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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Mineral makeup
The impaction is neither red nor inflammed
Inert - acts as a sunscreen - camouglages imperfections - light and all purpose - skin friendly
Open lesions/skin cancers - cold sores/herpes - windburn - sunburn - active rosacea - pregnancy
Drugs that are made from extracts of living organisms that simply kill bacteria

2. Catagen
Falling out
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer
Consists of lymphb flowing thru the lymphatic spaces - cleansing wastes and toxins out of the body
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched

3. Eczema
Gives skin its strength and found in the reticular dermis
Several different types of skin swelling. Also called Dermatitis. Red - Swollen and itchy skin
Heart - pumps blood
Anything that prevents you from doing a treatment

4. Hypopigmentation Examples
Vitiligo and albinism
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
Herpes zoster
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk

5. Mechanical Exfoliation
Very thin like glaze - spreadin the direction ofhair growth at a 45 degree angle toward you - better for large areas
Tocopherol - serves as an antioxidant to the body
Gommage - granular scrubs - microderm - luffa
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin

6. Sugaring
Inflammation of the skin
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk
Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.
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

7. Best candidates for chemical peels
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne
Snall deposits of sebum
Outer tissue
Ringworm of the hands

8. Chemical Exfoliation
Aids in the coagulation of blood
Ingredients that do not react to normal chemical reactions within the skin; making it unlikely to produce allergic or irritant reactions
Dissolving dead skin cells
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes

9. Comedogenicity
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Couperose skin - fragile - thin skin - patients taking Accutane
Fatty pockets found on eyelids

10. Swedish massage movements
Oval - round - square - rectangle - triangle - inverted triangle -heart - diamond
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A
Generally used in body massage

11. Mechanical/Manual Exfoliation
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle
Improves the efficiency of preservatives by breaking down the cell wall
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
Physical bumping of the skin

12. Conductor
Generally used in body massage
An element that will easily pass and electrical current or flow of negatively charged electrons
Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt
Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).

13. Reactios to a Chemical Peel
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
First stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be seen only with a microscope
Anything that takes up space and has substance
Base of formula - percentage - pH

14. Cherry Angioma
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
White blood cells formed in the lymphatic tissue thru out the body
Scaly red patched on the scalp - lower back and chest
Burning ray - less intense - penetrate to the basal layer

15. sudiferous gland
Sweat gland
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin
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Estheticians must wear gloves to perform in-office treatments in order to protect them from microorganisms

16. Considerations with use of Hydroxy Acid
Base of formula - percentage - pH
Improves the efficiency of preservatives by breaking down the cell wall
Inflammation of the skin caused by direct contact with an irritating or allergy-causing substance (irrant or allergen)
White blood cells formed in the lymphatic tissue thru out the body

17. Covalent bond
Bond between atoms sharing electrons
Cancer causing
Physical bumping of the skin
Bacteria that does n ot need oxygen to grow or survive

18. Common Complications with chemical peels
Scar tissue formed during healing
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary
Crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating

19. Warm Wax
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer
Dissolving dead skin cells
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
Very small threadlike growing

20. Ethmoid
Bone between eye sockets
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together
It works by dissolving surface lipids that hold the cells of the corneum together
Agents that remove dead skin cells

21. Layers of the epidermis
Helps break down the stratum corneum which allows fora better result
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim
Any mark on the skin that is not normal

22. Talogen
Common - benign -superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back
Refreshed appearance - reduction of t-zone oiliness - temporary pore reduction - tighter skin
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer
Resting

23. Gellant
Gives a product a gel like consistency
Very small threadlike growing
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary

24. Parietal
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
The path a current takes as it moves thru a system
Forms side and top of cranium

25. Skeletal system
Bones - structures - protect organs
Regulates hormone producing glands
Reduce strength
1. Sodium Hydrochloride(household bleach) 2. Formaldehyde

26. Blepharoplasty
Base of formula - percentage - pH
Eyelift
Cherry angioma raised red bump - easily felt
Health - Insurance - Portability - Accountability - Act

