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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Leukonchia
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
White spots appearing on the nail
30% concentration (or below) or 3.0 pH of exfoliation products
Massage movements is usuallyused to stimulate cellulite areas

2. Hypoallergenic Cosmetics
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Generally manufactured without the use of certain ingredients that are known to frequently cause allergic reactions
Treat all body fluids as they were/are contagious
Scaly red patched on the scalp - lower back and chest

3. Wheal
Hive histamines are released in the body
Center for Disease Control
Outer tissue
Smooth -pinkish - translucent

4. SOAP
Hydroquinone
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan
A fungus caused when moisture seeps between an artifical nail and the free edge of the nail

5. Tumor
Very large nodule
(Eczema) is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin - causing itching - blisters - redness - swelling - and often oozing - scabbing - and scaling
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
The sharing of electrons between two atoms

6. Hypothyroidism
Generally used in body massage
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies
Uses light color to enhance features making it appear larger
Not enough thyroid hormone

7. Warts
Scaly red patched on the scalp - lower back and chest
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV
Resting
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)

8. Swedish massage movements
Stress - Overactive Sebaceous Glands - Dead Skin cell accummulation - Bacteria and Inflammation - Comedogenic ingredients
Very large nodule
Generally used in body massage
Prevents most americans from getting body treatments

9. Nodule
Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt
Bearberry extract - licorice extract - azeliac acid - kojic acid -mulberry extractg - asafetida - magnesium ascorbyl phosphate - ascorbyl glucosamine - arbutin
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together
Very large nodule

10. Mold
Ingredients that lubricate skin and give cosmetics a soft smooth feeling
A fungus caused when moisture seeps between an artifical nail and the free edge of the nail
Skin is dry and scaly like a fish; build up of keratinous cells
Process of using barrier and intercellular compatible materials like lipids to better penetrate ingredients

11. Buffering
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.
Blisters
Consists of lymphb flowing thru the lymphatic spaces - cleansing wastes and toxins out of the body
Reduce strength

12. Motor Nerves
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions
Outer tissue
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician
Potential hydrogen

13. Parietal
Federal agency that regulates the cosmetic industry
Forms side and top of cranium
Regulates hormone producing glands
Dissolving dead skin cells

14. Scale
Orange green violet
Client is laying face down
Flaky skin cell
Stiches

15. Hummetiant
Ingredient that attracts water
Too much thryroid hormone
Raised lesion with a flat surface
(hair growth phase)- transition or shrieveling phase

16. Skincare
What the esthetician specializes in
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums
Physical bumping of the skin

17. Considerations with use of Hydroxy Acid
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
Forms lower back of cranium
Base of formula - percentage - pH
Cuticle that splits around the nail

18. pH

19. Pinpoint bleeding in microderm
Gives a product a gel like consistency
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis
Common - inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky - white to yellowish scales to form an oily areas such as the scalpor inside of the ear

20. What is the difference between pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria?
Two or more elements joined together to produce an entirely different substance
Health - Insurance - Portability - Accountability - Act
Medium pressure should be used when holding the hand piece against the skin
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.

21. Common Complications with chemical peels
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating
Very large vesicles (blister)
Helps break down the stratum corneum which allows fora better result

22. Skeletal system
Bones - structures - protect organs
Acne caused by cosmetics
Blood and tissue cells secrete substances to create inflammation
Client is laying face down

23. Chemical Exfoliation
0.1 mm-3mm per month
Main function of the nail
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
Dissolving dead skin cells

24. AHA
White spots appearing on the nail
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes
Chemical exfoliant that works from the inside out. Glycoloic - lactic - malic - and tartaric acids -- best for aging - dry/dehydrated - wrinkle and hyperpigmentation
Articles intended to be rubbed - poured or sprinkled to the human body for cleansing - beautifying or promotion attractiveness

25. Circuit
Open lesions/skin cancers - cold sores/herpes - windburn - sunburn - active rosacea - pregnancy
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation
The path a current takes as it moves thru a system
Aids in the coagulation of blood

