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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. AHA
Chemical exfoliant that works from the inside out. Glycoloic - lactic - malic - and tartaric acids -- best for aging - dry/dehydrated - wrinkle and hyperpigmentation
Pink eye - impetigo - herpes
Removes the entire epidermis
The largest organ of the body

2. Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Dermatologist who perform plastic and cosmetic surgery
Very large vesicles (blister)
Estheticians must wear gloves to perform in-office treatments in order to protect them from microorganisms
2nd most deady - caused by Cumulative sun exposure. Raised - crusty - warty looking. appears as ulcers or nodular bumps may bleed easily

3. Disinfectant
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms
Hydroquinone - kojic acid - mulberry
Common - benign -superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back
Steam does to enhance discrustation

4. Athrophy
Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician
Wasting away
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust

5. Langerhans Cells
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Guard Cells that Constantly Patrol the Epidermis
Bright - attention getting reds - orange - pink - yellow - coral - brown
Despressed scar

6. Retention Hyperkeratosis
Fatty pockets found on eyelids
Infection of the skin that may affect any part of the body. Usually appears on the lower legs or face
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
30% concentration (or below) or 3.0 pH of exfoliation products

7. Scale
Inert - acts as a sunscreen - camouglages imperfections - light and all purpose - skin friendly
Flaky skin cell
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer
Shingles is a painful - blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus - the virus that causes chickenpox

8. Grade 3 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
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking
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
Nose job

9. Primary colors
Massage movements is usuallyused to stimulate cellulite areas
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.
Red yellow blue
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin

10. Stances in massage
Resting
Blackheads - Whiteheads
Skin condition in which white bumps appear on the upper arms - thighs - and cheeks
Horse - archer

11. Sensitive
A raised area on the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Growing

12. Vitamin D

13. Reactios to a Chemical Peel
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
Common - benign -superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back
2nd most deady - caused by Cumulative sun exposure. Raised - crusty - warty looking. appears as ulcers or nodular bumps may bleed easily
Herpes zoster

14. Hyperthyroidism
The structure in which the hair growsthat are commonly knownas "pores" - the hair follicle
Too much thryroid hormone
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive
Cancer causing

15. Ethmoid
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom - positive charge
Substance that allows ingredients to be delivered in the body
Not enough thyroid hormone
Bone between eye sockets

16. Electron
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
Dead buildup - bacteria and fatty acids from sebum
Movement should come from this part of the body

17. Layering
Improves the efficiency of preservatives by breaking down the cell wall
Important when doing a massage
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood
Mixing and matching treatments

18. Anhydrous products
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser
Federal agency that regulates the cosmetic industry
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood

19. Collagen
Base of formula - percentage - pH
Gives skin its strength and found in the reticular dermis
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)
Scab and scar tissue build to protect and induce healing

20. Aesthikos
Crack in skin
Greek word for "perceptible of the senses"
Oil gland
The structure in which the hair growsthat are commonly knownas "pores" - the hair follicle

21. What is the ratio you can dilute household bleach for a disinfectant?
Chemicals added to products to prevent oxidation
What the esthetician specializes in
1:10 with water 4 disposable materials that prevent cross- contamination 1. cotton swabs 2. paper towels 3.Disposable staptulas 4. Gloves
Burning ray - less intense - penetrate to the basal layer

22. Distillation
Greek word for "perceptible of the senses"
Most common form of skin cancer - orginateds in the basal layer. Pearl like fleshy bumps on the face - flesh or pink in color- painless
Process of purifying water
Reduce strength

23. Friction
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin
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
Outer tissue

24. Interleodion
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
Evaluating skin response to UV light
The term for immunity to a certain disease built by antibodies the body produces when you get sick
Blisters

25. Massage
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed
Connects all bones
Elisa - western blot test
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue

26. Window Phase
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched
Steam does to enhance discrustation
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
Client is face up

27. Risk management
Cancer causing
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears

28. Anhydrous
Bring pH level back - neutralize skin - clean debris
Products are treatments that do not contain water
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness

29. Catagen
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
Oil gland
Falling out

30. Skeletal Tissue
Makes up the bones of the body
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
14
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves

31. Mixture
Two different elements or compounds that are mixed together
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face
Blood and metabolic stimulation
Effects the epidermis (stratum corneum)

32. Acne
Most common form of skin cancer - orginateds in the basal layer. Pearl like fleshy bumps on the face - flesh or pink in color- painless
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
Known as the botox place - stops the forehead from scowling
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle

33. Black
Hive histamines are released in the body
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
The opening of a follicle
Most frequently autoimmunity disease you will encounter as an esthetician

34. Nevus
Mole
Medium pressure should be used when holding the hand piece against the skin
Surgical procedures used for cosmetic purposes only ex: eye lift - face lift - forehead lifts - liposuction - collagen injections
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

35. Signs of Infection
Tinea versicolor- yeast infection that affects the ability of the skin to produce melanin
Guard Cells that Constantly Patrol the Epidermis
Pain - Swelling -redness - gever - throbbing - pus
Potential hydrogen

36. Superficial peeling
Flaky skin cell
Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores - trapping oil in the follicle
Anything that prevents you from doing a treatment
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician

37. Microencapsulation
Physical bumping of the skin
Process of using barrier and intercellular compatible materials like lipids to better penetrate ingredients
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
Form the forehead

38. Sun exposure
Resurfacing technique
Fatty pockets found on eyelids
Worst enemy of the langerhans cells
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms

39. Milia
Facelift
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
Wound that is a bruise
Snall deposits of sebum

40. Molluscum Contagiosum
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Bacilli-rod - Cocci-round - Spirilla (spiral)
Base of formula - percentage - pH
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin

41. AMP
HIV - Hepatitis - Syphilis
Measure of the amount of current flowing into a circuit
Sunshine Vitamin - Skin synthesis' Vit D From Cholesterol when exposed to sunlight
A lower pH will make a peel more active

42. Skin Concerns found in a medical environment
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer
Scab and scar tissue build to protect and induce healing
A popular treatment - therapeutic use of plants for beauty and health purposes
Itching tingly feeling of the skin experienced by some woman during menopause

43. lymphocytes
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Stress relief - relaxes and refreshes muscles - improves detox - keeps skin healthy - increases metabolic function - pain management - prevent cramp or strained muscles - reduces tension - headaches
Bond between atoms sharing electrons
In normal adults they makeup 22-28% of the total number of Leukocytes in the circulating blood

44. What is the difference between a papule and a nodule?
Any mark on the skin that is not normal
Gentle - but firm stroking and sliding over the body
Papillary layer - Reticular Dermis - Subcutaneous
A nodule is a raised lesion that is larger and deeper in the skin than a papule

45. Loupe
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary
Red yellow blue
Loss of cells that give color to the skin(melanocytes) results in smooth - white patches in the midst of normally pigemented skin
Same as magnifying glass

46. Layers of the Dermis
Papillary layer - Reticular Dermis - Subcutaneous
1:10 with water 4 disposable materials that prevent cross- contamination 1. cotton swabs 2. paper towels 3.Disposable staptulas 4. Gloves
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating
Estheticians must wear gloves to perform in-office treatments in order to protect them from microorganisms

47. Exfoliant
Common - inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky - white to yellowish scales to form an oily areas such as the scalpor inside of the ear
Protein nails are made of
Agents that remove dead skin cells
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa

48. Solution
Basis of consciousness and creativity
Mixture of different chemicals evenly dispersed through the mixture
Very large vesicles (blister)
Couperose skin - fragile - thin skin - patients taking Accutane

49. Ostium
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments
Raised scar
The opening of a follicle
It works by dissolving surface lipids that hold the cells of the corneum together

50. Comedogenicity
Relaxing and calm- blue - green - violet - grey
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones
A reciprocal measurement of hydrogen's in a substance
The term for immunity to a certain disease built by antibodies the body produces when you get sick