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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Urinary System
Uses light color to enhance features making it appear larger
Very small threadlike growing
Secrets waste and water control
Ascrobic Acid - helps to protect the body from many forms of oxidation

2. Reproductive system
Reproduction and continuation of species
Controllable factors that contribute to the aging of skin - ex- sun exposure
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
Movement

3. AIDS
Pain - Swelling -redness - gever - throbbing - pus
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Greek word for "perceptible of the senses"
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome

4. Grade 1 Acne

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5. Tinea Pedis

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6. Hormone
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body
Red yellow blue
Scaly red patched on the scalp - lower back and chest
Very thin like glaze - spreadin the direction ofhair growth at a 45 degree angle toward you - better for large areas

7. Fitzpatrick Skin Typing
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body
Cherry angioma raised red bump - easily felt

8. Dermatitis
Stratum corneum - stratum granulosum
Inflammation of the skin
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body
A nodule is a raised lesion that is larger and deeper in the skin than a papule

9. Accutane
Common - inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky - white to yellowish scales to form an oily areas such as the scalpor inside of the ear
30% concentration (or below) or 3.0 pH of exfoliation products
Rx name-isotretinoi - oral acne medication used for severe cases of acne
Contains highly balancing emollient algae

10. Hippocratic oath
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
Gives a product a gel like consistency
Forms side and top of cranium
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed

11. hair removal methods
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser
Build up of cells
Base of formula - percentage - pH
Dissolving dead skin cells

12. Hypertrophy
Most modern machines are closed systems that do not allow particulate emission
Improves product penetration - helps clear away dead skin cells and debris from the pore openings; making extractions easier - remove uneven buildup
Thickening of the tissue
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser

13. Herpes Simplex
A viral infection of the skin
Weaker form of disinfectant
Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle

14. Acne Cosmetica
Acne caused by cosmetics
Treats eye diseases and performs eye related surgeries
Uses methods of physical contact to literally scrape or bump cells off the skin
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne

15. Toner use
Most seriously and deadliest skin cancer. Moles that are dark in color
Bring pH level back - neutralize skin - clean debris
Metal tweezers- clean with soap - Suction attachments- use 70% alcohol then soak for 20 min in a disinfectant - Extractors- clean with soap and water then spray with cavaside - Galvanic rollers- spray with alcohol
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

16. Retention Hyperkeratosis
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
Body's defense
Area of skin redness or swelling that gets larger - tight glossy look to the skin - pain or tenderness - skin rash that happens suddenly and grows quickly -signs of infection include: fever - chills - and muscle aches
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions

17. Massage
Most common form of skin cancer - orginateds in the basal layer. Pearl like fleshy bumps on the face - flesh or pink in color- painless
Nose job
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
Glogau - Rubin

18. Superficial Peeling
Freckle smaller than 1 cm
Elisa - western blot test
Mole
Effects the epidermis (stratum corneum)

19. Ulcer
Depsion or depression
Too much thryroid hormone
Scar tissue formed during healing
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis

20. Sensory nerves
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin
Guard Cells that Constantly Patrol the Epidermis
Freckle smaller than 1 cm
Nerves that allow you to feel pain - heat and cold - pressure and touch

21. Vitamin K
Aids in the coagulation of blood
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
Energy
AHA exfoliant - melanin suppressant - Retin A

22. Respiratory system
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face
Hydroquinone - kojic acid - mulberry
Breathing - provides oxygen to the blood
Too much thryroid hormone

23. The most important indicator in the treatment room of skin type?
A sprayer that sprays a cool - fine mist - food for sensitive skin and hydration for all skin types
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones
Tiny particle that must live on a host cell.Capable of infesting almost all plants and animals -including bacteria
Evaluating skin response to UV light

24. Granular scrubs- how long should you scrub the face?
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim
1-2 min
Smallest measurable unit of an element
Ringworm of the hands

