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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Neutron
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums
Any mark on the skin that is not normal
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge
First stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be seen only with a microscope

2. P.Acne
Movement should come from this part of the body
Scientific name for acne vulgaris
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim
A viral infection of the skin

3. Virus
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
Reduce strength
Falling out
Tiny particle that must live on a host cell.Capable of infesting almost all plants and animals -including bacteria

4. Stances in massage
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body
Horse - archer
(Hair growh phase)- resting phase-the old hair falls out and the growth phase begins again
More aggressive kneading

5. Proton
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge
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
Vitiligo and albinism
Technical name for fat

6. Bed epithelium
Technical name for fat
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
Thin layer of tissue- this is how the nail plate and nail bed are attached
Fatty pockets found on eyelids

7. Benefits of massage
What the esthetician specializes in
Stress relief - relaxes and refreshes muscles - improves detox - keeps skin healthy - increases metabolic function - pain management - prevent cramp or strained muscles - reduces tension - headaches
Anything that takes up space and has substance
More aggressive kneading

8. Open Comedones
2nd most deady - caused by Cumulative sun exposure. Raised - crusty - warty looking. appears as ulcers or nodular bumps may bleed easily
Found on the cheeks - jaw line - and chin
Smallest measurable unit of an element
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called blackheads

9. Onyx
Nail
Most common form of skin cancer - orginateds in the basal layer. Pearl like fleshy bumps on the face - flesh or pink in color- painless
Steam does to enhance discrustation
Bovine (pig or cow) derivative of enzyme

10. Atom
Smallest possible unit of an element
Elisa - western blot test
Scientific name for acne vulgaris
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim

11. Comedogenicity
How many pints of bloodare in the human body
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones
Medium pressure should be used when holding the hand piece against the skin
Dead buildup - bacteria and fatty acids from sebum

12. Grade 3 Acne
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Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis
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

13. Emollients
Ingredients that lubricate skin and give cosmetics a soft smooth feeling
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Very large vesicles (blister)
Scientific use of water as a treatment of injuries - diseases - or mental well being

14. Brightening Ingredients
Open lesions/skin cancers - cold sores/herpes - windburn - sunburn - active rosacea - pregnancy
Client is face up
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Bearberry extract - licorice extract - azeliac acid - kojic acid -mulberry extractg - asafetida - magnesium ascorbyl phosphate - ascorbyl glucosamine - arbutin

15. Layers of the Dermis
Improper diet - excessive alcohol intake - lacking exercise
Sunshine Vitamin - Skin synthesis' Vit D From Cholesterol when exposed to sunlight
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body
Papillary layer - Reticular Dermis - Subcutaneous

16. Matter
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
Wasting away
Anything that takes up space and has substance
Gentle - but firm stroking and sliding over the body

17. Tests that detect HIV
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears
Nail
Elisa - western blot test
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis

18. Exfoliant
Agents that remove dead skin cells
Stress - Overactive Sebaceous Glands - Dead Skin cell accummulation - Bacteria and Inflammation - Comedogenic ingredients
Allows other structures to move around inside the cell
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves

19. Spot treatments on the body
Blisters
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying
Hydroquinone - kojic acid - mulberry
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot

20. Motor Nerves
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions
Loss of cells that give color to the skin(melanocytes) results in smooth - white patches in the midst of normally pigemented skin
A popular treatment - therapeutic use of plants for beauty and health purposes

21. UVA RAYS
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician
Gommage - granular scrubs - microderm - luffa
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis

22. Gellant
Gives a product a gel like consistency
Client is face up
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
Found on the cheeks - jaw line - and chin

23. Carcinogenic
How many pints of bloodare in the human body
Forms eye sockets
Outer tissue
Cancer causing

24. Vehicle
Substance that allows ingredients to be delivered in the body
Every 2 weeks
Outer tissue
Steam does to enhance discrustation

25. Vesicles
Cheek bones
Main function of the nail
Most frequently autoimmunity disease you will encounter as an esthetician
Blisters

