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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Loupe
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums
Same as magnifying glass
Upper jawbone
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot

2. Anti-oxidants
Bring pH level back - neutralize skin - clean debris
Chemicals added to products to prevent oxidation
Blackheads - Whiteheads
Cuticle that splits around the nail

3. Pustule
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly
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
Freckles
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin

4. lymphocytes
1. Sodium Hydrochloride(household bleach) 2. Formaldehyde
Freckles
Papillary layer - Reticular Dermis - Subcutaneous
White blood cells formed in the lymphatic tissue thru out the body

5. Dermatitis
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body
(Eczema) is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin - causing itching - blisters - redness - swelling - and often oozing - scabbing - and scaling
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
Aids in firmness and skin renewal

6. Lunula
Clotting of blood
Crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction
Infection of the skin that may affect any part of the body. Usually appears on the lower legs or face

7. Salicylic Benefits
Antibacterial - antiseptic - ant-inflammatory - keratolytic - kills p.acne
Gives a product a gel like consistency
Gentle - but firm stroking and sliding over the body
Connects all bones

8. Acquired Immunity
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne
The term for immunity to a certain disease built by antibodies the body produces when you get sick
Base of formula - percentage - pH
The impaction is neither red nor inflammed

9. Keratosis
Client is laying face down
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis
Freckles
Build up of cells

10. Pre- care for laser treatments consists of...
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes
2nd most deady - caused by Cumulative sun exposure. Raised - crusty - warty looking. appears as ulcers or nodular bumps may bleed easily
Gives a product a gel like consistency
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A

11. Cell Membrane
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
Glass
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called blackheads

12. Occipital
2nd most deady - caused by Cumulative sun exposure. Raised - crusty - warty looking. appears as ulcers or nodular bumps may bleed easily
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Forms lower back of cranium

13. Extractoin
Bond between atoms sharing electrons
Removal of dead skin cells
Any mark on the skin that is not normal
Treat all body fluids as they were/are contagious

14. The 3 basic types of bacteria and their shape
Common - inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky - white to yellowish scales to form an oily areas such as the scalpor inside of the ear
Bacilli-rod - Cocci-round - Spirilla (spiral)
Blisters
Orange green violet

15. Vitamin E
Tocopherol - serves as an antioxidant to the body
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
Weaker form of disinfectant
Vitiligo and albinism

16. Grade 4 Acne
Most serious- the condition is medically referred to as nodulocystic - or cystic acne where the skin displays numerous pustules - papules - pustules with large cysts
1-2 min
Sunshine Vitamin - Skin synthesis' Vit D From Cholesterol when exposed to sunlight
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies

17. Petrissage
More aggressive kneading
Measure of how much a material resists a flowing current
Sun damage; pre cancerous( can become squamous cell carcinoma). Sharp - rough and prickly
Bacteria that does n ot need oxygen to grow or survive

18. Cellulitis
Infection of the skin that may affect any part of the body. Usually appears on the lower legs or face
Anything that takes up space and has substance
Known as the botox place - stops the forehead from scowling
Bodys mechanism for fighting disease

19. Effects of Smoking on the skin
Treat all body fluids as they were/are contagious
Blisters
A white appearence of the skin that appears after applying a strong exfoliation peeling substance
Causes free radicals - depletion of Vit. C in the body - decreases circulation - makes skin sallow - and causes extrinsic aging around the mouth

20. Epithelial Tissue
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
Outer tissue
Papaya=derivative of enzyme
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made

21. Seborrheic Keratosis
Raised growths on the skin. Means greasy and keratosis means thickening of the skin
Moderate acne- blackheads and milia can break out in the greater numbers.
Flaky skin cell
Raised scar

22. Grade 3 Acne
What the number of passes are based upon
A raised area on the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Helps break down the stratum corneum which allows fora better result
Considered severe and is often grade 2 left untreated and madeto worsen by squeezing the pimples and maintaining the oily dirty face that attracted those bacteria at the onset

23. Eczema
Inflammatory disease of the skin that is painful and causing itching
Growing
Layer of lipids and sweat secretions that help kill bacteria
Wound that is a bruise

24. OPIM
Pain - Swelling -redness - gever - throbbing - pus
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects
Other Potential Infections Material
Protein that makes up 70% of the weight of the skin

25. Contraindication
Anything that prevents you from doing a treatment
Chemical exfoliant htta works from the outside in. salisylic and citric acid- best for acne - rosacea - telangectasia
Movement
Growing

26. Urinary System
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions
Nerves that allow you to feel pain - heat and cold - pressure and touch
Secrets waste and water control
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly

27. Black
Falling out
Mixing and matching treatments
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Chemicals added to products to prevent oxidation

28. Ophthalmic Surgeon
A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Treats eye diseases and performs eye related surgeries
What the number of passes are based upon
Ingredients that lubricate skin and give cosmetics a soft smooth feeling

