FACE REALITY LATEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔What is Pityrosporum folliculitis (fungal Folly)? - ✔✔Common fungal infection, can
look like acne, know the difference when you extract it and there is no core
✔✔What are some things you should know about fungal folly? - ✔✔1. Does not extract
like acne (no core)
2. Can come and go
3. Worse in humidity
4. Can be caused by sweating
5. Can be itchy
6. Can be coupled with acne
✔✔What anti fungal ingredients can be used to treat fungal folly? - ✔✔1. Mendalic
cleansers and serums
2. Ketaconazol
3. Zinc sunscreen
✔✔Rosacea fulminans (pyoderma faciale) - ✔✔Condition affecting women ages 20-30,
characterized by very red and large painful lesions that occur down the forehead, nose,
and chin, cheeks are usually clear, can affect women who have never had acne before
too, and have had a traumatic moment in their lives, antibacterial said can help, but
clients tend to not stay clear
✔✔How can you tell the difference between staph and a pimple on the face? - ✔✔The
border will be not round like a pimple and no space between breakouts
✔✔If a client has staph make sure they are on antibiotics before treating them -
✔✔Yesssssss
✔✔Perioral dermatitis - ✔✔Often confused for acne, characterized by lusters around the
chin, nose, and mouth, typically rash like and itchy ( first indication it is not acne)
✔✔What are the culprits of perioral dermatitis? - ✔✔Steroid creams or tooth paste
✔✔What is bad or someone who has perioral dermatitis - ✔✔Exfoliants and benzyl
peroxide
✔✔The most common known reason for perorial dermatitis - ✔✔Overuse of steroid
facial creams ( tell client to avoid using acne related products)
, ✔✔Keratosis Pilaris ( chickens Skin) - ✔✔Commonly seen in upper arms, butt, and
thighs. Caused by skin cells that's wont flake off looks like chicken skin, can be dark in
color or red
✔✔How can keratosis pilaris be treated? - ✔✔Amalactin, glycolic , or Medilic 11% or
15% infused lotions or serums
✔✔What is amalactin? - ✔✔Lactic acid
✔✔ Retention Hyperkeratosis - ✔✔Overabundance of skin cells that shed rapidly
✔✔Corneocytes - ✔✔Abnormally sticky skin cells
✔✔P. Acne Bacteria - ✔✔Bacteria skin cells, sebum, and hair can clump together in the
pore, it gets infected with bacteria and swelling starts
✔✔Acne - ✔✔An inherited condition of the pores
✔✔Regular shedding of the skin sheds 1 layer everyday, how many does acne prone
skin shed? - ✔✔5
✔✔Antiobiotics only treat? - ✔✔Bacteria
✔✔Prescription drugs do more ________ than ______ - ✔✔Harm, good
✔✔What is the solution to acne? - ✔✔Finding products that penetrate deep into the
pore and prevent inflammatory tendencies
✔✔What are the three acne myths? - ✔✔1. It is caused by poor hygiene and not
washing the face enough
2. Caused by the hair being in front of the face ( unless using a comedogenic product)
3. Isotretinoin (accurate) will treat acne forever and everyone
✔✔What are other causes of acne? - ✔✔Lithium, steroids, chlorine, and dioxide
✔✔PCOS causes higher what? - ✔✔Androgen hormones in the body
✔✔What are the 3 types of acne? - ✔✔Inflamed, non-inflamed, and comboination
✔✔What are the signs it could be inflamed? - ✔✔Warm to the touch, bleeds if extracted,
sensitive
✔✔Since inflamed acne is sensitive it is _______ to clear - ✔✔Easy
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔What is Pityrosporum folliculitis (fungal Folly)? - ✔✔Common fungal infection, can
look like acne, know the difference when you extract it and there is no core
✔✔What are some things you should know about fungal folly? - ✔✔1. Does not extract
like acne (no core)
2. Can come and go
3. Worse in humidity
4. Can be caused by sweating
5. Can be itchy
6. Can be coupled with acne
✔✔What anti fungal ingredients can be used to treat fungal folly? - ✔✔1. Mendalic
cleansers and serums
2. Ketaconazol
3. Zinc sunscreen
✔✔Rosacea fulminans (pyoderma faciale) - ✔✔Condition affecting women ages 20-30,
characterized by very red and large painful lesions that occur down the forehead, nose,
and chin, cheeks are usually clear, can affect women who have never had acne before
too, and have had a traumatic moment in their lives, antibacterial said can help, but
clients tend to not stay clear
✔✔How can you tell the difference between staph and a pimple on the face? - ✔✔The
border will be not round like a pimple and no space between breakouts
✔✔If a client has staph make sure they are on antibiotics before treating them -
✔✔Yesssssss
✔✔Perioral dermatitis - ✔✔Often confused for acne, characterized by lusters around the
chin, nose, and mouth, typically rash like and itchy ( first indication it is not acne)
✔✔What are the culprits of perioral dermatitis? - ✔✔Steroid creams or tooth paste
✔✔What is bad or someone who has perioral dermatitis - ✔✔Exfoliants and benzyl
peroxide
✔✔The most common known reason for perorial dermatitis - ✔✔Overuse of steroid
facial creams ( tell client to avoid using acne related products)
, ✔✔Keratosis Pilaris ( chickens Skin) - ✔✔Commonly seen in upper arms, butt, and
thighs. Caused by skin cells that's wont flake off looks like chicken skin, can be dark in
color or red
✔✔How can keratosis pilaris be treated? - ✔✔Amalactin, glycolic , or Medilic 11% or
15% infused lotions or serums
✔✔What is amalactin? - ✔✔Lactic acid
✔✔ Retention Hyperkeratosis - ✔✔Overabundance of skin cells that shed rapidly
✔✔Corneocytes - ✔✔Abnormally sticky skin cells
✔✔P. Acne Bacteria - ✔✔Bacteria skin cells, sebum, and hair can clump together in the
pore, it gets infected with bacteria and swelling starts
✔✔Acne - ✔✔An inherited condition of the pores
✔✔Regular shedding of the skin sheds 1 layer everyday, how many does acne prone
skin shed? - ✔✔5
✔✔Antiobiotics only treat? - ✔✔Bacteria
✔✔Prescription drugs do more ________ than ______ - ✔✔Harm, good
✔✔What is the solution to acne? - ✔✔Finding products that penetrate deep into the
pore and prevent inflammatory tendencies
✔✔What are the three acne myths? - ✔✔1. It is caused by poor hygiene and not
washing the face enough
2. Caused by the hair being in front of the face ( unless using a comedogenic product)
3. Isotretinoin (accurate) will treat acne forever and everyone
✔✔What are other causes of acne? - ✔✔Lithium, steroids, chlorine, and dioxide
✔✔PCOS causes higher what? - ✔✔Androgen hormones in the body
✔✔What are the 3 types of acne? - ✔✔Inflamed, non-inflamed, and comboination
✔✔What are the signs it could be inflamed? - ✔✔Warm to the touch, bleeds if extracted,
sensitive
✔✔Since inflamed acne is sensitive it is _______ to clear - ✔✔Easy
