MN Salon Manager's Test|Latest Update Graded A+
Active license
a current license that has not expired and is not retired.
Advanced Exfoliation
a cosmetic procedure removing epidermal skin cells through manual, mechanical, or chemical means.
Advanced extraction
an extraction performed using lancets or needles.
Advertising
any written or graphic representation designed to elicit enrollment or the sale of goods or services
and includes signs, displays, circulars, business cards, brochures, and recruitment materials in print,
on air, or online.
Autoclave
a device registered and listed with the Food and Drug Administration used to sterilize tools,
equipment, and supplies by subjecting them to high pressure saturated steam.
Basic Exfoliation
the removal of dead skin cells in the stratum corneum layer of the epidermis through manual or
chemical means.
Basic extraction
extractions performed using gloved fingers, cotton swabs, or comedone extractors.
Board
the board of cosmetologist examiners.
Chemical Peel
a chemical exfoliation achieved by applying nonprescription chemical solutions or products.
Compensation
a monetary or nonmonetary remuneration for services.
Clean
free from all soil, dirt, and debris, and washed with soap and water or a cleaning agent, and rinsed.
Disinfect
the use of an antimicrobial pesticide that eliminates harmful bacteria, fungi, and viruses on
nonporous surfaces.
Disinfectant
,an antimicrobial pesticide that is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency for use in a
hospital setting and is bactericide, virucide, and fungicide.
Electrical Energy Treatments
advanced practice esthetic services for the cosmetic care of the skin that use electrical energy as
applied by skin care equipment used on the epidermal layer. Electrical energy treatments use light,
direct current, indirect current, or sound energy, but do not include laser as identified in Minnesota
statures.
Extraction
means the cosmetic technique of removing impactions and comedones from follicles.
Good Repair
an item that is clean, with no holes, frayed wires, or tears in coverings, and fully operational for the
purpose intended.
Hazardous
a hazardous substance or harmful physical agent.
Homebound
an individual lacks the physical or intellectual capacity for independent transportation and is unable
to travel independently to a licensed salon.
Licensed services
those services defined as the practice of cosmetology.
Lymphatic Drainage
means a procedure using a light rhythmic pressure applied by manual or other means to the skin
using specific lymphatic manipulations to promote drainage of the lymphatic fluid through the tissue.
Microdermabrasion
a cosmetic procedure using mechanical or manual means of light abrasion on the epidermal layer of
the skin.
Mobile Structure
a trailer or other enclosed space towed by a vehicle.
Nursing home
a facility that is licensed and does not include any attached or adjacent facilities that are not licensed
as a nursing home.
Operator
a standard license for practitioner and not a manager license.
Physical Location
, the contiguous space representing each salon that can be accessed by customers without exiting the
salon.
Porous material
a material that absorbs liquid or allows liquid to penetrate.
Sharps
any object, sterile, or contaminated, that may be purposefully or accidentally cut or penetrate the
skin or mucosa including presterilized single-use lancets, dermal blades, and razor blades.
Sharps Container
a closed, puncture-resistant, leak-proof container, labeled with the international biohazard symbol,
that is used for handling, storage, transportation, and disposal of sharps.
Simple Braiding Devices
include clips, combs, curlers, curling irons, hairpins, rollers, scissors, needles, and thread.
Special event
an event held for any purpose other than the provision of licensed services, where a participant in the
event may receive the limited cosmetology services described.
Sterilization
the destruction of all microbial life and spores through the use of heat, steam, or chemical sterilants.
Suite-style salon
a business specializing in leasing or renting individual rooms or suites to licensees, where the salon
license may be carried by the business or where each suite has its own salon license.
Unregulated service
those services not defined as the practice of cosmetology and are exempt from regulation by the
board. Include ear piercing; body art; body painting; henna tattoos and permanent tattoos; eyebrow
embroidery; eyebrow microblading; permanent hair removal; permanent makeup; tanning by UV
radiation and spray tanning unit; injectables; services for theatrical, television, film, fashion,
photography, or media productions or media appearances; mortuary services; massage; body wraps
and lymphatic drainage when performed by a massage therapist; the practice of medicine; hair
braiding; and threading.
Work Area
a space where regulated services are provided. A separate work area is created when the service is
partitioned from other salon spaces or work areas by walls at least 6 feet high and doorways of less
than 5 feet in width.
Cosmetology
the practice of personal services, for compensation, for the cosmetic care fo the hair, nails, and skin.
These services include cleaning, conditioning, shaping, reinforcing, coloring, and enhancing the body
surface areas of the head, scalp, face, arms, hands, feet, and trunk of the body, except where these
services are performed by a barber.
