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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Biologically Inert Ingredients
Gommage - granular scrubs - microderm - luffa
Ingredients that do not react to normal chemical reactions within the skin; making it unlikely to produce allergic or irritant reactions
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle
Form the forehead

2. Occlusive
Improves the efficiency of preservatives by breaking down the cell wall
30% concentration (or below) or 3.0 pH of exfoliation products
1. Sodium Hydrochloride(household bleach) 2. Formaldehyde
Heavy large molecule that sits on the top of the skin and prevents moisture loss

3. Friction
Generally manufactured without the use of certain ingredients that are known to frequently cause allergic reactions
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation
Freckle larger than 1 cm
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this

4. Secondary colors
Orange green violet
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums
Uses light color to enhance features making it appear larger
A white appearence of the skin that appears after applying a strong exfoliation peeling substance

5. Apply hard wax
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser
Energy
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears

6. AHA
Chemical exfoliant that works from the inside out. Glycoloic - lactic - malic - and tartaric acids -- best for aging - dry/dehydrated - wrinkle and hyperpigmentation
Facelift
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
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears

7. Actinic Keratosis
Form the forehead
Sun damage; pre cancerous( can become squamous cell carcinoma). Sharp - rough and prickly
Fatty pockets found on eyelids
Tocopherol - serves as an antioxidant to the body

8. Food and drug act of 1938-DRUG
Flaky skin cell
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body

9. Herpes
Most frequently autoimmunity disease you will encounter as an esthetician
The impaction is neither red nor inflammed
Estheticians must wear gloves to perform in-office treatments in order to protect them from microorganisms
Cancer causing

10. Accutane
Forms side and top of cranium
Form the forehead
Rx name-isotretinoi - oral acne medication used for severe cases of acne
Activates nerve and muscle tissue

11. Dermabrasion
Hives due to allergies
Generally used in body massage
Resurfacing technique
Chemical agents that inhibit the growth of microorganisms in cosmetics

12. Athrophy
Wasting away
Cancer causing short ray - penetrates to the stratum corneum
Mildest acne that's often just a minor pimple that appear occasionally in small numbers and small bumps that can disapper without being treated
Temperature regulator - sensory - healing - immunity - protection

13. Master Esthetician
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
Mixture of different chemicals evenly dispersed through the mixture
Several different types of skin swelling. Also called Dermatitis. Red - Swollen and itchy skin
A lower pH will make a peel more active

14. Examples of Mechanical Exfoliation
Heavy large molecule that sits on the top of the skin and prevents moisture loss
Cheek bones
Removes the entire epidermis
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa

15. Cyst
Pocket full of infection under the skin
A fungus caused when moisture seeps between an artifical nail and the free edge of the nail
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne

16. Collagen
Causes free radicals - depletion of Vit. C in the body - decreases circulation - makes skin sallow - and causes extrinsic aging around the mouth
Gives skin its strength and found in the reticular dermis
Gives a product a gel like consistency
How many pints of bloodare in the human body

17. Loupe
Very large vesicles (blister)
Same as magnifying glass
Anything that takes up space and has substance
Improves the efficiency of preservatives by breaking down the cell wall

18. Ingredients that attract water to the skin
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive
Upper jawbone
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Hyluronic acid - humectants

19. Nerve Tissue
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Layer of lipids and sweat secretions that help kill bacteria
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves

20. Pancreatin
Bovine (pig or cow) derivative of enzyme
Chemicals added to products to prevent oxidation
Forms lower back of cranium
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21. Covalent bonds
Stress relief - relaxes and refreshes muscles - improves detox - keeps skin healthy - increases metabolic function - pain management - prevent cramp or strained muscles - reduces tension - headaches
Treat all body fluids as they were/are contagious
Melasma - and Chloasma
The sharing of electrons between two atoms

22. Warm colors
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums
Bright - attention getting reds - orange - pink - yellow - coral - brown
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
Ingredients that lubricate skin and give cosmetics a soft smooth feeling

23. Friction
Open lesions/skin cancers - cold sores/herpes - windburn - sunburn - active rosacea - pregnancy
Massage movements is usuallyused to stimulate cellulite areas
Thin layer of tissue- this is how the nail plate and nail bed are attached
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim

24. Distillation
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
Caused by scraped or scratches
Bearberry extract - licorice extract - azeliac acid - kojic acid -mulberry extractg - asafetida - magnesium ascorbyl phosphate - ascorbyl glucosamine - arbutin
Agents that remove dead skin cells

25. UVA RAYS
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
Client is laying face down
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Mole

26. Open Comedones
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin
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
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called blackheads

27. Lacriminal
A viral infection of the skin
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction
Ascrobic Acid - helps to protect the body from many forms of oxidation
Forms eye sockets

28. Papule
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
Papillary layer - Reticular Dermis - Subcutaneous
A raised area on the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Chemicals added to products to prevent oxidation

29. Considerations with use of Hydroxy Acid
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician
Base of formula - percentage - pH
Energy
Pore opening

30. Mold
A fungus caused when moisture seeps between an artifical nail and the free edge of the nail
Development of an idea based on available information
Common - inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky - white to yellowish scales to form an oily areas such as the scalpor inside of the ear
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar

31. Interleodion
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction
Worst enemy of the langerhans cells
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones

32. Vitamin D

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33. Skincare
Chemical agents that inhibit the growth of microorganisms in cosmetics
Estheticians must wear gloves to perform in-office treatments in order to protect them from microorganisms
Measure of how much a material resists a flowing current
What the esthetician specializes in

34. Window Phase
Base of formula - percentage - pH
Protein nails are made of
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
Hives due to allergies

35. Benefits of massage
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges
Stress relief - relaxes and refreshes muscles - improves detox - keeps skin healthy - increases metabolic function - pain management - prevent cramp or strained muscles - reduces tension - headaches
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Massage movements is usuallyused to stimulate cellulite areas

36. Hummetiant
The term for immunity to a certain disease built by antibodies the body produces when you get sick
Base of formula - percentage - pH
Ingredient that attracts water
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

37. Reconstructive Surgery
Athlete's foot
Resurfacing technique
Procedures used for accidental injuries orother physcial deformities ex: skin cancer removal - nose job
Measure of the amount of current flowing into a circuit

38. Ionic bonds
Papillary layer - Reticular Dermis - Subcutaneous
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin
Freckle smaller than 1 cm
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges

39. 3 diseases a client may have that would contraindicate in-office treatments?
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim
Several different types of skin swelling. Also called Dermatitis. Red - Swollen and itchy skin
Body's defense

40. hair removal methods
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
Stress - Overactive Sebaceous Glands - Dead Skin cell accummulation - Bacteria and Inflammation - Comedogenic ingredients

41. Supine
The impaction is neither red nor inflammed
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer
Inflammation of the hair follicle due to an infection
Client is face up

42. Posture
Tinea versicolor- yeast infection that affects the ability of the skin to produce melanin
Important when doing a massage
Common - benign -superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol

43. Ethmoid
Bone between eye sockets
Antibacterial - antiseptic - ant-inflammatory - keratolytic - kills p.acne
Constantly bathes the various tissues of the body.removes the waste/toxins in the body
Glass

44. Anhydrous products
Constantly bathes the various tissues of the body.removes the waste/toxins in the body
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
Provide proper skin care - emotional support - health edu - controlling and medicating erythema
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums

45. Core/center of the body
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Movement should come from this part of the body
Nerves that allow you to feel pain - heat and cold - pressure and touch
Measurement of mathematical changed in the experiment

46. Spot treatments on the body
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
Resurfacing technique
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot

47. Sensitive
Secrets waste and water control
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched
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
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer

48. Food and drug act of 1938-COSMETIC
Includes how to safely clean up after an accidental spill
Two or more elements joined together to produce an entirely different substance
Facelift
Articles intended to be rubbed - poured or sprinkled to the human body for cleansing - beautifying or promotion attractiveness

49. Selective Permeability
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
Sweat gland
Improper diet - excessive alcohol intake - lacking exercise
Glogau - Rubin

50. Pinpoint bleeding in microderm
(hair growth phase)- transition or shrieveling phase
Controllable factors that contribute to the aging of skin - ex- sun exposure
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis
Improves product penetration - helps clear away dead skin cells and debris from the pore openings; making extractions easier - remove uneven buildup