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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Molluscum Contagiosum
Inert - acts as a sunscreen - camouglages imperfections - light and all purpose - skin friendly
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol
Freckle smaller than 1 cm
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin

2. Ophthalmic Surgeon
Treats eye diseases and performs eye related surgeries
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary
Protein that makes up 70% of the weight of the skin
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery

3. Pre- care for laser treatments consists of...
Acne caused by cosmetics
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating
Wasting away

4. Cell Membrane
Nose job
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability
Weaker form of disinfectant
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones

5. Effleurage
Hydroquinone - kojic acid - mulberry
Important when doing a massage
Gentle - but firm stroking and sliding over the body
Chemicals added to products to prevent oxidation

6. Talogen
Upper jawbone
Bring pH level back - neutralize skin - clean debris
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
Resting

7. Comeceutical
Most seriously and deadliest skin cancer. Moles that are dark in color
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects

8. Risk management
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk
An experiment that does not change behavior
30% concentration (or below) or 3.0 pH of exfoliation products
Melasma - and Chloasma

9. Keratin
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
Forms eye sockets
Protein nails are made of
Systemic disease - clients undergoing chemo - vascular problems - pregnancy - daibetic - swelling - infection - lumps - bumps - any unstable health condition

10. Pustule
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects
Effects the epidermis- papillary layer
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge
Flat surface raised above the skin

11. 4 Ways to Penetrate the Skin
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
Split or brittle nail
A lower pH will make a peel more active
Wound that is a bruise

12. Rhinoplasty
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body
Nose job
Raised scar
Stratum corneum - stratum granulosum

13. Nervous System
1:10 with water 4 disposable materials that prevent cross- contamination 1. cotton swabs 2. paper towels 3.Disposable staptulas 4. Gloves
Dried body serum (pus or blood)
2nd most deady - caused by Cumulative sun exposure. Raised - crusty - warty looking. appears as ulcers or nodular bumps may bleed easily
Basis of consciousness and creativity

14. hair removal methods
Flat surface raised above the skin
Nose job
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser
Most frequently autoimmunity disease you will encounter as an esthetician

15. Microderm Machines
Most modern machines are closed systems that do not allow particulate emission
Oval - round - square - rectangle - triangle - inverted triangle -heart - diamond
Horse - archer
(phase of hair growth) - growth phase

16. Alipidic
Red yellow blue
A reciprocal measurement of hydrogen's in a substance
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)
Softening - antibacterial and anti inflammatory

17. The most important indicator in the treatment room of skin type?
How many pints of bloodare in the human body
Evaluating skin response to UV light
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
Inner tissues

18. Eczema
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world
Client is laying face down
Drugs that are made from extracts of living organisms that simply kill bacteria
Inflammatory disease of the skin that is painful and causing itching

19. Digestive System
Skin is dry and scaly like a fish; build up of keratinous cells
Breaks down food and secretes waste
Scaly red patched on the scalp - lower back and chest
Federal agency that regulates the cosmetic industry

20. Atom
Gives a product a gel like consistency
Most seriously and deadliest skin cancer. Moles that are dark in color
Smallest measurable unit of an element
Reproduction and continuation of species

21. Jessners Peel
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol
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
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV

22. Hyperpigmentation Examples
Depsion or depression
Melasma - and Chloasma
Burning ray - less intense - penetrate to the basal layer
Basis of consciousness and creativity

23. Phaeophyta
Caused by scraped or scratches
Blood and metabolic stimulation
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim
Softening - antibacterial and anti inflammatory

24. Dermatological surgeon
Improves the efficiency of preservatives by breaking down the cell wall
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
Dermatologist who perform plastic and cosmetic surgery
More aggressive kneading

25. Ostia
Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt
Pore opening
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser
Bones - structures - protect organs

26. Lentigines
Freckles
Most serious- the condition is medically referred to as nodulocystic - or cystic acne where the skin displays numerous pustules - papules - pustules with large cysts
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
It works by dissolving surface lipids that hold the cells of the corneum together

27. Removing Surface Cells impove or help the skin
Inner tissues
Improves product penetration - helps clear away dead skin cells and debris from the pore openings; making extractions easier - remove uneven buildup
Cheek bones
Moderate acne- blackheads and milia can break out in the greater numbers.

28. Bullae
Includes how to safely clean up after an accidental spill
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Very large vesicles (blister)
Ascrobic Acid - helps to protect the body from many forms of oxidation

29. Mixture
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation
Dermatologist who perform plastic and cosmetic surgery
Measurement of mathematical changed in the experiment
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together

30. Interleodion
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
Crack in skin
White spots appearing on the nail
Cheek bones

31. Petrissage
Removes the entire epidermis
More aggressive kneading
Open lesions/skin cancers - cold sores/herpes - windburn - sunburn - active rosacea - pregnancy
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

32. Tests that detect HIV
Found on the cheeks - jaw line - and chin
Wound that is a bruise
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges
Elisa - western blot test

33. Skin Concerns found in a medical environment
Elisa - western blot test
Cheek bones
Process of using barrier and intercellular compatible materials like lipids to better penetrate ingredients
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer

34. Master Esthetician
increase sensitivity of the skin - dehydration - possible hyperpigmentation - fluctuation in blood flow
Stiches
Controllable factors that contribute to the aging of skin - ex- sun exposure
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products

35. Muscular system
Development of an idea based on available information
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.
Movement
Common acne- inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands of the skin. Consits of red - elevated areas on the skin that may develop into pustules and even futher into cyst that can cause scarring

36. Ostium
The opening of a follicle
Couperose skin - fragile - thin skin - patients taking Accutane
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis

37. Matter
1 in 250 people
Blood and metabolic stimulation
Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel
Anything that takes up space and has substance

38. Retin A and AHA prepare for microderm
Dead buildup - bacteria and fatty acids from sebum
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Helps break down the stratum corneum which allows fora better result

39. Corrugator Supercili
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Known as the botox place - stops the forehead from scowling
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin

40. Hormone
Mole
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body
Extractions - microderm - mani/pedi - waxing

41. Remodeling Phase
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis
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.
Scar tissue formed during healing
Gommage - granular scrubs - microderm - luffa

42. Black
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
What the number of passes are based upon
Scar tissue formed during healing
HIV - Hepatitis - Syphilis

43. Keloids
Same as magnifying glass
Raised scar
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin

44. Control Group
Orange green violet
An experiment that does not change behavior
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer

45. Disinfectant
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.
Pain - Swelling -redness - gever - throbbing - pus
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms
Moderate acne- blackheads and milia can break out in the greater numbers.

46. Vesicles
Blisters
Development of an idea based on available information
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
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge

47. Immune System
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.
Bodys mechanism for fighting disease
White blood cells formed in the lymphatic tissue thru out the body

48. Primary colors
Red yellow blue
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome
Technical name for fat
Process of killing ALL microorganisms

49. BHA
Chemical exfoliant htta works from the outside in. salisylic and citric acid- best for acne - rosacea - telangectasia
An experiment that does not change behavior
Ingredient that attracts water
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics

50. Core/center of the body
Movement should come from this part of the body
Eyelift
Health - Insurance - Portability - Accountability - Act
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.

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