29. Retention Hyperkeratosis
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
Skin condition that produces more dead skin cells than is normal - skin cells are not being shed properly. These dead cells sick to the surface of the skin and inside the follicles - mixing with excess oil and creating a comedo
Melasma - and Chloasma
Articles intended to be rubbed - poured or sprinkled to the human body for cleansing - beautifying or promotion attractiveness

30. Adispose Tissue
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer
Technical name for fat
Inert - acts as a sunscreen - camouglages imperfections - light and all purpose - skin friendly
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome

31. Examples of Mechanical Exfoliation
Systemic disease - clients undergoing chemo - vascular problems - pregnancy - daibetic - swelling - infection - lumps - bumps - any unstable health condition
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa
Drugs that are made from extracts of living organisms that simply kill bacteria
Loss of cells that give color to the skin(melanocytes) results in smooth - white patches in the midst of normally pigemented skin

32. Ichthyosis
Protein that makes up 70% of the weight of the skin
Every 2 weeks
Skin is dry and scaly like a fish; build up of keratinous cells
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

33. Tinea Versicolor
A nodule is a raised lesion that is larger and deeper in the skin than a papule
Common - benign -superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A

34. Cellulitis Symptoms/Signs
Aids in the coagulation of blood
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
Red yellow blue
Ther term for immunity to a certain disease you have had from birth as a result of your mother's blood and your parent's genes

35. Keratosis Pilaris
The term for immunity to a certain disease built by antibodies the body produces when you get sick
Cleansing milks made mostly of water for sensitive and dry skin
Skin condition in which white bumps appear on the upper arms - thighs - and cheeks
Thickening of the tissue

36. Bullae
Secrets waste and water control
White spots appearing on the nail
Forms lower back of cranium
Very large vesicles (blister)

37. Herpes Simplex
Wound that is a bruise
Cancer causing short ray - penetrates to the stratum corneum
Prevents most americans from getting body treatments
A viral infection of the skin

38. Tumor
Very large nodule
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called whiteheads
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
Occurs when skin cells grow too quickly.Faulty signals in the immune system cause new skin cells to form in days rather than weeks.--Patches of thick - scaly skin that may be white - silvery or red

39. Skin
Substance that allows ingredients to be delivered in the body
The largest organ of the body
Process of killing ALL microorganisms
Client is laying face down

40. Core/center of the body
Movement should come from this part of the body
A white appearence of the skin that appears after applying a strong exfoliation peeling substance
Removal of dead skin cells
Ingredients that do not react to normal chemical reactions within the skin; making it unlikely to produce allergic or irritant reactions

41. Apply Soft Wax
Massage movements is usuallyused to stimulate cellulite areas
Scab and scar tissue build to protect and induce healing
Very thin like glaze - spreadin the direction ofhair growth at a 45 degree angle toward you - better for large areas
Flat surface raised above the skin

42. Cytoplasm
Metal tweezers- clean with soap - Suction attachments- use 70% alcohol then soak for 20 min in a disinfectant - Extractors- clean with soap and water then spray with cavaside - Galvanic rollers- spray with alcohol
Causes free radicals - depletion of Vit. C in the body - decreases circulation - makes skin sallow - and causes extrinsic aging around the mouth
Allows other structures to move around inside the cell
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face

43. Lacriminal
Client is laying face down
Forms eye sockets
Crack in skin
Form the forehead

44. Lentigines
Contains highly balancing emollient algae
Not enough thyroid hormone
Improves product penetration - helps clear away dead skin cells and debris from the pore openings; making extractions easier - remove uneven buildup
Freckles

45. CDC
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Sun damage; pre cancerous( can become squamous cell carcinoma). Sharp - rough and prickly
Center for Disease Control
Chemical exfoliant that works from the inside out. Glycoloic - lactic - malic - and tartaric acids -- best for aging - dry/dehydrated - wrinkle and hyperpigmentation

46. Acne Excoriee
A condition in which a person picks at their acne lesions
Causes free radicals - depletion of Vit. C in the body - decreases circulation - makes skin sallow - and causes extrinsic aging around the mouth
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV
Tiny particle that must live on a host cell.Capable of infesting almost all plants and animals -including bacteria

47. Disinfectant
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms
Measure of how much a material resists a flowing current
Stimulates cell renewal - better product absorption - improves fine lines and wrinkles - improve skin texture - removes flakey patches - helps during extractions - clear congestion - improves hyperpigmentation and color

48. Occlusive
Procedures used for accidental injuries orother physcial deformities ex: skin cancer removal - nose job
Reduce strength
Hive histamines are released in the body
Heavy large molecule that sits on the top of the skin and prevents moisture loss

49. OSHA
Name of a group of diseases caused by a fungus- ringworm - athlete's foot and jock itch
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
Ringworm of the feet
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

50. Bones in the face
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Split or brittle nail
Blisters
Blood and tissue cells secrete substances to create inflammation