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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Dermabrasion
Ringworm of the feet
Resurfacing technique
Gentle - but firm stroking and sliding over the body
Effects the epidermis (stratum corneum)

2. Protection
Bones - structures - protect organs
Chemical agents that inhibit the growth of microorganisms in cosmetics
Ingredient that attracts water
Main function of the nail

3. Skin
The largest organ of the body
Horse - archer
Provide proper skin care - emotional support - health edu - controlling and medicating erythema
Mildest acne that's often just a minor pimple that appear occasionally in small numbers and small bumps that can disapper without being treated

4. Excoriation scar
Dissolving dead skin cells
Caused by scraped or scratches
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
Body's defense

5. What implements or materials cannot be used in an autoclave?
Treats eye diseases and performs eye related surgeries
Measure of the amount of current flowing into a circuit
Glass
Known as the botox place - stops the forehead from scowling

6. Retin A and AHA prepare for microderm
Same as magnifying glass
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)
Helps break down the stratum corneum which allows fora better result
Common - inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky - white to yellowish scales to form an oily areas such as the scalpor inside of the ear

7. What is the ratio you can dilute household bleach for a disinfectant?
1:10 with water 4 disposable materials that prevent cross- contamination 1. cotton swabs 2. paper towels 3.Disposable staptulas 4. Gloves
The path a current takes as it moves thru a system
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV
Forms lower back of cranium

8. Grade 1 Acne

9. The 3 basic types of bacteria and their shape
Bacilli-rod - Cocci-round - Spirilla (spiral)
Medium pressure should be used when holding the hand piece against the skin
Surgical procedures used for cosmetic purposes only ex: eye lift - face lift - forehead lifts - liposuction - collagen injections
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction

10. Distillation
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
Scar tissue formed during healing
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability

11. hair removal methods
Bovine (pig or cow) derivative of enzyme
A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser
Several different types of skin swelling. Also called Dermatitis. Red - Swollen and itchy skin

12. Seaweed and Mud
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
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
More aggressive kneading

13. Rhodophyta
Hydroquinone
Heavy large molecule that sits on the top of the skin and prevents moisture loss
Fatty pockets found on eyelids
Contains highly balancing emollient algae

14. Ingredients that attract water to the skin
Hyluronic acid - humectants
Clotting of blood
Effects the epidermis (stratum corneum)
Uses methods of physical contact to literally scrape or bump cells off the skin

15. Master Esthetician
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges
Two or more elements joined together to produce an entirely different substance
Reproduction and continuation of species

16. Highlighting
(hair growth phase)- transition or shrieveling phase
Heart - pumps blood
Uses light color to enhance features making it appear larger
Two or more elements joined together to produce an entirely different substance

17. Eczema
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
Bone between eye sockets
Inflammatory disease of the skin that is painful and causing itching
Gives a product a gel like consistency

18. Layering
Prevents most americans from getting body treatments
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability
Mixing and matching treatments
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser

19. General Plastic Surgeons
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
Caused by scraped or scratches
Known as the botox place - stops the forehead from scowling
Hydroquinone - kojic acid - mulberry

20. Sun Fungus
Mixing and matching treatments
An experiment that does not change behavior
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes
Tinea versicolor- yeast infection that affects the ability of the skin to produce melanin

21. P.Acne
Ingredient that attracts water
Scientific name for acne vulgaris
Products are treatments that do not contain water
Orange green violet

22. Sebhorrheic Dermatitis
Tinea versicolor- yeast infection that affects the ability of the skin to produce melanin
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
A fungus caused when moisture seeps between an artifical nail and the free edge of the nail
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face

23. What is the difference between a papule and a nodule?
A nodule is a raised lesion that is larger and deeper in the skin than a papule
Hyluronic acid - humectants
How many pints of bloodare in the human body
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary

24. Nevus
Generally manufactured without the use of certain ingredients that are known to frequently cause allergic reactions
Cuticle that splits around the nail
Chemical exfoliant that works from the inside out. Glycoloic - lactic - malic - and tartaric acids -- best for aging - dry/dehydrated - wrinkle and hyperpigmentation
Mole

25. Antiseptic
Allows other structures to move around inside the cell
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body
Weaker form of disinfectant
Smooth -pinkish - translucent

26. Skeletal Tissue
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
Pain - Swelling -redness - gever - throbbing - pus
Makes up the bones of the body
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27. Friction
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
Movement
What the esthetician specializes in
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation

28. Interleodion
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
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Gives skin its strength and found in the reticular dermis
Bond between atoms sharing electrons

29. Shingles
Herpes zoster
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
Sun damage; pre cancerous( can become squamous cell carcinoma). Sharp - rough and prickly
Blisters

30. OHM
Stress relief - relaxes and refreshes muscles - improves detox - keeps skin healthy - increases metabolic function - pain management - prevent cramp or strained muscles - reduces tension - headaches
Nail
Measure of how much a material resists a flowing current
(Eczema) is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin - causing itching - blisters - redness - swelling - and often oozing - scabbing - and scaling

31. Urinary System
Depsion or depression
Potential hydrogen
Secrets waste and water control
Acne caused by cosmetics

32. Seborrheic Keratosis
Ingredients that do not react to normal chemical reactions within the skin; making it unlikely to produce allergic or irritant reactions
Client is face up
Raised growths on the skin. Means greasy and keratosis means thickening of the skin
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive

33. Cherry Angioma
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
Ringworm of the feet

34. Anagen
Facelift
Growing
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge
Client is laying face down

35. Statistics
Measurement of mathematical changed in the experiment
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
The path a current takes as it moves thru a system

36. Grade 3 Acne
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne
Products are treatments that do not contain water
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
Dissolving dead skin cells

37. What causes adult acne?
Primary catalyst a chronic stress - high level of stress throws adrenal glands in over drive. Setting the stage for acne in 30s and 40s
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne
Couperose skin - fragile - thin skin - patients taking Accutane
Constantly bathes the various tissues of the body.removes the waste/toxins in the body

38. Mixture
A fungus caused when moisture seeps between an artifical nail and the free edge of the nail
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox
Hive histamines are released in the body
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together

39. Microencapsulation
Deep infection caused by a deep massive invasion of white blood cells
Most common form of skin cancer - orginateds in the basal layer. Pearl like fleshy bumps on the face - flesh or pink in color- painless
Process of using barrier and intercellular compatible materials like lipids to better penetrate ingredients
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world

40. Aluminum Oxide
Greek word for "perceptible of the senses"
Technical name for fat
Type of crystals that can be used for microderm- benefits: less irritation - stable - hard - inert
Client is laying face down

41. Bones in the head
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Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.
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
Bring pH level back - neutralize skin - clean debris

42. Pustule
Process of purifying water
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
Ringworm of the hands
Flat surface raised above the skin

43. Leukonchia
How many pints of bloodare in the human body
Worst enemy of the langerhans cells
Bone between eye sockets
White spots appearing on the nail

44. Warm Wax
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer
Raised scar
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV
Movement

45. Anaerobix bacteria
Process of purifying water
Bacteria that does n ot need oxygen to grow or survive
Forms eye sockets
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes

46. Risk management
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk
Falling out
Weaker form of disinfectant
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47. Anti-oxidants
Forms lower back of cranium
Pocket full of infection under the skin
Chemicals added to products to prevent oxidation
Aids in firmness and skin renewal

48. Frontal
Horse - archer
Infection of the skin that may affect any part of the body. Usually appears on the lower legs or face
Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).
Form the forehead

49. Tinea Pedis

50. Talogen
Resting
A condition in which a person picks at their acne lesions
Several different types of skin swelling. Also called Dermatitis. Red - Swollen and itchy skin
Sunshine Vitamin - Skin synthesis' Vit D From Cholesterol when exposed to sunlight