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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Pinpoint bleeding in microderm
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums
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
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis
Forms the side of head by ear

2. Why do estheticians need to understand basic chemistry?
Center for Disease Control
Heavy large molecule that sits on the top of the skin and prevents moisture loss
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
Bacilli-rod - Cocci-round - Spirilla (spiral)

3. Papule
A raised area on the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Effects the epidermis (stratum corneum)
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments

4. Ingredients that attract water to the skin
Caused by scraped or scratches
Hyluronic acid - humectants
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
Reduce strength

5. Nervous System
Known as the botox place - stops the forehead from scowling
Consists of lymphb flowing thru the lymphatic spaces - cleansing wastes and toxins out of the body
Basis of consciousness and creativity
1 in 250 people

6. Acne
Loss of cells that give color to the skin(melanocytes) results in smooth - white patches in the midst of normally pigemented skin
Hives due to allergies
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle
Temperature regulator - sensory - healing - immunity - protection

7. Hot Wax
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A
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
Build up of cells

8. Vitamin E
Lower jawbone
Procedures used for accidental injuries orother physcial deformities ex: skin cancer removal - nose job
Tocopherol - serves as an antioxidant to the body
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched

9. Remodeling Phase
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
Scar tissue formed during healing
Dead buildup - bacteria and fatty acids from sebum
Very large vesicles (blister)

10. Sebhorrheic Dermatitis
Known as the botox place - stops the forehead from scowling
Rx name-isotretinoi - oral acne medication used for severe cases of acne
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms

11. Reproductive system
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears
Skin is dry and scaly like a fish; build up of keratinous cells
Reproduction and continuation of species
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes

12. Pustule
Flat surface raised above the skin
Client is laying face down
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges
How many pints of bloodare in the human body

13. Fissure
Erbium - CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
Bright - attention getting reds - orange - pink - yellow - coral - brown
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
Crack in skin

14. Window Phase
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim
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
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made

15. Alpha Hydroxy Aci
Sun damage; pre cancerous( can become squamous cell carcinoma). Sharp - rough and prickly
It works by dissolving surface lipids that hold the cells of the corneum together
Bodys mechanism for fighting disease
Bacteria that does n ot need oxygen to grow or survive

16. Endocrine system
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
Most modern machines are closed systems that do not allow particulate emission
Regulates hormone producing glands
(Hair growh phase)- resting phase-the old hair falls out and the growth phase begins again

17. AMP
Resurfacing technique
Measure of the amount of current flowing into a circuit
Weaker form of disinfectant
Moderate acne- blackheads and milia can break out in the greater numbers.

18. Complimentary colors
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly
Caused by scraped or scratches
Basis of consciousness and creativity
Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel

19. Grade 1 Acne

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20. Extractoin
Removal of dead skin cells
Effects the epidermis- papillary layer
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.
Surgical procedures used for cosmetic purposes only ex: eye lift - face lift - forehead lifts - liposuction - collagen injections

21. Formication
Burning ray - less intense - penetrate to the basal layer
Nail
Provide proper skin care - emotional support - health edu - controlling and medicating erythema
Itching tingly feeling of the skin experienced by some woman during menopause

22. Hypopigmentation Examples
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim
Wasting away
Vitiligo and albinism
Most serious- the condition is medically referred to as nodulocystic - or cystic acne where the skin displays numerous pustules - papules - pustules with large cysts

23. Salicylic Benefits
A condition in which a person picks at their acne lesions
An element that will easily pass and electrical current or flow of negatively charged electrons
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly
Antibacterial - antiseptic - ant-inflammatory - keratolytic - kills p.acne

24. The most important indicator in the treatment room of skin type?
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan
What the number of passes are based upon
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
Evaluating skin response to UV light

25. Talogen
Snall deposits of sebum
Forms side and top of cranium
Resting
Medium pressure should be used when holding the hand piece against the skin

26. What is a papule?
Nose job
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called whiteheads
Breathing - provides oxygen to the blood
A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter

27. Mold
Makes up the bones of the body
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa
The largest organ of the body
A fungus caused when moisture seeps between an artifical nail and the free edge of the nail

28. Hypertrophy
Softening - antibacterial and anti inflammatory
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle
Thickening of the tissue
What the number of passes are based upon

29. Anagen
(phase of hair growth) - growth phase
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis
Acne caused by cosmetics
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom

30. Helping the post operative patient
Relaxing and calm- blue - green - violet - grey
Provide proper skin care - emotional support - health edu - controlling and medicating erythema
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser
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

31. Mineral makeup
Inert - acts as a sunscreen - camouglages imperfections - light and all purpose - skin friendly
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
Activates nerve and muscle tissue
Improves product penetration - helps clear away dead skin cells and debris from the pore openings; making extractions easier - remove uneven buildup

32. 3 diseases a client may have that would contraindicate in-office treatments?
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes
Forms eye sockets
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Pocket full of infection under the skin

33. Vitamin D

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34. Vibration
Activates nerve and muscle tissue
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
Thin layer of tissue- this is how the nail plate and nail bed are attached
Center for Disease Control

35. Wheal
Hive histamines are released in the body
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician
A viral infection of the skin

36. Cytoplasm
Cancer causing short ray - penetrates to the stratum corneum
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)
Stress - Overactive Sebaceous Glands - Dead Skin cell accummulation - Bacteria and Inflammation - Comedogenic ingredients
Allows other structures to move around inside the cell

37. Layering
Mixing and matching treatments
Bright - attention getting reds - orange - pink - yellow - coral - brown
Secrets waste and water control
Split or brittle nail

38. Sphenoid
Erbium - CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
Connects all bones
Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel
Facelift

39. Electron
Resurfacing technique
Dried body serum (pus or blood)
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom

40. 4 Ways to Penetrate the Skin
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
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
Steam does to enhance discrustation
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called whiteheads

41. Phaeophyta
1 in 250 people
Forms side and top of cranium
Blood and metabolic stimulation
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.

42. Herpes Zoster
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.
Common - benign -superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back

43. Sun exposure
Worst enemy of the langerhans cells
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
Flaky skin cell

44. Anagen
Activates nerve and muscle tissue
Growing
Guard Cells that Constantly Patrol the Epidermis
Consists of lymphb flowing thru the lymphatic spaces - cleansing wastes and toxins out of the body

45. Lower pH Level
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.
The structure in which the hair growsthat are commonly knownas "pores" - the hair follicle
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together
A lower pH will make a peel more active

46. Dermatological surgeon
Uses methods of physical contact to literally scrape or bump cells off the skin
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
Dermatologist who perform plastic and cosmetic surgery
Infection of the skin that may affect any part of the body. Usually appears on the lower legs or face

47. Ethmoid
Most serious- the condition is medically referred to as nodulocystic - or cystic acne where the skin displays numerous pustules - papules - pustules with large cysts
Bone between eye sockets
What the number of passes are based upon
Couperose skin - fragile - thin skin - patients taking Accutane

48. Skin
The largest organ of the body
Bacteria that does n ot need oxygen to grow or survive
A lower pH will make a peel more active
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49. Superficial peeling
Helps break down the stratum corneum which allows fora better result
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician
Athlete's foot

50. Asian
Thickening of the tissue
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer