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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Causes of Leukonchia
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk
Ascrobic Acid - helps to protect the body from many forms of oxidation
Bones - structures - protect organs
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary

2. Extractoin
What the number of passes are based upon
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Removal of dead skin cells
Wound that is a bruise

3. Neutron
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV
Treats eye diseases and performs eye related surgeries
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A

4. Pressure in microderm
Sunshine Vitamin - Skin synthesis' Vit D From Cholesterol when exposed to sunlight
Dried body serum (pus or blood)
Medium pressure should be used when holding the hand piece against the skin
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot

5. Basic Esthetician
Smooth -pinkish - translucent
Client is face up
30% concentration (or below) or 3.0 pH of exfoliation products
Chemical agents that inhibit the growth of microorganisms in cosmetics

6. Hot Wax
Protein that makes up 70% of the weight of the skin
Anything that takes up space and has substance
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
Skin condition in which white bumps appear on the upper arms - thighs - and cheeks

7. Mechanical/Manual Exfoliation
Physical bumping of the skin
A chemical in its simplest form
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

8. Occlusive
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
Gives skin its strength and found in the reticular dermis
Heavy large molecule that sits on the top of the skin and prevents moisture loss
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges

9. Thickness of Skin
A nodule is a raised lesion that is larger and deeper in the skin than a papule
Very large nodule
What the number of passes are based upon
Measure of the amount of current flowing into a circuit

10. Sensitive
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability

11. Superficial peeling
Movement
Most seriously and deadliest skin cancer. Moles that are dark in color
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician

12. Solution
Client is face up
Mixture of different chemicals evenly dispersed through the mixture
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Bond between atoms sharing electrons

13. Comeceutical
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects
Important when doing a massage
Herpes zoster
Flat surface raised above the skin

14. Removing Surface Cells impove or help the skin
Procedures used for accidental injuries orother physcial deformities ex: skin cancer removal - nose job
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Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears
Improves product penetration - helps clear away dead skin cells and debris from the pore openings; making extractions easier - remove uneven buildup

15. Digestive System
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan
Breaks down food and secretes waste
Most common form of skin cancer - orginateds in the basal layer. Pearl like fleshy bumps on the face - flesh or pink in color- painless

16. Waxing Hair Removal
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive
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.
Raised lesion with a flat surface
Elisa - western blot test

17. Secondary colors
Loss of cells that give color to the skin(melanocytes) results in smooth - white patches in the midst of normally pigemented skin
Vitiligo and albinism
Orange green violet
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV

18. Microcomedo
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
First stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be seen only with a microscope
Flat surface raised above the skin
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)

19. Mechanical exfoliation
Other Potential Infections Material
Uses methods of physical contact to literally scrape or bump cells off the skin
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body

20. Frontal
Form the forehead
Activates nerve and muscle tissue
An element that will easily pass and electrical current or flow of negatively charged electrons
Two or more elements joined together to produce an entirely different substance

21. Tinea Corporis

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22. Jessners Peel
Stress relief - relaxes and refreshes muscles - improves detox - keeps skin healthy - increases metabolic function - pain management - prevent cramp or strained muscles - reduces tension - headaches
(Hair growh phase)- resting phase-the old hair falls out and the growth phase begins again
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol

23. Papules
Cheek bones
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Measurement of mathematical changed in the experiment
Cherry angioma raised red bump - easily felt

24. Selective Permeability
Herpes zoster
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
Removal of dead skin cells
Ringworm of the hands

25. Contouring
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
Blood and metabolic stimulation
Measurement of mathematical changed in the experiment
Uses dark color to minimize or hide feature - illusion that the feature is corrected

26. Hippocratic oath
Blood and tissue cells secrete substances to create inflammation
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
Orange green violet
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed

27. Ulcer
1 in 250 people
Helps break down the stratum corneum which allows fora better result
A raised area on the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Depsion or depression

28. Lack of Estrogen can cause...
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
increase sensitivity of the skin - dehydration - possible hyperpigmentation - fluctuation in blood flow
Process of purifying water

29. Healthy nails
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions
Cheek bones
Any mark on the skin that is not normal
Smooth -pinkish - translucent

30. Tinea Pedis

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31. Modestry issues
Flat surface raised above the skin
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Prevents most americans from getting body treatments
Bond between atoms sharing electrons

32. Sugaring
Too much thryroid hormone
Upper jawbone
Cleansing milks made mostly of water for sensitive and dry skin
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

33. Non-inflammatory
Herpes zoster
The impaction is neither red nor inflammed
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Stratum corneum - stratum granulosum

34. Herpes Zoster
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox
Bright - attention getting reds - orange - pink - yellow - coral - brown
Potential hydrogen
Crack in skin

35. Why do estheticians need to understand basic chemistry?
Bone between eye sockets
Generally manufactured without the use of certain ingredients that are known to frequently cause allergic reactions
Skin is dry and scaly like a fish; build up of keratinous cells
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics

36. Fitzpatrick Skin Typing
First stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be seen only with a microscope
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones
Substance that allows ingredients to be delivered in the body
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments

37. Acne Excoriee
A condition in which a person picks at their acne lesions
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction
Forms the side of head by ear
Uses dark color to minimize or hide feature - illusion that the feature is corrected

38. Pilosebaceous Unit
Health - Insurance - Portability - Accountability - Act
The structure in which the hair growsthat are commonly knownas "pores" - the hair follicle
Anything that takes up space and has substance
White spots appearing on the nail

39. Tinea manis
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Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt
Ringworm of the hands
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking

40. Distillation
Pore opening
Bearberry extract - licorice extract - azeliac acid - kojic acid -mulberry extractg - asafetida - magnesium ascorbyl phosphate - ascorbyl glucosamine - arbutin
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
Effects the epidermis- papillary layer

41. Compound
Two or more elements joined together to produce an entirely different substance
Crack in skin
Every 2 weeks
Main function of the nail

42. Body Cosmetic Surgery
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction
Inflammation of the hair follicle due to an infection
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
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

43. Scars result in...
More aggressive kneading
Freckle larger than 1 cm
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions

44. Cherry Angioma
Heart - pumps blood
Bearberry extract - licorice extract - azeliac acid - kojic acid -mulberry extractg - asafetida - magnesium ascorbyl phosphate - ascorbyl glucosamine - arbutin
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk

45. Ratio of HIV
1 in 250 people
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
Products are treatments that do not contain water
Freckle smaller than 1 cm

46. Preservatives
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive
Important when doing a massage
Chemical agents that inhibit the growth of microorganisms in cosmetics
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

47. OPIM
Other Potential Infections Material
Autoclave
Activates nerve and muscle tissue
Estheticians must wear gloves to perform in-office treatments in order to protect them from microorganisms

48. Apply Soft Wax
Very thin like glaze - spreadin the direction ofhair growth at a 45 degree angle toward you - better for large areas
A viral infection of the skin
Extractions - microderm - mani/pedi - waxing
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics

49. Virus
Thickening of the tissue
Tiny particle that must live on a host cell.Capable of infesting almost all plants and animals -including bacteria
Scientific use of water as a treatment of injuries - diseases - or mental well being
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

50. Shingles
Herpes zoster
1-2 min
Glass
Too much thryroid hormone