26. Reactios to a Chemical Peel
Occurs when skin cells grow too quickly.Faulty signals in the immune system cause new skin cells to form in days rather than weeks.--Patches of thick - scaly skin that may be white - silvery or red
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this

27. Sphenoid
Ingredients that lubricate skin and give cosmetics a soft smooth feeling
Connects all bones
Other Potential Infections Material
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician

28. Occlusive
Heavy large molecule that sits on the top of the skin and prevents moisture loss
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
Stress - Overactive Sebaceous Glands - Dead Skin cell accummulation - Bacteria and Inflammation - Comedogenic ingredients
Resurfacing technique

29. Sebaceous gland
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician
Dissolving dead skin cells
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis
Oil gland

30. Adispose Tissue
Autoclave
Allows other structures to move around inside the cell
Inner tissues
Technical name for fat

31. Statistics
Breaks down food and secretes waste
(phase of hair growth) - growth phase
Measurement of mathematical changed in the experiment
Drugs that are made from extracts of living organisms that simply kill bacteria

32. intrinsic aging
Center for Disease Control
Aging due to things we cant control - hereditary - genetic factors
Glass
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

33. Aromatherapy
(Hair growh phase)- resting phase-the old hair falls out and the growth phase begins again
Basis of consciousness and creativity
A popular treatment - therapeutic use of plants for beauty and health purposes
Fatty pockets found on eyelids

34. Frosting
Refreshed appearance - reduction of t-zone oiliness - temporary pore reduction - tighter skin
Upper jawbone
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
A white appearence of the skin that appears after applying a strong exfoliation peeling substance

35. Rhytidectomy
Generally used in body massage
Facelift
Bones - structures - protect organs
Raised scar

36. Vehicle
Surgical procedures used for cosmetic purposes only ex: eye lift - face lift - forehead lifts - liposuction - collagen injections
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
Substance that allows ingredients to be delivered in the body
(Hair growh phase)- resting phase-the old hair falls out and the growth phase begins again

37. Chlorophyta
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating
Softening - antibacterial and anti inflammatory
Primary catalyst a chronic stress - high level of stress throws adrenal glands in over drive. Setting the stage for acne in 30s and 40s

38. Circulatory system
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
Heart - pumps blood
Cancer causing
Cleansing milks made mostly of water for sensitive and dry skin

39. Digestive System
Breaks down food and secretes waste
Wound that is a bruise
Oval - round - square - rectangle - triangle - inverted triangle -heart - diamond
Dermatologist who perform plastic and cosmetic surgery

40. Papule
A raised area on the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
White spots appearing on the nail
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
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis

41. Toner use
Mixing and matching treatments
What the esthetician specializes in
Bring pH level back - neutralize skin - clean debris
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan

42. Cyst
Pocket full of infection under the skin
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician
Scar tissue formed during healing
Bone between eye sockets

43. Shingles
Area of skin redness or swelling that gets larger - tight glossy look to the skin - pain or tenderness - skin rash that happens suddenly and grows quickly -signs of infection include: fever - chills - and muscle aches
Effects the epidermis- papillary layer
Allows other structures to move around inside the cell
Herpes zoster

44. Herpes Simplex
The largest organ of the body
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body
A viral infection of the skin
Removal of dead skin cells

45. Bones in the head
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Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears
Inert - acts as a sunscreen - camouglages imperfections - light and all purpose - skin friendly
Allows other structures to move around inside the cell

46. Covalent bonds
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
A sprayer that sprays a cool - fine mist - food for sensitive skin and hydration for all skin types
Removal of dead skin cells
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer

47. Lower pH Level
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
An experiment that does not change behavior
A lower pH will make a peel more active

48. Urticaria
Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel
Blisters
Hives due to allergies
Papaya=derivative of enzyme

49. Acid Mantle
Technical name for fat
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability
Layer of lipids and sweat secretions that help kill bacteria

50. Inflammatory Phase
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Melasma - and Chloasma
Blood and tissue cells secrete substances to create inflammation