanical factors on the lymphatic vessels. (three words) | Extramural Lymph Drainage |
| 27 | Performed using trichloroacetic acid – removes the entire epidermis and also removes some dermal tissue. (three words) | Medium Depth Peels |
| 29 | A natural approach to health and healing that uses hot spring water, gasses, mud, and climatic factors (such as heat) as therapeutic elements. | Balneotherapy |
| 30 | Essentially a facial for your whole body. (two words) | Body Treatments |
| 31 |
The rating scale on a package of sunscreen or sun block that measures how long you can stay out in the sun without getting a sunburn.(three words) |
Sun Protection Factor |
