Texas Esthetician Written State Board | Real
Questions and Answers | 2026 Update | 100%
Correct - A+
• What are polymers used for? -✓✓Vehicles that release ingredients onto the skin's
surface at a microscopically controlled rate
• What does Retinol (Vitamin A) do for the skin? -✓✓Helps damaged cells to mature
normally, encourages skin exfoliation, stimulates cell proliferation and brightens.
• What should be used to apply lashes? -✓✓Tweezers
• * Where are the appropriate body parts for patch testing and what is the wait time? -
✓✓The inner arm near the elbow, or behind the ear. 24 Hour wait time.
• What ingredients are needed for mature skin? -✓✓-Ceramides
-Humectants
-Emollients based on skin type
-Vitamin C
-Peptides
-Retinoids
• What is the purpose of a mask? -✓✓Allows estheticians to treat several skin conditions
at the same time, and are beneficial for at home care.
• * The technique of manually removing comedones from follicles is called? -
✓✓Extractions
• What does a massage achieve on a client? -✓✓Promotes relaxation, stimulates blood
circulation, helps muscle tone, cleanses skin of impurities, softens sebum, helps slough
off dead skin cells, helps relieve muscle pain and provides a sense of well being.
• What are good treatments for dry skin? -✓✓Hydrating and exfoliating treatments.
• What are good treatments for sensitive skin? -✓✓Cold compresses! Gentle cleansers,
avoid stimuli that could trigger a negative response
• What are treatments for oily skin? -✓✓Deep cleansing, purifying products, galvanic
current, steam + oil controlling BHA's.
• How should you treat skin with acne? -✓✓Eliminate Black Heads, thorough cleansing
mask
, that include AHA and BHA, Extractions must be done gently without pain.
• What are the different types of facial massage movements? -✓✓Petrissage,
Tapotemnet, + Effleurage
• What skin type is Dr. Jacquet Massage movement best for? -✓✓Oily skin
• What is electrotherapy? -✓✓Devices that enhances facial treatments.
• * What is the most Common magnification for Magnifying lamps (Loupe)? -✓✓5
Diopters (5 x 10 magnification= 50 times the magnification)
• * Under the Wood's Lamp, what color is Healthy/Normal Skin? -✓✓Blue + White
• * What is a rotary brush used for? -✓✓Light manual exfoliation of the skin
• * How long does it take for a steamer to heat up? -✓✓5-10 minutes
• * How far from the face should a steamer be placed? -✓✓15-18 inches from the face
• * ____ Is a good medium for a vacuum machine? -✓✓Water. *NOT oil
• * When do you use galvanic current? -✓✓Use this When you need to prepare the skin
for extractions or to assist in delivering targeted products to the skin
• * How does iontophoresis (galvanic) work? -✓✓Uses Electric Current to introduce
water-soluble solutions into the skin.
• * In what direction do you apply and remove soft wax? -✓✓Apply in the direction of the
hair, and remove in the direction against the hair.
• What is something OSHA would not regulate? -✓✓gender role behaviors
• Define physiology -✓✓The branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of
living organisms and their parts.
• * Where would you find your clients approval for you to perform a service on them? -
✓✓Consent Form
• * Where would a record of previous treatments,
medication, and contraindications be found? -✓✓The intake form
• * What does MSDS stand for? -✓✓Material Safety Data Sheet
Questions and Answers | 2026 Update | 100%
Correct - A+
• What are polymers used for? -✓✓Vehicles that release ingredients onto the skin's
surface at a microscopically controlled rate
• What does Retinol (Vitamin A) do for the skin? -✓✓Helps damaged cells to mature
normally, encourages skin exfoliation, stimulates cell proliferation and brightens.
• What should be used to apply lashes? -✓✓Tweezers
• * Where are the appropriate body parts for patch testing and what is the wait time? -
✓✓The inner arm near the elbow, or behind the ear. 24 Hour wait time.
• What ingredients are needed for mature skin? -✓✓-Ceramides
-Humectants
-Emollients based on skin type
-Vitamin C
-Peptides
-Retinoids
• What is the purpose of a mask? -✓✓Allows estheticians to treat several skin conditions
at the same time, and are beneficial for at home care.
• * The technique of manually removing comedones from follicles is called? -
✓✓Extractions
• What does a massage achieve on a client? -✓✓Promotes relaxation, stimulates blood
circulation, helps muscle tone, cleanses skin of impurities, softens sebum, helps slough
off dead skin cells, helps relieve muscle pain and provides a sense of well being.
• What are good treatments for dry skin? -✓✓Hydrating and exfoliating treatments.
• What are good treatments for sensitive skin? -✓✓Cold compresses! Gentle cleansers,
avoid stimuli that could trigger a negative response
• What are treatments for oily skin? -✓✓Deep cleansing, purifying products, galvanic
current, steam + oil controlling BHA's.
• How should you treat skin with acne? -✓✓Eliminate Black Heads, thorough cleansing
mask
, that include AHA and BHA, Extractions must be done gently without pain.
• What are the different types of facial massage movements? -✓✓Petrissage,
Tapotemnet, + Effleurage
• What skin type is Dr. Jacquet Massage movement best for? -✓✓Oily skin
• What is electrotherapy? -✓✓Devices that enhances facial treatments.
• * What is the most Common magnification for Magnifying lamps (Loupe)? -✓✓5
Diopters (5 x 10 magnification= 50 times the magnification)
• * Under the Wood's Lamp, what color is Healthy/Normal Skin? -✓✓Blue + White
• * What is a rotary brush used for? -✓✓Light manual exfoliation of the skin
• * How long does it take for a steamer to heat up? -✓✓5-10 minutes
• * How far from the face should a steamer be placed? -✓✓15-18 inches from the face
• * ____ Is a good medium for a vacuum machine? -✓✓Water. *NOT oil
• * When do you use galvanic current? -✓✓Use this When you need to prepare the skin
for extractions or to assist in delivering targeted products to the skin
• * How does iontophoresis (galvanic) work? -✓✓Uses Electric Current to introduce
water-soluble solutions into the skin.
• * In what direction do you apply and remove soft wax? -✓✓Apply in the direction of the
hair, and remove in the direction against the hair.
• What is something OSHA would not regulate? -✓✓gender role behaviors
• Define physiology -✓✓The branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of
living organisms and their parts.
• * Where would you find your clients approval for you to perform a service on them? -
✓✓Consent Form
• * Where would a record of previous treatments,
medication, and contraindications be found? -✓✓The intake form
• * What does MSDS stand for? -✓✓Material Safety Data Sheet
