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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Warts
Uses dark color to minimize or hide feature - illusion that the feature is corrected
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne
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
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV

2. What is pustule and what is it made up of?
Name of a group of diseases caused by a fungus- ringworm - athlete's foot and jock itch
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis
Uses light color to enhance features making it appear larger
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin

3. Sensory nerves
Nerves that allow you to feel pain - heat and cold - pressure and touch
Red yellow blue
Measure of how much a material resists a flowing current
Smallest possible unit of an element

4. Dermatitis
Every 2 weeks
Inflammation of the skin
Name of a group of diseases caused by a fungus- ringworm - athlete's foot and jock itch
Uses light color to enhance features making it appear larger

5. P.Acne
Scientific name for acne vulgaris
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
Red yellow blue
Facelift

6. Hot Wax
Includes how to safely clean up after an accidental spill
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
Movement
Constantly bathes the various tissues of the body.removes the waste/toxins in the body

7. Mixture
An element that will easily pass and electrical current or flow of negatively charged electrons
Orange green violet
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together
Eyelift

8. Comeceutical
Measurement of mathematical changed in the experiment
Effects the epidermis (stratum corneum)
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects

9. Nail growth
Scar tissue formed during healing
Procedures used for accidental injuries orother physcial deformities ex: skin cancer removal - nose job
0.1 mm-3mm per month
Very large nodule

10. Seaweed and Mud
Important when doing a massage
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears

11. Muscular system
Movement
Every 2 weeks
Several different types of skin swelling. Also called Dermatitis. Red - Swollen and itchy skin
Ingredients that lubricate skin and give cosmetics a soft smooth feeling

12. Acne Cosmetica
Acne caused by cosmetics
Reproduction and continuation of species
Wound that is a bruise
Greek word for "perceptible of the senses"

13. CDC
Raised lesion with a flat surface
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)
Center for Disease Control
Resurfacing technique

14. Anhydrous
Products are treatments that do not contain water
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.
0.1 mm-3mm per month

15. Excoriation scar
Caused by scraped or scratches
A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
The term for immunity to a certain disease built by antibodies the body produces when you get sick

16. Anaerobic Bacteria
A raised area on the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
First stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be seen only with a microscope
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive
Type of crystals that can be used for microderm- benefits: less irritation - stable - hard - inert

17. Vaccines
Pain - Swelling -redness - gever - throbbing - pus
Softening - antibacterial and anti inflammatory
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies
Consists of lymphb flowing thru the lymphatic spaces - cleansing wastes and toxins out of the body

18. Sphenoid
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot
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.
Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.
Connects all bones

19. Dr. Lucas
Stress relief - relaxes and refreshes muscles - improves detox - keeps skin healthy - increases metabolic function - pain management - prevent cramp or strained muscles - reduces tension - headaches
A sprayer that sprays a cool - fine mist - food for sensitive skin and hydration for all skin types
Most frequently autoimmunity disease you will encounter as an esthetician
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction

20. Reproductive system
Reproduction and continuation of species
Inflammation of the hair follicle due to an infection
Any mark on the skin that is not normal
Autoclave

21. Sensitive
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating
A white appearence of the skin that appears after applying a strong exfoliation peeling substance
Other Potential Infections Material
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched

22. Cell Membrane
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability
Reduce strength
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
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking

23. Pinpoint bleeding in microderm
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face
Smallest measurable unit of an element
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis
Sweat gland

24. Grade 3 Acne
Procedures used for accidental injuries orother physcial deformities ex: skin cancer removal - nose job
Potential hydrogen
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
Most seriously and deadliest skin cancer. Moles that are dark in color

25. HIPPA
Health - Insurance - Portability - Accountability - Act
Blisters
Ingredients that do not react to normal chemical reactions within the skin; making it unlikely to produce allergic or irritant reactions
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes

26. Contact Dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin caused by direct contact with an irritating or allergy-causing substance (irrant or allergen)
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan
A lower pH will make a peel more active

27. Atom
Common - inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky - white to yellowish scales to form an oily areas such as the scalpor inside of the ear
Ingrown nail
Water solube - clean to work with - uses only natural ingredients - it grips the coarse facial hair leaving the fine hairs - it can be used at very low temps - sticks to hair not skin - less stick to work without waxing
Smallest measurable unit of an element

28. Macule
Freckle smaller than 1 cm
Greek word for "perceptible of the senses"
Process of purifying water
Mildest acne that's often just a minor pimple that appear occasionally in small numbers and small bumps that can disapper without being treated

29. MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets)
Includes how to safely clean up after an accidental spill
Removal of dead skin cells
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A
Base of formula - percentage - pH

30. Patch
Chemical exfoliant that works from the inside out. Glycoloic - lactic - malic - and tartaric acids -- best for aging - dry/dehydrated - wrinkle and hyperpigmentation
Freckle larger than 1 cm
Inflammation of the skin caused by direct contact with an irritating or allergy-causing substance (irrant or allergen)
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery

31. Complimentary colors
Itching tingly feeling of the skin experienced by some woman during menopause
Nerves that allow you to feel pain - heat and cold - pressure and touch
Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel
Anything that takes up space and has substance

32. lymphocytes
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms
Blood and metabolic stimulation

33. Element
Growing
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying
A chemical in its simplest form

34. Cellulitis Symptoms/Signs
Bone between eye sockets
Treats eye diseases and performs eye related surgeries
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
A popular treatment - therapeutic use of plants for beauty and health purposes

35. Sensitized
Inert - acts as a sunscreen - camouglages imperfections - light and all purpose - skin friendly
Bone between eye sockets
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol

36. Alipidic
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)
Not enough thyroid hormone
Cherry angioma raised red bump - easily felt
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot

37. Ostia
Pore opening
Prevents most americans from getting body treatments
Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt
Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel

38. Vibration
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis
Lower jawbone
Activates nerve and muscle tissue
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)

39. Shingles
Herpes zoster
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together
Dead buildup - bacteria and fatty acids from sebum
Blisters

40. UVA RAYS
Procedures used for accidental injuries orother physcial deformities ex: skin cancer removal - nose job
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.

41. Galvanic
Evaluating skin response to UV light
Facelift
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

42. Langerhans Cells
Sun damage; pre cancerous( can become squamous cell carcinoma). Sharp - rough and prickly
Flaky skin cell
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin
Guard Cells that Constantly Patrol the Epidermis

43. Skeletal Tissue
Smallest possible unit of an element
1-2 min
Makes up the bones of the body
Any mark on the skin that is not normal

44. Vitamin C
Bearberry extract - licorice extract - azeliac acid - kojic acid -mulberry extractg - asafetida - magnesium ascorbyl phosphate - ascorbyl glucosamine - arbutin
Gives a product a gel like consistency
14
Ascrobic Acid - helps to protect the body from many forms of oxidation

45. Ratio of HIV
Improves the efficiency of preservatives by breaking down the cell wall
Energy
Acne caused by cosmetics
1 in 250 people

46. What is a cyst
Deep infection caused by a deep massive invasion of white blood cells
A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Steam does to enhance discrustation
(hair growth phase)- transition or shrieveling phase

47. Layers of the epidermis
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim
A lower pH will make a peel more active
How many pints of bloodare in the human body
Secrets waste and water control

48. Urticaria
Medium pressure should be used when holding the hand piece against the skin
Hives due to allergies
Cancer causing
Very large vesicles (blister)

49. Waxing Hair Removal
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.
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Base of formula - percentage - pH

50. Retention Hyperkeratosis
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Thin layer of tissue- this is how the nail plate and nail bed are attached
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
Improper diet - excessive alcohol intake - lacking exercise

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