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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Vaccines
What the esthetician specializes in
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies
Split or brittle nail
Athlete's foot

2. What is microcomedo made up of?
Horse - archer
Guard Cells that Constantly Patrol the Epidermis
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol
Dead buildup - bacteria and fatty acids from sebum

3. Why must an esthetician wear gloves?
Estheticians must wear gloves to perform in-office treatments in order to protect them from microorganisms
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking
Deep infection caused by a deep massive invasion of white blood cells
Bring pH level back - neutralize skin - clean debris

4. Closed Comedones
Too much thryroid hormone
Resting
First stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be seen only with a microscope
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called whiteheads

5. UVB RAY
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne
Burning ray - less intense - penetrate to the basal layer

6. Spot treatments on the body
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot
1:10 with water 4 disposable materials that prevent cross- contamination 1. cotton swabs 2. paper towels 3.Disposable staptulas 4. Gloves

7. Face Shapes
Mildest acne that's often just a minor pimple that appear occasionally in small numbers and small bumps that can disapper without being treated
Facelift
Ringworm of the hands
Oval - round - square - rectangle - triangle - inverted triangle -heart - diamond

8. Contact Dermatitis
Inner tissues
Inflammation of the skin caused by direct contact with an irritating or allergy-causing substance (irrant or allergen)
Smooth -pinkish - translucent
Smallest possible unit of an element

9. AIDS
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome
A chemical in its simplest form
Mixture of different chemicals evenly dispersed through the mixture
Most common form of skin cancer - orginateds in the basal layer. Pearl like fleshy bumps on the face - flesh or pink in color- painless

10. Tinea Versicolor
Common - benign -superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A
Uses dark color to minimize or hide feature - illusion that the feature is corrected
What the esthetician specializes in

11. Master Esthetician
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking
Pain - Swelling -redness - gever - throbbing - pus
The path a current takes as it moves thru a system

12. Catagen
Primary catalyst a chronic stress - high level of stress throws adrenal glands in over drive. Setting the stage for acne in 30s and 40s
Falling out
Improper diet - excessive alcohol intake - lacking exercise
Treats eye diseases and performs eye related surgeries

13. Milia
Chemical agents that inhibit the growth of microorganisms in cosmetics
Steam does to enhance discrustation
Snall deposits of sebum
Massage movements is usuallyused to stimulate cellulite areas

14. Keloids
Bacteria that does n ot need oxygen to grow or survive
Evaluating skin response to UV light
Bovine (pig or cow) derivative of enzyme
Raised scar

15. Sugaring
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
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Blisters

16. The 3 basic types of bacteria and their shape
Bacilli-rod - Cocci-round - Spirilla (spiral)
Ingrown nail
Depsion or depression
Effects the epidermis (stratum corneum)

17. Keratosis Pilaris
Split or brittle nail
Medium pressure should be used when holding the hand piece against the skin
Skin condition in which white bumps appear on the upper arms - thighs - and cheeks
Heavy large molecule that sits on the top of the skin and prevents moisture loss

18. What is a cyst
Deep infection caused by a deep massive invasion of white blood cells
Papaya=derivative of enzyme
Depsion or depression
Crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail

19. Bed epithelium
Thin layer of tissue- this is how the nail plate and nail bed are attached
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
Scar tissue formed during healing
Includes how to safely clean up after an accidental spill

20. 10 pints
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge
How many pints of bloodare in the human body
Ringworm of the hands
Uses methods of physical contact to literally scrape or bump cells off the skin

21. Inflammatory Phase
Blood and tissue cells secrete substances to create inflammation
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Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together
Fatty pockets found on eyelids

22. Why do estheticians need to understand basic chemistry?
Scaly red patched on the scalp - lower back and chest
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox
Found on the cheeks - jaw line - and chin
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics

23. Dermatological surgeon
Basis of consciousness and creativity
Upper jawbone
Dermatologist who perform plastic and cosmetic surgery
Too much thryroid hormone

24. Jessners Peel
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
1 in 250 people
Contains highly balancing emollient algae
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol

25. Actinic Keratosis
Hives due to allergies
Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).
Sun damage; pre cancerous( can become squamous cell carcinoma). Sharp - rough and prickly
Effects the epidermis- papillary layer