27. Element
Cleansing milks made mostly of water for sensitive and dry skin
A chemical in its simplest form
Softening - antibacterial and anti inflammatory
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician

28. Tests that detect HIV
Fatty pockets found on eyelids
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary
Elisa - western blot test
Treats eye diseases and performs eye related surgeries

29. Fissure
Breaks down food and secretes waste
Crack in skin
Bovine (pig or cow) derivative of enzyme
Couperose skin - fragile - thin skin - patients taking Accutane

30. Warts
Inflammation of the skin
Eyelift
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV

31. Melanoma
Wound that is a bruise
Growing
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
Most seriously and deadliest skin cancer. Moles that are dark in color

32. pH
Potential hydrogen
Basis of consciousness and creativity
Inner tissues
Scab and scar tissue build to protect and induce healing

33. UVA RAYS
An element that will easily pass and electrical current or flow of negatively charged electrons
Nail
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
increase sensitivity of the skin - dehydration - possible hyperpigmentation - fluctuation in blood flow

34. Neutron
Same as magnifying glass
A lower pH will make a peel more active
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge
Scar tissue formed during healing

35. Skincare
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying
What the esthetician specializes in
1 in 250 people
Nose job

36. Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Uses methods of physical contact to literally scrape or bump cells off the skin
Forms side and top of cranium
Controllable factors that contribute to the aging of skin - ex- sun exposure
2nd most deady - caused by Cumulative sun exposure. Raised - crusty - warty looking. appears as ulcers or nodular bumps may bleed easily

37. Disinfectant
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
(hair growth phase)- transition or shrieveling phase

38. Lack of Estrogen can cause...
Aging due to things we cant control - hereditary - genetic factors
Despressed scar
increase sensitivity of the skin - dehydration - possible hyperpigmentation - fluctuation in blood flow
Melasma - and Chloasma

39. Scale
Vitiligo and albinism
Flaky skin cell
Process of purifying water
HIV - Hepatitis - Syphilis

40. Prone
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world
1. Sodium Hydrochloride(household bleach) 2. Formaldehyde
Client is laying face down
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox

41. Grade 2 Acne
Blood and tissue cells secrete substances to create inflammation
Herpes zoster
Moderate acne- blackheads and milia can break out in the greater numbers.
Makes up the bones of the body

42. Pancreatin
Forms lower back of cranium
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies
Bovine (pig or cow) derivative of enzyme
A reciprocal measurement of hydrogen's in a substance

43. Asian
Potential hydrogen
Bone between eye sockets
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly
Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.

44. Results of Microderm
Process of killing ALL microorganisms
A lower pH will make a peel more active
The impaction is neither red nor inflammed
Refreshed appearance - reduction of t-zone oiliness - temporary pore reduction - tighter skin

45. Loupe
Bearberry extract - licorice extract - azeliac acid - kojic acid -mulberry extractg - asafetida - magnesium ascorbyl phosphate - ascorbyl glucosamine - arbutin
Main function of the nail
Same as magnifying glass
Infection of the skin that may affect any part of the body. Usually appears on the lower legs or face

46. Pustule
Scientific use of water as a treatment of injuries - diseases - or mental well being
Most seriously and deadliest skin cancer. Moles that are dark in color
Process of killing ALL microorganisms
Flat surface raised above the skin

47. Leukonchia
Lower jawbone
White spots appearing on the nail
Glass
Chemical agents that inhibit the growth of microorganisms in cosmetics

48. Alpha Hydroxy Aci
Bond between atoms sharing electrons
Gives skin its strength and found in the reticular dermis
Flaky skin cell
It works by dissolving surface lipids that hold the cells of the corneum together

49. Ophthalmic Surgeon
Evaluating skin response to UV light
Treats eye diseases and performs eye related surgeries
Breathing - provides oxygen to the blood
Blisters

50. Sphenoid
Guard Cells that Constantly Patrol the Epidermis
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Horse - archer
Connects all bones