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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. OSHA
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation
A fungus caused when moisture seeps between an artifical nail and the free edge of the nail
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

2. Occipital
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
Massage movements is usuallyused to stimulate cellulite areas
Forms lower back of cranium

3. Salicylic Benefits
Scar tissue formed during healing
Red yellow blue
Antibacterial - antiseptic - ant-inflammatory - keratolytic - kills p.acne
Every 2 weeks

4. Risk management
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk
Split or brittle nail
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched
Ringworm of the feet

5. Onychrorrhexis
An element that will easily pass and electrical current or flow of negatively charged electrons
Medium pressure should be used when holding the hand piece against the skin
Wound that is a bruise
Split or brittle nail

6. Carcinogenic
Weaker form of disinfectant
Secrets waste and water control
Cancer causing
Products are treatments that do not contain water

7. Complimentary colors
Forms eye sockets
Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel
Layer of lipids and sweat secretions that help kill bacteria
Cheek bones

8. Chemical Exfoliation
Fatty pockets found on eyelids
Agents that remove dead skin cells
Dissolving dead skin cells
Refreshed appearance - reduction of t-zone oiliness - temporary pore reduction - tighter skin

9. Why must an esthetician wear gloves?
White blood cells formed in the lymphatic tissue thru out the body
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Estheticians must wear gloves to perform in-office treatments in order to protect them from microorganisms
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness

10. OHM
Blisters
Aids in the coagulation of blood
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox
Measure of how much a material resists a flowing current

11. lymphocytes
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
1 in 250 people
Acne caused by cosmetics
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood

12. Vitiligo
Loss of cells that give color to the skin(melanocytes) results in smooth - white patches in the midst of normally pigemented skin
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
Upper jawbone
Breathing - provides oxygen to the blood

13. Food and drug act of 1938-COSMETIC
Articles intended to be rubbed - poured or sprinkled to the human body for cleansing - beautifying or promotion attractiveness
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Build up of cells

14. Acid Mantle
Layer of lipids and sweat secretions that help kill bacteria
Autoclave
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Thin layer of tissue- this is how the nail plate and nail bed are attached

15. Cell Membrane
Breaks down food and secretes waste
Treat all body fluids as they were/are contagious
Surgical procedures used for cosmetic purposes only ex: eye lift - face lift - forehead lifts - liposuction - collagen injections
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability

16. Psoriasis
Very small threadlike growing
Smallest measurable unit of an element
Occurs when skin cells grow too quickly.Faulty signals in the immune system cause new skin cells to form in days rather than weeks.--Patches of thick - scaly skin that may be white - silvery or red
Build up of cells

17. Effleurage
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly
A lower pH will make a peel more active
Gentle - but firm stroking and sliding over the body
Evaluating skin response to UV light

18. Pancreatin
Bovine (pig or cow) derivative of enzyme
Weaker form of disinfectant
A raised area on the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Includes how to safely clean up after an accidental spill

19. Body Cosmetic Surgery
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying
Hydroquinone - kojic acid - mulberry
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction

20. Papules
Generally manufactured without the use of certain ingredients that are known to frequently cause allergic reactions
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
Cherry angioma raised red bump - easily felt
Couperose skin - fragile - thin skin - patients taking Accutane

21. SOAP
Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary
Raised lesion with a flat surface
Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel

22. pH
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
Potential hydrogen
Makes up the bones of the body

23. Two disinfectants used in esthetics
Dissolving dead skin cells
1. Sodium Hydrochloride(household bleach) 2. Formaldehyde
The term for immunity to a certain disease built by antibodies the body produces when you get sick
Anything that takes up space and has substance

24. sudiferous gland
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Split or brittle nail
Technical name for fat
Sweat gland

25. Neutron
Cancer causing
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
Constantly bathes the various tissues of the body.removes the waste/toxins in the body

26. Vitamin K
Inner tissues
Ingrown nail
Clotting of blood
1-2 min

27. Microderm Affects which layers?
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
Sweat gland
Stratum corneum - stratum granulosum
Chemical exfoliant that works from the inside out. Glycoloic - lactic - malic - and tartaric acids -- best for aging - dry/dehydrated - wrinkle and hyperpigmentation

28. 4 Factors that can influence Skin Penetration
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox
Acne caused by cosmetics
Thickeness of the stratum corneum - large buildup of dead skin cells - excessively oily skin - temperature of the skin
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly

29. Onyx
Raised lesion with a flat surface
Products are treatments that do not contain water
Nail
Loss of cells that give color to the skin(melanocytes) results in smooth - white patches in the midst of normally pigemented skin

30. Microderm Machines
Drugs that are made from extracts of living organisms that simply kill bacteria
Known as the botox place - stops the forehead from scowling
Gommage - granular scrubs - microderm - luffa
Most modern machines are closed systems that do not allow particulate emission

31. Microcomedo
Falling out
A popular treatment - therapeutic use of plants for beauty and health purposes
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies
First stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be seen only with a microscope

32. Cytoplasm
Process of killing ALL microorganisms
Technical name for fat
Guard Cells that Constantly Patrol the Epidermis
Allows other structures to move around inside the cell

33. Electricity
Papillary layer - Reticular Dermis - Subcutaneous
Energy
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)

34. Best candidates for chemical peels
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne
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
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called whiteheads
Sweat gland

35. Healthy nails
Smooth -pinkish - translucent
Anything that prevents you from doing a treatment
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
Most seriously and deadliest skin cancer. Moles that are dark in color

36. Mechanical/Manual Exfoliation
Athlete's foot
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive
Physical bumping of the skin

37. lymphocytes
White blood cells formed in the lymphatic tissue thru out the body
Sun damage; pre cancerous( can become squamous cell carcinoma). Sharp - rough and prickly
Primary catalyst a chronic stress - high level of stress throws adrenal glands in over drive. Setting the stage for acne in 30s and 40s
Guard Cells that Constantly Patrol the Epidermis

38. What are Germs?
Same as magnifying glass
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood

39. extrinsic aging
Reduce strength
Hyluronic acid - humectants
Sunshine Vitamin - Skin synthesis' Vit D From Cholesterol when exposed to sunlight
Controllable factors that contribute to the aging of skin - ex- sun exposure

40. Lower pH Level
Procedures used for accidental injuries orother physcial deformities ex: skin cancer removal - nose job
Technical name for fat
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
A lower pH will make a peel more active

41. Keratin
Protein nails are made of
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa
It works by dissolving surface lipids that hold the cells of the corneum together

42. Papain
Extractions - microderm - mani/pedi - waxing
Papaya=derivative of enzyme
Pore opening
Pocket full of infection under the skin

43. Vesicles
Not enough thyroid hormone
Scab and scar tissue build to protect and induce healing
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking
Blisters

44. Nerve Tissue
Potential hydrogen
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation
Smallest possible unit of an element

45. Emulsion cleansers
Cleansing milks made mostly of water for sensitive and dry skin
Movement
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges

46. Swedish massage movements
Helps break down the stratum corneum which allows fora better result
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
Erbium - CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
Generally used in body massage

47. Vaccines
Smooth -pinkish - translucent
Wasting away
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies

48. Benefits of massage
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction
Stress relief - relaxes and refreshes muscles - improves detox - keeps skin healthy - increases metabolic function - pain management - prevent cramp or strained muscles - reduces tension - headaches
Process of purifying water
Same as magnifying glass

49. Ulcer
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body
Depsion or depression
Process of purifying water

50. How often should i client have enzyme treatments?
Nerves that allow you to feel pain - heat and cold - pressure and touch
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called blackheads
Heart - pumps blood
Every 2 weeks