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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. UVB RAY
Freckle larger than 1 cm
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle
Burning ray - less intense - penetrate to the basal layer
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating

2. Rhodophyta
Form the forehead
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments
Contains highly balancing emollient algae
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A

3. What is microcomedo made up of?
Dead buildup - bacteria and fatty acids from sebum
Center for Disease Control
increase sensitivity of the skin - dehydration - possible hyperpigmentation - fluctuation in blood flow
(phase of hair growth) - growth phase

4. Lasers for Skin Resurfacing
Erbium - CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
Red yellow blue
Gommage - granular scrubs - microderm - luffa
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan

5. OSHA
Bone between eye sockets
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

6. Excoriation scar
Stiches
Oval - round - square - rectangle - triangle - inverted triangle -heart - diamond
Caused by scraped or scratches
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness

7. Contused
Sweat gland
Breathing - provides oxygen to the blood
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
Wound that is a bruise

8. Thickness of Skin
Most modern machines are closed systems that do not allow particulate emission
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
Secrets waste and water control
What the number of passes are based upon

9. Food and Drug Administration
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body
Federal agency that regulates the cosmetic industry
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim

10. Loupe
Worst enemy of the langerhans cells
Same as magnifying glass
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed
Chemical exfoliant htta works from the outside in. salisylic and citric acid- best for acne - rosacea - telangectasia

11. Hypertrophy
Despressed scar
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Thickening of the tissue
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones

12. Warm colors
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones
Bright - attention getting reds - orange - pink - yellow - coral - brown
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability
Body's defense

13. Skeletal system
Bones - structures - protect organs
Falling out
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly
Measure of how much a material resists a flowing current

14. Core/center of the body
Inner tissues
Movement should come from this part of the body
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body
Build up of cells

15. Bullae
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
Ringworm of the feet
Very large vesicles (blister)
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis

16. Layers of the Dermis
Process of killing ALL microorganisms
Papillary layer - Reticular Dermis - Subcutaneous
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges
Contains highly balancing emollient algae

17. Element
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)
A chemical in its simplest form
Very large vesicles (blister)
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions

18. Cool Colors
Relaxing and calm- blue - green - violet - grey
Type of wound is unclean with jagged edges and can be of varying depths
Thickening of the tissue
(Eczema) is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin - causing itching - blisters - redness - swelling - and often oozing - scabbing - and scaling

19. Lunula
1. Sodium Hydrochloride(household bleach) 2. Formaldehyde
Crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail
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Snall deposits of sebum

20. Pancreatin
Forms lower back of cranium
Client is face up
Process of killing ALL microorganisms
Bovine (pig or cow) derivative of enzyme

21. Onyx
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary
Steam does to enhance discrustation
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
Nail

22. Ostia
Athlete's foot
Removes the entire epidermis
Pore opening
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot

23. intrinsic aging
Aging due to things we cant control - hereditary - genetic factors
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums
Freckle larger than 1 cm
Greek word for "perceptible of the senses"

24. Anagen
Cleansing milks made mostly of water for sensitive and dry skin
Most frequently autoimmunity disease you will encounter as an esthetician
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician
(phase of hair growth) - growth phase

25. Melanin Suppressants
Hydroquinone - kojic acid - mulberry
Process of killing ALL microorganisms
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Eyelift

26. 4 procedures an esthetician performs where they may come in contact with infected body fluid
Mixing and matching treatments
(Eczema) is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin - causing itching - blisters - redness - swelling - and often oozing - scabbing - and scaling
Very large nodule
Extractions - microderm - mani/pedi - waxing

27. Proton
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol
Dried body serum (pus or blood)
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge
A raised area on the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter

28. Benefits of exfoliation
Aging due to things we cant control - hereditary - genetic factors
Forms side and top of cranium
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
What the number of passes are based upon

