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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Ulcer
Anything that takes up space and has substance
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)
Depsion or depression
Thin layer of tissue- this is how the nail plate and nail bed are attached

2. UVC RAY
Cancer causing short ray - penetrates to the stratum corneum
Basis of consciousness and creativity
Protein nails are made of
Removes the entire epidermis

3. Matter
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle
1 in 250 people
Anything that takes up space and has substance

4. Skeletal Tissue
Raised scar
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
Makes up the bones of the body

5. Catagen
Improves product penetration - helps clear away dead skin cells and debris from the pore openings; making extractions easier - remove uneven buildup
(hair growth phase)- transition or shrieveling phase
Cleansing milks made mostly of water for sensitive and dry skin
Stiches

6. Massage
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).
Eyelift
Very small threadlike growing

7. Grade 1 Acne

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8. Toner use
Bring pH level back - neutralize skin - clean debris
Very large vesicles (blister)
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge
Smallest measurable unit of an element

9. Anagen
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa
(phase of hair growth) - growth phase
Very large vesicles (blister)
Lower jawbone

10. Reactios to a Chemical Peel
Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt
Very thin like glaze - spreadin the direction ofhair growth at a 45 degree angle toward you - better for large areas
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
Physical bumping of the skin

11. Herpes
Worst enemy of the langerhans cells
Antibacterial - antiseptic - ant-inflammatory - keratolytic - kills p.acne
Most frequently autoimmunity disease you will encounter as an esthetician
Resting

12. Corrugator Supercili
Smallest measurable unit of an element
1. Sodium Hydrochloride(household bleach) 2. Formaldehyde
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments
Known as the botox place - stops the forehead from scowling

13. Cidesco
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world
Hive histamines are released in the body
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge
Resurfacing technique

14. Conditions you would not use brushing machine - microderm - or any harsh chemical peels
Couperose skin - fragile - thin skin - patients taking Accutane
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol
Blackheads - Whiteheads

15. Algae
Breathing - provides oxygen to the blood
Nerves that allow you to feel pain - heat and cold - pressure and touch
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
Aids in firmness and skin renewal

16. UVB RAY
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects
Burning ray - less intense - penetrate to the basal layer
A fungus caused when moisture seeps between an artifical nail and the free edge of the nail
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer

17. Element
A chemical in its simplest form
Too much thryroid hormone
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called whiteheads

18. Lack of Estrogen can cause...
increase sensitivity of the skin - dehydration - possible hyperpigmentation - fluctuation in blood flow
Forms lower back of cranium
Gommage - granular scrubs - microderm - luffa
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made

19. Comedogenicity
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones
Articles intended to be rubbed - poured or sprinkled to the human body for cleansing - beautifying or promotion attractiveness
Breaks down food and secretes waste
Pocket full of infection under the skin

20. Folliculitis
Inflammation of the hair follicle due to an infection
White spots appearing on the nail
Glogau - Rubin
Herpes zoster

21. Acne
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.
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle
Scientific name for acne vulgaris
Cleansing milks made mostly of water for sensitive and dry skin

22. Nerve Tissue
Ingrown nail
Worst enemy of the langerhans cells
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products

23. Retention Hyperkeratosis
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums
(Eczema) is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin - causing itching - blisters - redness - swelling - and often oozing - scabbing - and scaling
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
Facelift

24. Benefits of massage
Reproduction and continuation of species
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
Stress relief - relaxes and refreshes muscles - improves detox - keeps skin healthy - increases metabolic function - pain management - prevent cramp or strained muscles - reduces tension - headaches

25. Patch
Connects all bones
1 in 250 people
Nail
Freckle larger than 1 cm

26. Vibration
Pocket full of infection under the skin
Activates nerve and muscle tissue
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this

27. Tinea Corporis

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28. Skin Tags
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.
Very large vesicles (blister)

29. Common factors that trigger acne
Bright - attention getting reds - orange - pink - yellow - coral - brown
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
Stress - Overactive Sebaceous Glands - Dead Skin cell accummulation - Bacteria and Inflammation - Comedogenic ingredients
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician

30. Cell Membrane
Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body

31. Frontal
Raised growths on the skin. Means greasy and keratosis means thickening of the skin
Connects all bones
Form the forehead
Drugs that are made from extracts of living organisms that simply kill bacteria

32. Keratosis
Wound that is a bruise
Build up of cells
Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust

33. Grade 2 Acne
Moderate acne- blackheads and milia can break out in the greater numbers.
Greek word for "perceptible of the senses"
Improper diet - excessive alcohol intake - lacking exercise
Products are treatments that do not contain water

34. Black
A popular treatment - therapeutic use of plants for beauty and health purposes
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Red yellow blue
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)

35. Universal and Standard Precautions
Regulates hormone producing glands
Treat all body fluids as they were/are contagious
Removes the entire epidermis
Chemicals added to products to prevent oxidation

36. Nail growth
Any mark on the skin that is not normal
Vitiligo and albinism
0.1 mm-3mm per month
Skin is dry and scaly like a fish; build up of keratinous cells

37. Laceration
Relaxing and calm- blue - green - violet - grey
Raised scar
Flaky skin cell
Type of wound is unclean with jagged edges and can be of varying depths

38. The 3 basic types of bacteria and their shape
Cheek bones
Build up of cells
Bacilli-rod - Cocci-round - Spirilla (spiral)
Relaxing and calm- blue - green - violet - grey

39. Ratio of HIV
Clotting of blood
Raised lesion with a flat surface
1 in 250 people
14

40. Lymph
Constantly bathes the various tissues of the body.removes the waste/toxins in the body
Red yellow blue
Uses light color to enhance features making it appear larger
Thin layer of tissue- this is how the nail plate and nail bed are attached

41. Bones in the face
14
Cherry angioma raised red bump - easily felt
Blisters
Pain - Swelling -redness - gever - throbbing - pus

42. Aesthikos
Greek word for "perceptible of the senses"
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan
Stress relief - relaxes and refreshes muscles - improves detox - keeps skin healthy - increases metabolic function - pain management - prevent cramp or strained muscles - reduces tension - headaches
Hydroquinone

43. Contraindication
A fungus caused when moisture seeps between an artifical nail and the free edge of the nail
Causes free radicals - depletion of Vit. C in the body - decreases circulation - makes skin sallow - and causes extrinsic aging around the mouth
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes
Anything that prevents you from doing a treatment

44. Milia
Helps break down the stratum corneum which allows fora better result
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
Process of using barrier and intercellular compatible materials like lipids to better penetrate ingredients
Snall deposits of sebum

45. Hyperthyroidism
Elisa - western blot test
The term for immunity to a certain disease built by antibodies the body produces when you get sick
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol
Too much thryroid hormone

46. Bullae
Very large vesicles (blister)
Tinea versicolor- yeast infection that affects the ability of the skin to produce melanin
Wound that is a bruise
Provide proper skin care - emotional support - health edu - controlling and medicating erythema

47. 4 Factors that can influence Skin Penetration
Ascrobic Acid - helps to protect the body from many forms of oxidation
Lower jawbone
Thickeness of the stratum corneum - large buildup of dead skin cells - excessively oily skin - temperature of the skin
Effects the epidermis- papillary layer

48. Supine
Stress - Overactive Sebaceous Glands - Dead Skin cell accummulation - Bacteria and Inflammation - Comedogenic ingredients
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears
Client is face up
Type of crystals that can be used for microderm- benefits: less irritation - stable - hard - inert

49. Lower pH Level
A lower pH will make a peel more active
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
What the number of passes are based upon
Main function of the nail

50. Mixture
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together
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
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability