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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Collagen
Protein nails are made of
Wasting away
Oil gland
Protein that makes up 70% of the weight of the skin

2. Collagen
Ringworm of the hands
Ingredients that lubricate skin and give cosmetics a soft smooth feeling
Gives skin its strength and found in the reticular dermis
Couperose skin - fragile - thin skin - patients taking Accutane

3. Keratosis
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects
Build up of cells
Scientific use of water as a treatment of injuries - diseases - or mental well being
A lower pH will make a peel more active

4. Proton
Uses light color to enhance features making it appear larger
Extractions - microderm - mani/pedi - waxing
Type of crystals that can be used for microderm- benefits: less irritation - stable - hard - inert
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge

5. Ostia
Hydroquinone
Pore opening
Sun damage; pre cancerous( can become squamous cell carcinoma). Sharp - rough and prickly
Bearberry extract - licorice extract - azeliac acid - kojic acid -mulberry extractg - asafetida - magnesium ascorbyl phosphate - ascorbyl glucosamine - arbutin

6. Vitamin D

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7. AHA
An element that will easily pass and electrical current or flow of negatively charged electrons
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician
Chemical exfoliant that works from the inside out. Glycoloic - lactic - malic - and tartaric acids -- best for aging - dry/dehydrated - wrinkle and hyperpigmentation

8. Covalent bond
Wasting away
Cell membrane can let certain substances "in" the body for example food - water and oxygen. It can also let "out" certain substances such as carbon dioxude and waste materials
Bond between atoms sharing electrons
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed

9. General Plastic Surgeons
White blood cells formed in the lymphatic tissue thru out the body
Freckle smaller than 1 cm
Gives a product a gel like consistency
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery

10. Tinea pedis
Ingrown nail
Gives skin its strength and found in the reticular dermis
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle
Ringworm of the feet

11. Parietal
Forms side and top of cranium
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar

12. Acne Vulgaris
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
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne
Process of purifying water
Basis of consciousness and creativity

13. Hypothyroidism
Glass
First stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be seen only with a microscope
Not enough thyroid hormone
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears

14. Mandible
Anything that takes up space and has substance
Nail
Lower jawbone
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15. Tumor
Other Potential Infections Material
Depsion or depression
Very large nodule
Sunshine Vitamin - Skin synthesis' Vit D From Cholesterol when exposed to sunlight

16. Petrissage
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
Causes free radicals - depletion of Vit. C in the body - decreases circulation - makes skin sallow - and causes extrinsic aging around the mouth
More aggressive kneading
Freckle smaller than 1 cm

17. Basal Cell Carcinoma
Most common form of skin cancer - orginateds in the basal layer. Pearl like fleshy bumps on the face - flesh or pink in color- painless
Dissolving dead skin cells
Horse - archer
Any mark on the skin that is not normal

18. What implements or materials cannot be used in an autoclave?
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
Glass
Very thin like glaze - spreadin the direction ofhair growth at a 45 degree angle toward you - better for large areas

19. Endothelial Tissue
Inner tissues
How many pints of bloodare in the human body
A lower pH will make a peel more active
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

20. Anaerobix bacteria
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle
Agents that remove dead skin cells
Bacteria that does n ot need oxygen to grow or survive
Blackheads - Whiteheads

21. Superficial peeling
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
Orange green violet
Scab and scar tissue build to protect and induce healing
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician

22. Catagen
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
Skin is dry and scaly like a fish; build up of keratinous cells
Same as magnifying glass
Falling out

23. Ethmoid
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A
Bone between eye sockets
Bones - structures - protect organs
Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.

24. Hypoallergenic Cosmetics
Generally manufactured without the use of certain ingredients that are known to frequently cause allergic reactions
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges
Ascrobic Acid - helps to protect the body from many forms of oxidation
Very large vesicles (blister)

25. Endocrine system
Common - benign -superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects
Regulates hormone producing glands

26. Grade 1 Acne

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27. 4 Ways to Penetrate the Skin
Hyluronic acid - humectants
Rich in vitamins - stimulates metabolic rate
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed

28. Skincare
What the esthetician specializes in
Reduce strength
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.
Aging due to things we cant control - hereditary - genetic factors

29. Supine
Outer tissue
Dermatologist who perform plastic and cosmetic surgery
Client is face up
Freckles

30. Reproductive system
Scientific name for acne vulgaris
First stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be seen only with a microscope
Reproduction and continuation of species
Dissolving dead skin cells

31. Massage
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
Caused by scraped or scratches
Refreshed appearance - reduction of t-zone oiliness - temporary pore reduction - tighter skin

32. Molluscum Contagiosum
Body's defense
Freckle larger than 1 cm
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin
Skin is dry and scaly like a fish; build up of keratinous cells

33. Common factors that trigger acne
Breaks down food and secretes waste
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Raised lesion with a flat surface
Stress - Overactive Sebaceous Glands - Dead Skin cell accummulation - Bacteria and Inflammation - Comedogenic ingredients

34. Occipital
Skin is dry and scaly like a fish; build up of keratinous cells
Forms lower back of cranium
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments
HIV - Hepatitis - Syphilis

35. Causes of Leukonchia
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary
Wasting away
Scientific use of water as a treatment of injuries - diseases - or mental well being
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.

36. Keratin
Protein nails are made of
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle
Freckle smaller than 1 cm

37. Solution
Breathing - provides oxygen to the blood
Mixture of different chemicals evenly dispersed through the mixture
Autoclave
Not enough thyroid hormone

38. Acne Excoriee
Agents that remove dead skin cells
The largest organ of the body
A condition in which a person picks at their acne lesions
Basis of consciousness and creativity

39. Rhinoplasty
Nose job
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV
Cherry angioma raised red bump - easily felt

40. Layers of the Dermis
Heart - pumps blood
A popular treatment - therapeutic use of plants for beauty and health purposes
Papillary layer - Reticular Dermis - Subcutaneous
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

41. Herpes Zoster
Very small threadlike growing
Protein that makes up 70% of the weight of the skin
Autoclave
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox

42. Non-Inflammatory Acne
A reciprocal measurement of hydrogen's in a substance
Blackheads - Whiteheads
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones
A lower pH will make a peel more active

43. Exfoliant
Measure of how much a material resists a flowing current
Agents that remove dead skin cells
Potential hydrogen
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes

44. Why do estheticians need to understand basic chemistry?
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges
Raised scar
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
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

45. Secondary colors
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer
Orange green violet
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis
Generally manufactured without the use of certain ingredients that are known to frequently cause allergic reactions

46. Adispose Tissue
Mole
Falling out
Technical name for fat
First stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be seen only with a microscope

47. Electron
Cancer causing
Nose job
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom

48. Contouring
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
Very large vesicles (blister)
Scientific name for acne vulgaris
Uses dark color to minimize or hide feature - illusion that the feature is corrected

49. Aging Classification Systems
Glogau - Rubin
Ingredients that do not react to normal chemical reactions within the skin; making it unlikely to produce allergic or irritant reactions
Growing
Inflammation of the skin caused by direct contact with an irritating or allergy-causing substance (irrant or allergen)

50. Closed Comedones
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called whiteheads
Bone between eye sockets
Scab and scar tissue build to protect and induce healing