26. Secondary colors
Sunshine Vitamin - Skin synthesis' Vit D From Cholesterol when exposed to sunlight
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
Orange green violet
increase sensitivity of the skin - dehydration - possible hyperpigmentation - fluctuation in blood flow

27. Distillation
Freckles
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician
Despressed scar
Process of purifying water

28. Immune System
Bodys mechanism for fighting disease
Aging due to things we cant control - hereditary - genetic factors
Burning ray - less intense - penetrate to the basal layer
Gentle - but firm stroking and sliding over the body

29. Tinea Pedis

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30. Temporal
Forms the side of head by ear
Uses methods of physical contact to literally scrape or bump cells off the skin
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments

31. Skin Concerns found in a medical environment
Health - Insurance - Portability - Accountability - Act
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Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer
Development of an idea based on available information

32. What is the difference between a papule and a nodule?
Agents that remove dead skin cells
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis
A nodule is a raised lesion that is larger and deeper in the skin than a papule
Caused by scraped or scratches

33. Selective Permeability
Ringworm of the feet
Greek word for "perceptible of the senses"
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
Chemical exfoliant htta works from the outside in. salisylic and citric acid- best for acne - rosacea - telangectasia

34. pH

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35. Hummetiant
Ingredient that attracts water
A sprayer that sprays a cool - fine mist - food for sensitive skin and hydration for all skin types
Glass
A viral infection of the skin

36. Waxing Hair Removal
Basis of consciousness and creativity
Very small threadlike growing
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating
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.

37. Remodeling Phase
Scar tissue formed during healing
Chemical agents that inhibit the growth of microorganisms in cosmetics
Heart - pumps blood
Scab and scar tissue build to protect and induce healing

38. Supine
The impaction is neither red nor inflammed
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Type of wound is unclean with jagged edges and can be of varying depths
Client is face up

39. Petrissage
More aggressive kneading
Substance that allows ingredients to be delivered in the body
Common - inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky - white to yellowish scales to form an oily areas such as the scalpor inside of the ear
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

40. Contridications to Hydroxy Acid Treatments
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
30% concentration (or below) or 3.0 pH of exfoliation products
Open lesions/skin cancers - cold sores/herpes - windburn - sunburn - active rosacea - pregnancy
Gommage - granular scrubs - microderm - luffa

41. Cidesco
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
Bone between eye sockets
Gommage - granular scrubs - microderm - luffa
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world

42. Conditions you would not use brushing machine - microderm - or any harsh chemical peels
Uses dark color to minimize or hide feature - illusion that the feature is corrected
Couperose skin - fragile - thin skin - patients taking Accutane
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals

43. Fitzpatrick Skin Typing
Name of a group of diseases caused by a fungus- ringworm - athlete's foot and jock itch
Sweat gland
Flat surface raised above the skin
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments

44. CDC
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
Layer of lipids and sweat secretions that help kill bacteria
1:10 with water 4 disposable materials that prevent cross- contamination 1. cotton swabs 2. paper towels 3.Disposable staptulas 4. Gloves
Center for Disease Control

45. Highlighting
Uses light color to enhance features making it appear larger
Temperature regulator - sensory - healing - immunity - protection
Too much thryroid hormone
Facelift

46. Hippocratic oath
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed
Provide proper skin care - emotional support - health edu - controlling and medicating erythema
Activates nerve and muscle tissue
Surgical procedures used for cosmetic purposes only ex: eye lift - face lift - forehead lifts - liposuction - collagen injections

47. Papain
A white appearence of the skin that appears after applying a strong exfoliation peeling substance
A condition in which a person picks at their acne lesions
Papaya=derivative of enzyme
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability

48. P.Acne
Scientific name for acne vulgaris
The impaction is neither red nor inflammed
Vitiligo and albinism
Measure of the amount of current flowing into a circuit

49. Superficial peeling
Mixture of different chemicals evenly dispersed through the mixture
Most modern machines are closed systems that do not allow particulate emission
Substance that allows ingredients to be delivered in the body
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician

50. Motor Nerves
Smallest measurable unit of an element
1:10 with water 4 disposable materials that prevent cross- contamination 1. cotton swabs 2. paper towels 3.Disposable staptulas 4. Gloves
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions
Gives a product a gel like consistency