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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Tapotement
Gentle tapping movements
Client is laying face down
Connects all bones
Smooth -pinkish - translucent

2. Comedogenicity
Acne caused by cosmetics
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones
Consists of lymphb flowing thru the lymphatic spaces - cleansing wastes and toxins out of the body

3. Eczema
Scab and scar tissue build to protect and induce healing
Inflammatory disease of the skin that is painful and causing itching
Flat surface raised above the skin
Surgical procedures used for cosmetic purposes only ex: eye lift - face lift - forehead lifts - liposuction - collagen injections

4. Lacriminal
Forms eye sockets
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
An experiment that does not change behavior
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

5. Warm Wax
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes
Most seriously and deadliest skin cancer. Moles that are dark in color
Procedures used for accidental injuries orother physcial deformities ex: skin cancer removal - nose job

6. Why do estheticians need to understand basic chemistry?
Smallest possible unit of an element
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
Uses methods of physical contact to literally scrape or bump cells off the skin
Temperature regulator - sensory - healing - immunity - protection

7. Selective Permeability
Hyluronic acid - humectants
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
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
(Eczema) is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin - causing itching - blisters - redness - swelling - and often oozing - scabbing - and scaling

8. Epidermis
Primary catalyst a chronic stress - high level of stress throws adrenal glands in over drive. Setting the stage for acne in 30s and 40s
Treats eye diseases and performs eye related surgeries
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician
Inflammatory disease of the skin that is painful and causing itching

9. Patch
Freckle larger than 1 cm
Too much thryroid hormone
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
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes

10. Mandible
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Lower jawbone
Mixture of different chemicals evenly dispersed through the mixture
Agents that remove dead skin cells

11. Cherry Angioma
Dead buildup - bacteria and fatty acids from sebum
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
A sprayer that sprays a cool - fine mist - food for sensitive skin and hydration for all skin types
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums

12. Scars result in...
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking
Bright - attention getting reds - orange - pink - yellow - coral - brown
Hydroquinone

13. Motor Nerves
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions
Blisters
Split or brittle nail
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14. Circuit
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis
(phase of hair growth) - growth phase
The path a current takes as it moves thru a system
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk

15. Seborrheic Dermatits
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Common - inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky - white to yellowish scales to form an oily areas such as the scalpor inside of the ear
Effects the epidermis (stratum corneum)
Deep infection caused by a deep massive invasion of white blood cells

16. Tests that detect HIV
Elisa - western blot test
Known as the botox place - stops the forehead from scowling
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.
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge

17. The 3 basic types of bacteria and their shape
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.
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
Reduce strength
Bacilli-rod - Cocci-round - Spirilla (spiral)

18. Hot Wax
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
Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt
Hyluronic acid - humectants
Client is face up

19. Universal and Standard Precautions
Treat all body fluids as they were/are contagious
Deep infection caused by a deep massive invasion of white blood cells
Raised scar
Activates nerve and muscle tissue

20. Herpes Zoster
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
Base of formula - percentage - pH
Growing

21. Friction
Freckle larger than 1 cm
Common - benign -superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back
Athlete's foot
Massage movements is usuallyused to stimulate cellulite areas

22. Element
Systemic disease - clients undergoing chemo - vascular problems - pregnancy - daibetic - swelling - infection - lumps - bumps - any unstable health condition
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body
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
A chemical in its simplest form

23. Grade 3 Acne
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
Raised scar
Aging due to things we cant control - hereditary - genetic factors
Gives a product a gel like consistency

24. AMP
Process of using barrier and intercellular compatible materials like lipids to better penetrate ingredients
Most serious- the condition is medically referred to as nodulocystic - or cystic acne where the skin displays numerous pustules - papules - pustules with large cysts
Wound that is a bruise
Measure of the amount of current flowing into a circuit

25. What is pustule and what is it made up of?
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox
Erbium - CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
Very large nodule
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin

26. Scientific Method
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking
Split or brittle nail
Development of an idea based on available information
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A

27. Impetigo
Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol
Gives a product a gel like consistency
increase sensitivity of the skin - dehydration - possible hyperpigmentation - fluctuation in blood flow

28. Black
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating
Most seriously and deadliest skin cancer. Moles that are dark in color
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom

29. Mineral makeup
A sprayer that sprays a cool - fine mist - food for sensitive skin and hydration for all skin types
Inert - acts as a sunscreen - camouglages imperfections - light and all purpose - skin friendly
Blackheads - Whiteheads
Not enough thyroid hormone

30. Bones in the head
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions
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Ringworm of the hands
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating

31. Interleodion
Procedures used for accidental injuries orother physcial deformities ex: skin cancer removal - nose job
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
Generally used in body massage
Removal of dead skin cells

32. Antiseptic
Weaker form of disinfectant
Burning ray - less intense - penetrate to the basal layer
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV

33. Endocrine system
Regulates hormone producing glands
Lower jawbone
Scar tissue formed during healing
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.

34. Vesicle
Blisters
Breaks down food and secretes waste
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called blackheads
1:10 with water 4 disposable materials that prevent cross- contamination 1. cotton swabs 2. paper towels 3.Disposable staptulas 4. Gloves

35. Cidesco
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly
Lower jawbone
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world
Bright - attention getting reds - orange - pink - yellow - coral - brown

36. Wheal
Pocket full of infection under the skin
Forms eye sockets
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
Hive histamines are released in the body

37. Alipidic
Treats eye diseases and performs eye related surgeries
Erbium - CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
Regulates hormone producing glands
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)

38. Cellulitis Symptoms/Signs
Cuticle that splits around the nail
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying
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
Mildest acne that's often just a minor pimple that appear occasionally in small numbers and small bumps that can disapper without being treated

39. Athrophy
Gommage - granular scrubs - microderm - luffa
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin
Mole
Wasting away

40. Vaccines
Movement
Effects the epidermis (stratum corneum)
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies
A chemical in its simplest form

41. Bullae
Very large vesicles (blister)
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies
Articles intended to be rubbed - poured or sprinkled to the human body for cleansing - beautifying or promotion attractiveness
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

42. Solution
Mixture of different chemicals evenly dispersed through the mixture
White blood cells formed in the lymphatic tissue thru out the body
Nail
1 in 250 people

43. Chelating Agent
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating
Scab and scar tissue build to protect and induce healing
Cuticle that splits around the nail
Improves the efficiency of preservatives by breaking down the cell wall

44. Acne
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle
Process of purifying water
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects
Falling out

45. Mixture
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Bovine (pig or cow) derivative of enzyme
Burning ray - less intense - penetrate to the basal layer
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together

46. Effects of Smoking on the skin
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Breathing - provides oxygen to the blood
Causes free radicals - depletion of Vit. C in the body - decreases circulation - makes skin sallow - and causes extrinsic aging around the mouth
First stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be seen only with a microscope

47. Vitamin D

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48. Proton
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge
Prevents most americans from getting body treatments
Inflammation of the skin caused by direct contact with an irritating or allergy-causing substance (irrant or allergen)
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly

49. Basal Cell Carcinoma
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects
Most common form of skin cancer - orginateds in the basal layer. Pearl like fleshy bumps on the face - flesh or pink in color- painless
Blood and tissue cells secrete substances to create inflammation
The impaction is neither red nor inflammed

50. Toner use
Bring pH level back - neutralize skin - clean debris
Breaks down food and secretes waste
Effects the epidermis- papillary layer
Inner tissues