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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Erosion
Primary catalyst a chronic stress - high level of stress throws adrenal glands in over drive. Setting the stage for acne in 30s and 40s
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.
Removal of dead skin cells
Despressed scar

2. Anaerobix bacteria
Facelift
Growing
Bacteria that does n ot need oxygen to grow or survive
Ingredient that attracts water

3. Hypothyroidism
Raised scar
Scientific use of water as a treatment of injuries - diseases - or mental well being
Not enough thyroid hormone
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects

4. AIDS
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world
Type of crystals that can be used for microderm- benefits: less irritation - stable - hard - inert

5. Considerations with use of Hydroxy Acid
Wasting away
First stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be seen only with a microscope
Relaxing and calm- blue - green - violet - grey
Base of formula - percentage - pH

6. Aluminum Oxide
Scar tissue formed during healing
Type of crystals that can be used for microderm- benefits: less irritation - stable - hard - inert
A condition in which a person picks at their acne lesions
Raised scar

7. Onychrorrhexis
Name of a group of diseases caused by a fungus- ringworm - athlete's foot and jock itch
Lower jawbone
Split or brittle nail
Several different types of skin swelling. Also called Dermatitis. Red - Swollen and itchy skin

8. Universal and Standard Precautions
Most modern machines are closed systems that do not allow particulate emission
Treat all body fluids as they were/are contagious
Protein nails are made of
Flat surface raised above the skin

9. Granular scrubs- how long should you scrub the face?
Massage movements is usuallyused to stimulate cellulite areas
Athlete's foot
1-2 min
Pore opening

10. Effects of Smoking on the skin
Client is face up
Causes free radicals - depletion of Vit. C in the body - decreases circulation - makes skin sallow - and causes extrinsic aging around the mouth
Inflammation of the skin
Growing

11. Antiseptic
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Weaker form of disinfectant
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan
Thickening of the tissue

12. Hyperpigmentation Examples
Provide proper skin care - emotional support - health edu - controlling and medicating erythema
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
Melasma - and Chloasma
Forms the side of head by ear

13. Mechanical exfoliation
Drugs that are made from extracts of living organisms that simply kill bacteria
Uses methods of physical contact to literally scrape or bump cells off the skin
1-2 min
Glogau - Rubin

14. Conductor
Regulates hormone producing glands
An element that will easily pass and electrical current or flow of negatively charged electrons
Health - Insurance - Portability - Accountability - Act
Reduce strength

15. Black
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes
Secrets waste and water control
Blisters

16. Prone
Client is laying face down
Prevents most americans from getting body treatments
Hive histamines are released in the body
Estheticians must wear gloves to perform in-office treatments in order to protect them from microorganisms

17. Cytoplasm
A white appearence of the skin that appears after applying a strong exfoliation peeling substance
Ascrobic Acid - helps to protect the body from many forms of oxidation
Allows other structures to move around inside the cell
Products are treatments that do not contain water

18. Immune system

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19. 3 substances that can contribute to the slowing of the immune function
Rich in vitamins - stimulates metabolic rate
Process of purifying water
Medium pressure should be used when holding the hand piece against the skin
Improper diet - excessive alcohol intake - lacking exercise

20. Chlorophyta
Softening - antibacterial and anti inflammatory
Erbium - CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
Raised scar
Deep infection caused by a deep massive invasion of white blood cells

21. Electron
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
Erbium - CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world
Includes how to safely clean up after an accidental spill

22. Tinea Corporis

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23. Grade 4 Acne
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
Open lesions/skin cancers - cold sores/herpes - windburn - sunburn - active rosacea - pregnancy
Most serious- the condition is medically referred to as nodulocystic - or cystic acne where the skin displays numerous pustules - papules - pustules with large cysts
Inflammation of the skin

24. Nerve Tissue
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.
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
An experiment that does not change behavior
Loss of cells that give color to the skin(melanocytes) results in smooth - white patches in the midst of normally pigemented skin

25. pH

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26. Active ingredient
Very thin like glaze - spreadin the direction ofhair growth at a 45 degree angle toward you - better for large areas
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes
Worst enemy of the langerhans cells
Raised growths on the skin. Means greasy and keratosis means thickening of the skin

27. Distillation
Orange green violet
Clotting of blood
Process of purifying water
Wound that is a bruise

28. Vitamin C
Most serious- the condition is medically referred to as nodulocystic - or cystic acne where the skin displays numerous pustules - papules - pustules with large cysts
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
Ascrobic Acid - helps to protect the body from many forms of oxidation
(hair growth phase)- transition or shrieveling phase

29. Athrophy
1 in 250 people
Skin is dry and scaly like a fish; build up of keratinous cells
Wasting away
Thin layer of tissue- this is how the nail plate and nail bed are attached

30. Apply hard wax
Freckle smaller than 1 cm
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears
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.

31. Cherry Angioma
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body
Most modern machines are closed systems that do not allow particulate emission
Horse - archer
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk

32. Waxing Hair Removal
Substance that allows ingredients to be delivered in the body
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.
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer

33. Dr. Lucas
Herpes zoster
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 a product a gel like consistency
A sprayer that sprays a cool - fine mist - food for sensitive skin and hydration for all skin types

34. Benefits of exfoliation
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
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
What the number of passes are based upon
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician

35. Skin Concerns found in a medical environment
Ingredients that do not react to normal chemical reactions within the skin; making it unlikely to produce allergic or irritant reactions
Bone between eye sockets
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer
Temperature regulator - sensory - healing - immunity - protection

36. Brightening Ingredients
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly
Guard Cells that Constantly Patrol the Epidermis
Extractions - microderm - mani/pedi - waxing
Bearberry extract - licorice extract - azeliac acid - kojic acid -mulberry extractg - asafetida - magnesium ascorbyl phosphate - ascorbyl glucosamine - arbutin

37. Papain
Resting
Antibacterial - antiseptic - ant-inflammatory - keratolytic - kills p.acne
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa
Papaya=derivative of enzyme

38. 4 procedures an esthetician performs where they may come in contact with infected body fluid
Mixing and matching treatments
Breaks down food and secretes waste
Extractions - microderm - mani/pedi - waxing
Hyluronic acid - humectants

39. Dermatitis
Potential hydrogen
A reciprocal measurement of hydrogen's in a substance
Wound that is a bruise
(Eczema) is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin - causing itching - blisters - redness - swelling - and often oozing - scabbing - and scaling

40. Collagen
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome
A lower pH will make a peel more active
Protein that makes up 70% of the weight of the skin
Extractions - microderm - mani/pedi - waxing

41. Urinary System
Basis of consciousness and creativity
Cleansing milks made mostly of water for sensitive and dry skin
Secrets waste and water control
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments

42. Swedish massage movements
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
Hives due to allergies
Controllable factors that contribute to the aging of skin - ex- sun exposure
Generally used in body massage

43. Removing Surface Cells impove or help the skin
Improves product penetration - helps clear away dead skin cells and debris from the pore openings; making extractions easier - remove uneven buildup
Most serious- the condition is medically referred to as nodulocystic - or cystic acne where the skin displays numerous pustules - papules - pustules with large cysts
Flaky skin cell
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne

44. Window Phase
A raised area on the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Pocket full of infection under the skin
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body

45. Element
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying
Breaks down food and secretes waste
A chemical in its simplest form
Mildest acne that's often just a minor pimple that appear occasionally in small numbers and small bumps that can disapper without being treated

46. extrinsic aging
Most serious- the condition is medically referred to as nodulocystic - or cystic acne where the skin displays numerous pustules - papules - pustules with large cysts
Technical name for fat
Controllable factors that contribute to the aging of skin - ex- sun exposure
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made

47. Scientific Method
Flaky skin cell
Development of an idea based on available information
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
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge

48. Maxilla
Causes free radicals - depletion of Vit. C in the body - decreases circulation - makes skin sallow - and causes extrinsic aging around the mouth
Systemic disease - clients undergoing chemo - vascular problems - pregnancy - daibetic - swelling - infection - lumps - bumps - any unstable health condition
Upper jawbone
Gentle - but firm stroking and sliding over the body

49. What is a papule?
A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Other Potential Infections Material
White spots appearing on the nail
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

50. Vitamin K
Aids in the coagulation of blood
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products