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EPREUVE TOUCHE [1 record]

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Record 1 1991-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
CONT

A patch test is where you take a small amount of dye, dab it on your skin, usually in an inch-square patch on the inside of your arm, and leave it there for twenty-four hours to test whether your skin has an allergic reaction to the dye.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
CONT

Une épreuve de touche consiste à appliquer un peu de teinture sur la peau(une surface de trois centimètres carrés à l'intérieur du bras) et à l'y laisser pendant au moins vingt-quatre heures pour vérifier si l'on est allergique ou non à la teinture en question.

Spanish

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