Active license
a current license that has not expired and is not retired.
Advanced Exfoliation
a cosmetic procedure removing epidermal skin cells through manual, mechanical, or chemical means.
Advanced extraction
an extraction performed using lancets or needles.
Advertising
any written or graphic representation designed to elicit enrollment or the sale of goods or services
and includes signs, displays, circulars, business cards, brochures, and recruitment materials in print,
on air, or online.
Autoclave
a device registered and listed with the Food and Drug Administration used to sterilize tools,
equipment, and supplies by subjecting them to high pressure saturated steam.
Basic Exfoliation
the removal of dead skin cells in the stratum corneum layer of the epidermis through manual or
chemical means.
Basic extraction
extractions performed using gloved fingers, cotton swabs, or comedone extractors.
Board
the board of cosmetologist examiners.
Chemical Peel
a chemical exfoliation achieved by applying nonprescription chemical solutions or products.
Compensation
a monetary or nonmonetary remuneration for services.
Clean
free from all soil, dirt, and debris, and washed with soap and water or a cleaning agent, and rinsed.
Disinfect
the use of an antimicrobial pesticide that eliminates harmful bacteria, fungi, and viruses on
nonporous surfaces.
Disinfectant
,an antimicrobial pesticide that is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency for use in a
hospital setting and is bactericide, virucide, and fungicide.
Electrical Energy Treatments
advanced practice esthetic services for the cosmetic care of the skin that use electrical energy as
applied by skin care equipment used on the epidermal layer. Electrical energy treatments use light,
direct current, indirect current, or sound energy, but do not include laser as identified in Minnesota
statures.
Extraction
means the cosmetic technique of removing impactions and comedones from follicles.
Good Repair
an item that is clean, with no holes, frayed wires, or tears in coverings, and fully operational for the
purpose intended.
Hazardous
a hazardous substance or harmful physical agent.
Homebound
an individual lacks the physical or intellectual capacity for independent transportation and is unable
to travel independently to a licensed salon.
Licensed services
those services defined as the practice of cosmetology.
Lymphatic Drainage
means a procedure using a light rhythmic pressure applied by manual or other means to the skin
using specific lymphatic manipulations to promote drainage of the lymphatic fluid through the tissue.
Microdermabrasion
a cosmetic procedure using mechanical or manual means of light abrasion on the epidermal layer of
the skin.
Mobile Structure
a trailer or other enclosed space towed by a vehicle.
Nursing home
a facility that is licensed and does not include any attached or adjacent facilities that are not licensed
as a nursing home.
Operator
a standard license for practitioner and not a manager license.
Physical Location
, the contiguous space representing each salon that can be accessed by customers without exiting the
salon.
Porous material
a material that absorbs liquid or allows liquid to penetrate.
Sharps
any object, sterile, or contaminated, that may be purposefully or accidentally cut or penetrate the
skin or mucosa including presterilized single-use lancets, dermal blades, and razor blades.
Sharps Container
a closed, puncture-resistant, leak-proof container, labeled with the international biohazard symbol,
that is used for handling, storage, transportation, and disposal of sharps.
Simple Braiding Devices
include clips, combs, curlers, curling irons, hairpins, rollers, scissors, needles, and thread.
Special event
an event held for any purpose other than the provision of licensed services, where a participant in the
event may receive the limited cosmetology services described.
Sterilization
the destruction of all microbial life and spores through the use of heat, steam, or chemical sterilants.
Suite-style salon
a business specializing in leasing or renting individual rooms or suites to licensees, where the salon
license may be carried by the business or where each suite has its own salon license.
Unregulated service
those services not defined as the practice of cosmetology and are exempt from regulation by the
board. Include ear piercing; body art; body painting; henna tattoos and permanent tattoos; eyebrow
embroidery; eyebrow microblading; permanent hair removal; permanent makeup; tanning by UV
radiation and spray tanning unit; injectables; services for theatrical, television, film, fashion,
photography, or media productions or media appearances; mortuary services; massage; body wraps
and lymphatic drainage when performed by a massage therapist; the practice of medicine; hair
braiding; and threading.
Work Area
a space where regulated services are provided. A separate work area is created when the service is
partitioned from other salon spaces or work areas by walls at least 6 feet high and doorways of less
than 5 feet in width.
Cosmetology
the practice of personal services, for compensation, for the cosmetic care fo the hair, nails, and skin.
These services include cleaning, conditioning, shaping, reinforcing, coloring, and enhancing the body
surface areas of the head, scalp, face, arms, hands, feet, and trunk of the body, except where these
services are performed by a barber.
