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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Distillation
Scientific use of water as a treatment of injuries - diseases - or mental well being
Orange green violet
Raised growths on the skin. Means greasy and keratosis means thickening of the skin
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this

2. Grade 2 Acne
An element that will easily pass and electrical current or flow of negatively charged electrons
Connects all bones
Horse - archer
Moderate acne- blackheads and milia can break out in the greater numbers.

3. Anagen
(phase of hair growth) - growth phase
Dead buildup - bacteria and fatty acids from sebum
Crack in skin
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

4. Deep Peeling
The impaction is neither red nor inflammed
Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).
Effects the epidermis- papillary layer
Regulates hormone producing glands

5. Massage
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
Common - inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky - white to yellowish scales to form an oily areas such as the scalpor inside of the ear
Erbium - CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
Most common form of skin cancer - orginateds in the basal layer. Pearl like fleshy bumps on the face - flesh or pink in color- painless

6. Jessners Peel
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol
Process of purifying water
Reduce strength
HIV - Hepatitis - Syphilis

7. Rhytidectomy
Center for Disease Control
Facelift
Red yellow blue
Other Potential Infections Material

8. Tinea Corporis

9. Emollients
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
Ingredients that lubricate skin and give cosmetics a soft smooth feeling
Mildest acne that's often just a minor pimple that appear occasionally in small numbers and small bumps that can disapper without being treated
Hives due to allergies

10. Circuit
The path a current takes as it moves thru a system
Treat all body fluids as they were/are contagious
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying
Protein that makes up 70% of the weight of the skin

11. Non-inflammatory
Thickeness of the stratum corneum - large buildup of dead skin cells - excessively oily skin - temperature of the skin
The impaction is neither red nor inflammed
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)
Energy

12. Window Phase
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
Upper jawbone
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar

13. Pinpoint bleeding in microderm
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
Stratum corneum - stratum granulosum
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis
Cancer causing short ray - penetrates to the stratum corneum

14. Thickness of Skin
Physical bumping of the skin
What the number of passes are based upon
Freckles
Hive histamines are released in the body

15. Xanthomas
Falling out
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne
Fatty pockets found on eyelids
Protein that makes up 70% of the weight of the skin

16. AIDS
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome
(phase of hair growth) - growth phase
Includes how to safely clean up after an accidental spill
A white appearence of the skin that appears after applying a strong exfoliation peeling substance

17. Ingredients that attract water to the skin
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
Hyluronic acid - humectants
Federal agency that regulates the cosmetic industry
Tinea versicolor- yeast infection that affects the ability of the skin to produce melanin

18. Digestive System
Falling out
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes
Blackheads - Whiteheads
Breaks down food and secretes waste

19. OPIM
Blisters
Open lesions/skin cancers - cold sores/herpes - windburn - sunburn - active rosacea - pregnancy
Herpes zoster
Other Potential Infections Material

20. Acne Cosmetica
Generally manufactured without the use of certain ingredients that are known to frequently cause allergic reactions
What the esthetician specializes in
Acne caused by cosmetics
Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel

21. Grade 1 Acne

22. Impetigo
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
Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).
Crack in skin
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

23. Waxing Hair Removal
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
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.
Facelift
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle

24. Rhodophyta
Temperature regulator - sensory - healing - immunity - protection
Deep infection caused by a deep massive invasion of white blood cells
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer
Contains highly balancing emollient algae

25. Covalent bond
A condition in which a person picks at their acne lesions
Bond between atoms sharing electrons
Measure of how much a material resists a flowing current
Papaya=derivative of enzyme

26. Warts
Most serious- the condition is medically referred to as nodulocystic - or cystic acne where the skin displays numerous pustules - papules - pustules with large cysts
Ringworm of the feet
Physical bumping of the skin
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV

27. Basal Cell Carcinoma
More aggressive kneading
Most common form of skin cancer - orginateds in the basal layer. Pearl like fleshy bumps on the face - flesh or pink in color- painless
Measurement of mathematical changed in the experiment
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms

28. Distillation
Process of purifying water
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking

29. Hummetiant
Acne caused by cosmetics
Ingredient that attracts water
Reproduction and continuation of species
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments

30. Temporal
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
Mildest acne that's often just a minor pimple that appear occasionally in small numbers and small bumps that can disapper without being treated
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched
Forms the side of head by ear

31. Reproductive system
(Eczema) is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin - causing itching - blisters - redness - swelling - and often oozing - scabbing - and scaling
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
Orange green violet
Reproduction and continuation of species

32. HIPPA
Very thin like glaze - spreadin the direction ofhair growth at a 45 degree angle toward you - better for large areas
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.
Health - Insurance - Portability - Accountability - Act
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face

33. Cool Colors
Thickeness of the stratum corneum - large buildup of dead skin cells - excessively oily skin - temperature of the skin
Itching tingly feeling of the skin experienced by some woman during menopause
Refreshed appearance - reduction of t-zone oiliness - temporary pore reduction - tighter skin
Relaxing and calm- blue - green - violet - grey

34. Tinea pedis
Athlete's foot
Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.
The structure in which the hair growsthat are commonly knownas "pores" - the hair follicle
Ringworm of the feet

35. Cherry Angioma
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
Blisters
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge

36. Chlorophyta
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments
Softening - antibacterial and anti inflammatory
Inert - acts as a sunscreen - camouglages imperfections - light and all purpose - skin friendly
Aids in firmness and skin renewal

37. Chelating Agent
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox
Aging due to things we cant control - hereditary - genetic factors
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
Improves the efficiency of preservatives by breaking down the cell wall

38. Vitiligo
2nd most deady - caused by Cumulative sun exposure. Raised - crusty - warty looking. appears as ulcers or nodular bumps may bleed easily
Improves product penetration - helps clear away dead skin cells and debris from the pore openings; making extractions easier - remove uneven buildup
Bring pH level back - neutralize skin - clean debris
Loss of cells that give color to the skin(melanocytes) results in smooth - white patches in the midst of normally pigemented skin

39. Nodule
Aging due to things we cant control - hereditary - genetic factors
Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt
Depsion or depression
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

40. Virus
Tiny particle that must live on a host cell.Capable of infesting almost all plants and animals -including bacteria
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called blackheads
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.
Pocket full of infection under the skin

41. Body Cosmetic Surgery
Pineapple-derivative of enzyme
Agents that remove dead skin cells
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction
Any mark on the skin that is not normal

42. Excoriation scar
Caused by scraped or scratches
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums
Bring pH level back - neutralize skin - clean debris
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body

43. P.Acne
Measurement of mathematical changed in the experiment
Gentle tapping movements
Scientific name for acne vulgaris
Any mark on the skin that is not normal

44. Onyx
Ringworm of the feet
Nail
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating

45. Frosting
Forms the side of head by ear
Sunshine Vitamin - Skin synthesis' Vit D From Cholesterol when exposed to sunlight
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
A white appearence of the skin that appears after applying a strong exfoliation peeling substance

46. Seaweed and Mud
Temperature regulator - sensory - healing - immunity - protection
Relaxing and calm- blue - green - violet - grey
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying

47. 3 diseases a client may have that would contraindicate in-office treatments?
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
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes
Form the forehead
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

48. Onychrorrhexis
Rx name-isotretinoi - oral acne medication used for severe cases of acne
Loss of cells that give color to the skin(melanocytes) results in smooth - white patches in the midst of normally pigemented skin
Split or brittle nail
More aggressive kneading

49. Microderm Machines
Most modern machines are closed systems that do not allow particulate emission
Depsion or depression
Chemical agents that inhibit the growth of microorganisms in cosmetics
Thickening of the tissue

50. OSHA
Nail
Treats eye diseases and performs eye related surgeries
Softening - antibacterial and anti inflammatory
Occupational Safety and Health Administration