26. Helping the post operative patient
Provide proper skin care - emotional support - health edu - controlling and medicating erythema
Snall deposits of sebum
Resting
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin

27. Ingredients that attract water to the skin
Primary catalyst a chronic stress - high level of stress throws adrenal glands in over drive. Setting the stage for acne in 30s and 40s
Helps break down the stratum corneum which allows fora better result
Hive histamines are released in the body
Hyluronic acid - humectants

28. Phaeophyta
Blood and metabolic stimulation
Technical name for fat
Glass
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge

29. Tinea Pedis

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30. Excoriation scar
Caused by scraped or scratches
Federal agency that regulates the cosmetic industry
Melasma - and Chloasma
Flat surface raised above the skin

31. General Plastic Surgeons
Inflammation of the skin
Makes up the bones of the body
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
Helps break down the stratum corneum which allows fora better result

32. What is a papule?
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Every 2 weeks
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called blackheads
A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter

33. Collagen
Gives skin its strength and found in the reticular dermis
Inflammation of the skin caused by direct contact with an irritating or allergy-causing substance (irrant or allergen)
Blisters
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34. Sphenoid
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Connects all bones
Greek word for "perceptible of the senses"
A sprayer that sprays a cool - fine mist - food for sensitive skin and hydration for all skin types

35. Cidesco
Blackheads - Whiteheads
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this

36. Covalent bonds
Ringworm of the feet
Movement should come from this part of the body
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician

37. What is pustule and what is it made up of?
Raised scar
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Gives a product a gel like consistency
Oval - round - square - rectangle - triangle - inverted triangle -heart - diamond

38. Acquired Immunity
Cancer causing
The term for immunity to a certain disease built by antibodies the body produces when you get sick
Physical bumping of the skin
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician

39. Chemical Exfoliation
Deep infection caused by a deep massive invasion of white blood cells
Cheek bones
Stress relief - relaxes and refreshes muscles - improves detox - keeps skin healthy - increases metabolic function - pain management - prevent cramp or strained muscles - reduces tension - headaches
Dissolving dead skin cells

40. Sun exposure
Athlete's foot
Worst enemy of the langerhans cells
First stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be seen only with a microscope
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together

41. 4 Ways to Penetrate the Skin
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer
Snall deposits of sebum

42. Nail growth
0.1 mm-3mm per month
Ringworm of the feet
Elisa - western blot test
Inflammation of the skin caused by direct contact with an irritating or allergy-causing substance (irrant or allergen)

43. Scale
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
Worst enemy of the langerhans cells
Melasma - and Chloasma
Flaky skin cell

44. Reproductive system
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive
Reproduction and continuation of species
Lower jawbone
A raised area on the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter

45. Mandible
Lower jawbone
Forms lower back of cranium
HIV - Hepatitis - Syphilis
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world

46. Melanin Suppressants
Same as magnifying glass
Dermatologist who perform plastic and cosmetic surgery
Mildest acne that's often just a minor pimple that appear occasionally in small numbers and small bumps that can disapper without being treated
Hydroquinone - kojic acid - mulberry

47. Microderm Machines
Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.
Most modern machines are closed systems that do not allow particulate emission
Softening - antibacterial and anti inflammatory
0.1 mm-3mm per month

48. What implements or materials cannot be used in an autoclave?
1:10 with water 4 disposable materials that prevent cross- contamination 1. cotton swabs 2. paper towels 3.Disposable staptulas 4. Gloves
Activates nerve and muscle tissue
Controllable factors that contribute to the aging of skin - ex- sun exposure
Glass

49. lymphocytes
Herpes zoster
Inert - acts as a sunscreen - camouglages imperfections - light and all purpose - skin friendly
Inflammatory disease of the skin that is painful and causing itching
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood

50. Wheal
Includes how to safely clean up after an accidental spill
Aids in firmness and skin renewal
Several different types of skin swelling. Also called Dermatitis. Red - Swollen and itchy skin
Hive histamines are released in the body