25. 4 Factors that can influence Skin Penetration
Herpes zoster
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer
Thickeness of the stratum corneum - large buildup of dead skin cells - excessively oily skin - temperature of the skin
Hydroquinone

26. Rhinoplasty
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
Nose job
Ingredients that lubricate skin and give cosmetics a soft smooth feeling
Protein that makes up 70% of the weight of the skin

27. Loupe
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
Same as magnifying glass
Split or brittle nail
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive

28. Interleodion
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
Weaker form of disinfectant
Blood and metabolic stimulation
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol

29. Chemical Exfoliation
Dissolving dead skin cells
It works by dissolving surface lipids that hold the cells of the corneum together
Stress - Overactive Sebaceous Glands - Dead Skin cell accummulation - Bacteria and Inflammation - Comedogenic ingredients
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating

30. Blepharoplasty
1. Sodium Hydrochloride(household bleach) 2. Formaldehyde
Papaya=derivative of enzyme
Eyelift
Bond between atoms sharing electrons

31. Sensitive
Agents that remove dead skin cells
What the number of passes are based upon
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched
Itching tingly feeling of the skin experienced by some woman during menopause

32. Hypothyroidism
Not enough thyroid hormone
Moderate acne- blackheads and milia can break out in the greater numbers.
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
30% concentration (or below) or 3.0 pH of exfoliation products

33. Eczema
Erbium - CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV
Several different types of skin swelling. Also called Dermatitis. Red - Swollen and itchy skin
Moderate acne- blackheads and milia can break out in the greater numbers.

34. HIPPA
Melasma - and Chloasma
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
Health - Insurance - Portability - Accountability - Act
The term for immunity to a certain disease built by antibodies the body produces when you get sick

35. Circulatory system
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
Energy
Heart - pumps blood

36. Leukonchia
The opening of a follicle
Wasting away
Reproduction and continuation of species
White spots appearing on the nail

37. Dermabrasion
Measure of the amount of current flowing into a circuit
Lower jawbone
Several different types of skin swelling. Also called Dermatitis. Red - Swollen and itchy skin
Resurfacing technique

38. Proton
Most common form of skin cancer - orginateds in the basal layer. Pearl like fleshy bumps on the face - flesh or pink in color- painless
Itching tingly feeling of the skin experienced by some woman during menopause
Inner tissues
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge

39. 4 Ways to Penetrate the Skin
A chemical in its simplest form
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin

40. Nail growth
Acne caused by cosmetics
Cleansing milks made mostly of water for sensitive and dry skin
0.1 mm-3mm per month
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue

41. Erosion
Oil gland
Pore opening
Despressed scar
Caused by scraped or scratches

42. Contridications to Hydroxy Acid Treatments
Open lesions/skin cancers - cold sores/herpes - windburn - sunburn - active rosacea - pregnancy
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
A nodule is a raised lesion that is larger and deeper in the skin than a papule
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery

43. Ionic bonds
Includes how to safely clean up after an accidental spill
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face
Helps break down the stratum corneum which allows fora better result

44. Vehicle
Type of crystals that can be used for microderm- benefits: less irritation - stable - hard - inert
Reproduction and continuation of species
Substance that allows ingredients to be delivered in the body
Resurfacing technique

45. Considerations with use of Hydroxy Acid
Very large vesicles (blister)
Smooth -pinkish - translucent
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.
Base of formula - percentage - pH

46. Grade 3 Acne
Nose job
Freckles
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
Sweat gland

47. Lunula
Steam does to enhance discrustation
Crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body
Physical bumping of the skin

48. Layers of the epidermis
Bacteria that does n ot need oxygen to grow or survive
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Inflammation of the skin

49. OSHA
It works by dissolving surface lipids that hold the cells of the corneum together
Form the forehead
Snall deposits of sebum
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

50. How often should i client have enzyme treatments?
Nose job
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed
Every 2 weeks
Articles intended to be rubbed - poured or sprinkled to the human body for cleansing - beautifying or promotion attractiveness