Planet Fitness Tanning Certification Test ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
One of the key characteristics of a "melanocyte" is: Your heredity dictates how much melanin your melanocytes can make
The reason skin does not produce melanin outdoors at Is almost all UVA
dusk and dawn is that UV in sunlight at that time of day:
A client should understand this about UVA and UVB: UVA is the "melanin browning" ray; UVB is the "melanin activating" ray.
UVA works best with the skin: To brown the melanin already in your skin.
After the skin's melanocytes begin making melanin: UVA light turns the melanin brown, which makes a tan.
On the Smart Tan Skin Type System a client who scores Is a Skin Type II, but may be close to reacting like a Skin Type III.
from 8-21 points is a Skin Type II and 22-42 points is a Skin
Type III. So a client who scores 20 points on the
questionnaire:
Your clients should be taught that your Recommended No more than three-fourths or less of what would induce a sunburn.
Exposure Schedule is based on a formula to deliver a
new client:
Clients should be taught to avoid "photoaddition" which Tanning both indoors and outdoors within a 24-hour period.
refers to:
A Skin Type II client with light brown hair and blue eyes Her existing tan means she is probably 2-3 weeks into your schedule
returns to your salon with an established suntan after a
spring break trip. All else equal, your initial exposure time
for her first session should be:
Clients who plan to tan nude in a sunbed: Should be counseled to cover sensitive areas with a towel for part of the session
to gradually acclimate that skin.
The first thing a client who has a mild sunburn should do Cool the skin with cool towels.
is:
To "sanitize" a surface in a tanning salon with most indoor Remain on the surface being cleaned for a minimum of 60 seconds.
tanning sanitizing solutions, most sanitizing products
must:
One of the most common mistakes made with sunscreen Not putting on enough product or applying it thick enough to work properly.
products in outdoor use is:
, A client with Skin Type II is tanning in your salon one Indoor tanning in combination with proper sunscreen usage on vacation is smart
month prior to a vacation. The best way to describe your tanning.
service to your client:
Poorly maintained tanning equipment can lose: 20-30 percent of its tanning power in just 6 months time
"immediate pigment darkening" refers to: the darkening of preexisting melanin
when changing lamps in your salon: You should reduce exposure times to 20-30 percent for every client, as the output
in the new lamps is greater.
UVB light Is most efficient at triggering melanin production in the skin.
a client with red hair and skin type I: won't experience "delayed pigment darkening"and should not tan
in addition to determining a client's skin type, asking all of these answers
questions about there recent tanning history will help
you:
sunlight that reaches earths surface from the sun includes UVA, UVB, visible light and infrared light
A client who scores as a Skin Type 1 on Smart Tan's Skin spray tan, not UV tan, because their skin cannot UV tan without burning
Type System should:
the best way to describe sunburn to a client is that it is: damaged skin on top of a tan can anf should be prevented
some customers will demand unreasonably long tanning explain how you use skin typing and the exposure schedule to minimize a clients
times. the best way to respond is: risk of sunburn
a client should complete the smart tan skin type system prior to the clients first tanning session
questionnaire with a trained salon operator:
shining a flashlight through your fingertips is a good way to wear protective eyewear because eyelids are think and won't block light
to demonstrate to a client:
In the Smart Tan Skin Type System a person who scores Ask the client to consider spray tanning as an alternative to UV tanning, as they
0-7 points is a Skin Type I. You have established that a cannot UV tan.
client with reddish-blonde hair and blue eyes scores 6
points and is a Skin Type I. You should:
Contact lenses that claim to block UV exposure: Are not acceptable eye protection in a tanning salon
The outer-most skin layer where tanning takes place can epidermis
also be identified as the:
CORRECT ANSWERS
One of the key characteristics of a "melanocyte" is: Your heredity dictates how much melanin your melanocytes can make
The reason skin does not produce melanin outdoors at Is almost all UVA
dusk and dawn is that UV in sunlight at that time of day:
A client should understand this about UVA and UVB: UVA is the "melanin browning" ray; UVB is the "melanin activating" ray.
UVA works best with the skin: To brown the melanin already in your skin.
After the skin's melanocytes begin making melanin: UVA light turns the melanin brown, which makes a tan.
On the Smart Tan Skin Type System a client who scores Is a Skin Type II, but may be close to reacting like a Skin Type III.
from 8-21 points is a Skin Type II and 22-42 points is a Skin
Type III. So a client who scores 20 points on the
questionnaire:
Your clients should be taught that your Recommended No more than three-fourths or less of what would induce a sunburn.
Exposure Schedule is based on a formula to deliver a
new client:
Clients should be taught to avoid "photoaddition" which Tanning both indoors and outdoors within a 24-hour period.
refers to:
A Skin Type II client with light brown hair and blue eyes Her existing tan means she is probably 2-3 weeks into your schedule
returns to your salon with an established suntan after a
spring break trip. All else equal, your initial exposure time
for her first session should be:
Clients who plan to tan nude in a sunbed: Should be counseled to cover sensitive areas with a towel for part of the session
to gradually acclimate that skin.
The first thing a client who has a mild sunburn should do Cool the skin with cool towels.
is:
To "sanitize" a surface in a tanning salon with most indoor Remain on the surface being cleaned for a minimum of 60 seconds.
tanning sanitizing solutions, most sanitizing products
must:
One of the most common mistakes made with sunscreen Not putting on enough product or applying it thick enough to work properly.
products in outdoor use is:
, A client with Skin Type II is tanning in your salon one Indoor tanning in combination with proper sunscreen usage on vacation is smart
month prior to a vacation. The best way to describe your tanning.
service to your client:
Poorly maintained tanning equipment can lose: 20-30 percent of its tanning power in just 6 months time
"immediate pigment darkening" refers to: the darkening of preexisting melanin
when changing lamps in your salon: You should reduce exposure times to 20-30 percent for every client, as the output
in the new lamps is greater.
UVB light Is most efficient at triggering melanin production in the skin.
a client with red hair and skin type I: won't experience "delayed pigment darkening"and should not tan
in addition to determining a client's skin type, asking all of these answers
questions about there recent tanning history will help
you:
sunlight that reaches earths surface from the sun includes UVA, UVB, visible light and infrared light
A client who scores as a Skin Type 1 on Smart Tan's Skin spray tan, not UV tan, because their skin cannot UV tan without burning
Type System should:
the best way to describe sunburn to a client is that it is: damaged skin on top of a tan can anf should be prevented
some customers will demand unreasonably long tanning explain how you use skin typing and the exposure schedule to minimize a clients
times. the best way to respond is: risk of sunburn
a client should complete the smart tan skin type system prior to the clients first tanning session
questionnaire with a trained salon operator:
shining a flashlight through your fingertips is a good way to wear protective eyewear because eyelids are think and won't block light
to demonstrate to a client:
In the Smart Tan Skin Type System a person who scores Ask the client to consider spray tanning as an alternative to UV tanning, as they
0-7 points is a Skin Type I. You have established that a cannot UV tan.
client with reddish-blonde hair and blue eyes scores 6
points and is a Skin Type I. You should:
Contact lenses that claim to block UV exposure: Are not acceptable eye protection in a tanning salon
The outer-most skin layer where tanning takes place can epidermis
also be identified as the:
