QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPERT VERIFIED
PRACTICE MATERIAL
●● What is the main goal in treating combination skin? List the types of
ingredients used.
Answer: The goal in treating combination skin is to maintain a healthy
balance of water and oil. Dry (dehydrated) areas need moisturizing and
increased internal hydration. Oily areas require special care to reduce
overactivity of oil glands and keep pores from becoming clogged.
Types of ingredients: emollients, humectants, and oil balancing/
regulating
●● What is the goal in treating dry skin? List the types of ingredients
used.
Answer: The goal in treating dry skin is to provide moisturizing,
replenishing, and skin-restoring ingredients.
Types of ingredients: ceramides, emollients, and humectants.
●● What is the goal in treating dehydrated skin? List the types of
ingredients used.
Answer: The goal in treating dehydrated skin is to restore internal skin
hydration and retain inner moisture by preventing transepidermal water
loss (TEWL)
, Ingredients: humectants and light to rich emollients based on skin type
●● What is the goal in treating oily skin? List the types of ingredients
used.
Answer: The goal in treating oily skin is to provide ingredients that
reduce the overactivity of the oil glands, promote a healthy oil-water
balance, and keep pores from becoming clogged, leading to acne.
Ingredients used: hydroxy acids, humectants/ light emollients, oil
balancing/ regulating, and clarifying/ detoxifying
●● What is the goal in treating acne/ problematic skin? List the types of
ingredients.
Answer: The goal in treating acne and problematic skin is to reduce the
overactivity of the oil glands, promote a healthy oil-water balance, keep
pores from becoming clogged, inhibit acne-causing bacteria, and reduce
inflammation associated with inflamed lesions.
Types of ingredients: antibacterial/ antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and
soothing, humectants and light emollients, oil balancing and clarifying
and detoxifying, retinoids, and topical probiotics.
●● What is the goal in treating sensitive/ reactive skin? List the types of
ingredients.
Answer: The goal in treating sensitive and reactive skin is choosing
products with ingredients to soothe, calm, reduce inflammation, heal,
and help restore the skin's barrier function.