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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Stances in massage
Growing
Works well onto small patches of strong coarse hair - the wax gets a better grip of the hair than warm wax - it does not leave a sticky residue like warm wax - it is good for removing shorter hairs - possibly more suited for sensitive skin - less red
Horse - archer
Type of wound is unclean with jagged edges and can be of varying depths

2. Asian
Couperose skin - fragile - thin skin - patients taking Accutane
Cleansing milks made mostly of water for sensitive and dry skin
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly

3. Face Shapes
Known as the botox place - stops the forehead from scowling
Split or brittle nail
Estheticians must wear gloves to perform in-office treatments in order to protect them from microorganisms
Oval - round - square - rectangle - triangle - inverted triangle -heart - diamond

4. Urinary System
Secrets waste and water control
Nail
Greek word for "perceptible of the senses"
Cancer causing short ray - penetrates to the stratum corneum

5. What is the difference between pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria?
A condition in which a person picks at their acne lesions
Pain - Swelling -redness - gever - throbbing - pus
Substance that allows ingredients to be delivered in the body
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.

6. HIPPA
Blackheads - Whiteheads
A condition in which a person picks at their acne lesions
Health - Insurance - Portability - Accountability - Act
Hive histamines are released in the body

7. Keloids
Elisa - western blot test
Body's defense
Raised scar
Inflammation of the hair follicle due to an infection

8. Mineral makeup
The largest organ of the body
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions
Weaker form of disinfectant
Inert - acts as a sunscreen - camouglages imperfections - light and all purpose - skin friendly

9. Modestry issues
Lower jawbone
Prevents most americans from getting body treatments
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made

10. Best candidates for chemical peels
Growing
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne
Build up of cells
Rx name-isotretinoi - oral acne medication used for severe cases of acne

11. Comeceutical
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects
Tocopherol - serves as an antioxidant to the body
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
Anything that prevents you from doing a treatment

12. The most important indicator in the treatment room of skin type?
Papaya=derivative of enzyme
Evaluating skin response to UV light
A lower pH will make a peel more active
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones

13. Seaweed and Mud
Two or more elements joined together to produce an entirely different substance
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying
Improper diet - excessive alcohol intake - lacking exercise
Dead buildup - bacteria and fatty acids from sebum

14. Ostia
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world
Pore opening
Rx name-isotretinoi - oral acne medication used for severe cases of acne
Tocopherol - serves as an antioxidant to the body

15. Contused
Flaky skin cell
Wound that is a bruise
Hives due to allergies
Hydroquinone

16. 3 types of blood borne diseases
Movement
Bearberry extract - licorice extract - azeliac acid - kojic acid -mulberry extractg - asafetida - magnesium ascorbyl phosphate - ascorbyl glucosamine - arbutin
A reciprocal measurement of hydrogen's in a substance
HIV - Hepatitis - Syphilis

17. Tinea Versicolor
Common - benign -superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer
Movement should come from this part of the body
Cherry angioma raised red bump - easily felt

18. General Plastic Surgeons
Bring pH level back - neutralize skin - clean debris
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
Common acne- inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands of the skin. Consits of red - elevated areas on the skin that may develop into pustules and even futher into cyst that can cause scarring
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together

19. What are Germs?
Autoclave
Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
Area of skin redness or swelling that gets larger - tight glossy look to the skin - pain or tenderness - skin rash that happens suddenly and grows quickly -signs of infection include: fever - chills - and muscle aches

20. Anaerobix bacteria
Most frequently autoimmunity disease you will encounter as an esthetician
Refreshed appearance - reduction of t-zone oiliness - temporary pore reduction - tighter skin
Flat surface raised above the skin
Bacteria that does n ot need oxygen to grow or survive

21. Hydrotherapy
Blood and tissue cells secrete substances to create inflammation
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Build up of cells
Scientific use of water as a treatment of injuries - diseases - or mental well being

22. sudiferous gland
Steam does to enhance discrustation
Very small threadlike growing
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
Sweat gland

23. Blepharoplasty
Softening - antibacterial and anti inflammatory
Eyelift
Stress relief - relaxes and refreshes muscles - improves detox - keeps skin healthy - increases metabolic function - pain management - prevent cramp or strained muscles - reduces tension - headaches
Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.

24. Nevus
Mole
Includes how to safely clean up after an accidental spill
A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Removal of dead skin cells

25. Considerations with use of Hydroxy Acid
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician
Base of formula - percentage - pH
Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.
Common - inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky - white to yellowish scales to form an oily areas such as the scalpor inside of the ear

26. Comedogenicity
Weaker form of disinfectant
Glogau - Rubin
Process of using barrier and intercellular compatible materials like lipids to better penetrate ingredients
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones

27. What is a papule?
Burning ray - less intense - penetrate to the basal layer
Movement
It works by dissolving surface lipids that hold the cells of the corneum together
A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter

28. Secondary colors
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
Ascrobic Acid - helps to protect the body from many forms of oxidation
Drugs that are made from extracts of living organisms that simply kill bacteria
Orange green violet

29. Skeletal system
Bones - structures - protect organs
Effects the epidermis- papillary layer
Hives due to allergies
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin

30. Pancreatin
Bovine (pig or cow) derivative of enzyme
Lower jawbone
Articles intended to be rubbed - poured or sprinkled to the human body for cleansing - beautifying or promotion attractiveness
Autoclave

31. How often should i client have enzyme treatments?
Every 2 weeks
Nose job
Horse - archer
Loss of cells that give color to the skin(melanocytes) results in smooth - white patches in the midst of normally pigemented skin

32. Hippocratic oath
Smallest measurable unit of an element
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed
Aids in firmness and skin renewal
Papillary layer - Reticular Dermis - Subcutaneous

33. Complimentary colors
Herpes zoster
Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel
Hydroquinone
What the esthetician specializes in

34. Acquired Immunity
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim
The term for immunity to a certain disease built by antibodies the body produces when you get sick
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects

35. Formication
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments
Itching tingly feeling of the skin experienced by some woman during menopause
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums

36. Primary colors
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer
Red yellow blue
Uses methods of physical contact to literally scrape or bump cells off the skin

37. Microencapsulation
Process of using barrier and intercellular compatible materials like lipids to better penetrate ingredients
Gives skin its strength and found in the reticular dermis
Heart - pumps blood
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge

38. Preservatives
Wound that is a bruise
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol
Chemical agents that inhibit the growth of microorganisms in cosmetics
Contains highly balancing emollient algae

39. Skin Tags
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction
Tocopherol - serves as an antioxidant to the body
Clotting of blood
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.

40. Distillation
Sun damage; pre cancerous( can become squamous cell carcinoma). Sharp - rough and prickly
Most modern machines are closed systems that do not allow particulate emission
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
Body's defense

41. Parietal
Raised scar
When a wax soultion is applied to the skin as it bounds with the hairs. A cloth is then pressed into the solution and then pulled sharply back against the direction of the hair growth.
Cherry angioma raised red bump - easily felt
Forms side and top of cranium

42. Closed Comedones
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called whiteheads
Ringworm of the feet
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed
1:10 with water 4 disposable materials that prevent cross- contamination 1. cotton swabs 2. paper towels 3.Disposable staptulas 4. Gloves

43. Food and Drug Administration
Federal agency that regulates the cosmetic industry
Antibacterial - antiseptic - ant-inflammatory - keratolytic - kills p.acne
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
A sprayer that sprays a cool - fine mist - food for sensitive skin and hydration for all skin types

44. Maxilla
Upper jawbone
Bones - structures - protect organs
Common acne- inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands of the skin. Consits of red - elevated areas on the skin that may develop into pustules and even futher into cyst that can cause scarring
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums

45. Common Complications with chemical peels
Most frequently autoimmunity disease you will encounter as an esthetician
Main function of the nail
Sweat gland
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating

46. Dermatitis
Type of wound is unclean with jagged edges and can be of varying depths
Temperature regulator - sensory - healing - immunity - protection
Area of skin redness or swelling that gets larger - tight glossy look to the skin - pain or tenderness - skin rash that happens suddenly and grows quickly -signs of infection include: fever - chills - and muscle aches
(Eczema) is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin - causing itching - blisters - redness - swelling - and often oozing - scabbing - and scaling

47. Eczema
Steam does to enhance discrustation
Pocket full of infection under the skin
Not enough thyroid hormone
Several different types of skin swelling. Also called Dermatitis. Red - Swollen and itchy skin

48. Food and drug act of 1938-DRUG
Ingredient that attracts water
Hives due to allergies
Facelift
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body

49. Pre- care for laser treatments consists of...
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A
Dried body serum (pus or blood)
Very thin like glaze - spreadin the direction ofhair growth at a 45 degree angle toward you - better for large areas
Articles intended to be rubbed - poured or sprinkled to the human body for cleansing - beautifying or promotion attractiveness

50. Gellant
Weaker form of disinfectant
Bright - attention getting reds - orange - pink - yellow - coral - brown
Gives a product a gel like consistency
More aggressive kneading