29. Nail growth
0.1 mm-3mm per month
Every 2 weeks
Glogau - Rubin
Makes up the bones of the body

30. Vehicle
Base of formula - percentage - pH
Substance that allows ingredients to be delivered in the body
Systemic disease - clients undergoing chemo - vascular problems - pregnancy - daibetic - swelling - infection - lumps - bumps - any unstable health condition
The sharing of electrons between two atoms

31. Lesion
Any mark on the skin that is not normal
Resurfacing technique
Loss of cells that give color to the skin(melanocytes) results in smooth - white patches in the midst of normally pigemented skin
Allows other structures to move around inside the cell

32. Helping the post operative patient
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world
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
Burning ray - less intense - penetrate to the basal layer
Provide proper skin care - emotional support - health edu - controlling and medicating erythema

33. Grade 3 Acne
Inflammation of the skin
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called whiteheads
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
Helps break down the stratum corneum which allows fora better result

34. Bed epithelium
Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel
Any mark on the skin that is not normal
Chemicals added to products to prevent oxidation
Thin layer of tissue- this is how the nail plate and nail bed are attached

35. Exfoliant
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot
Medium pressure should be used when holding the hand piece against the skin
Relaxing and calm- blue - green - violet - grey
Agents that remove dead skin cells

36. SOAP
Articles intended to be rubbed - poured or sprinkled to the human body for cleansing - beautifying or promotion attractiveness
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
Ascrobic Acid - helps to protect the body from many forms of oxidation
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan

37. Why do estheticians need to understand basic chemistry?
Stiches
Blisters
Too much thryroid hormone
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics

38. Acne
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle
Common - inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky - white to yellowish scales to form an oily areas such as the scalpor inside of the ear
Despressed scar
Wound that is a bruise

39. Hypoallergenic Cosmetics
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Hyluronic acid - humectants
Generally manufactured without the use of certain ingredients that are known to frequently cause allergic reactions
Client is laying face down

40. Friction
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation
Fatty pockets found on eyelids
Infection of the skin that may affect any part of the body. Usually appears on the lower legs or face
How many pints of bloodare in the human body

41. What piece of equipment is the only way to truly sterilize utensils using steam - heat - and pressure?
Thickeness of the stratum corneum - large buildup of dead skin cells - excessively oily skin - temperature of the skin
A viral infection of the skin
Flat surface raised above the skin
Autoclave

42. Fissure
Crack in skin
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Potential hydrogen
A lower pH will make a peel more active

43. Window Phase
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
Cancer causing short ray - penetrates to the stratum corneum
Relaxing and calm- blue - green - violet - grey
Treat all body fluids as they were/are contagious

44. Effleurage
Gentle - but firm stroking and sliding over the body
A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Physical bumping of the skin
Wasting away

45. Galvanic
Common - inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky - white to yellowish scales to form an oily areas such as the scalpor inside of the ear
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis
Bacilli-rod - Cocci-round - Spirilla (spiral)

46. Parietal
Freckles
Potential hydrogen
Agents that remove dead skin cells
Forms side and top of cranium

47. Reproductive system
Main function of the nail
Athlete's foot
Gives a product a gel like consistency
Reproduction and continuation of species

48. Nodule
Inert - acts as a sunscreen - camouglages imperfections - light and all purpose - skin friendly
Ingredients that do not react to normal chemical reactions within the skin; making it unlikely to produce allergic or irritant reactions
Open lesions/skin cancers - cold sores/herpes - windburn - sunburn - active rosacea - pregnancy
Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt

49. pH
Name of a group of diseases caused by a fungus- ringworm - athlete's foot and jock itch
Consists of lymphb flowing thru the lymphatic spaces - cleansing wastes and toxins out of the body
Tocopherol - serves as an antioxidant to the body
Potential hydrogen

50. Food and drug act of 1938-COSMETIC
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction
Articles intended to be rubbed - poured or sprinkled to the human body for cleansing - beautifying or promotion attractiveness
Freckle smaller than 1 cm
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms

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