MN Salon Manager's Test
Active license - ANS-a current license that has not expired and is not retired.
Advanced Exfoliation - ANS-a cosmetic procedure removing epidermal skin cells
through manual, mechanical, or chemical means.
Advanced extraction - ANS-an extraction performed using lancets or needles.
Advertising - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-the removal of dead skin cells in the stratum corneum layer of
the epidermis through manual or chemical means.
Basic extraction - ANS-extractions performed using gloved fingers, cotton swabs, or
comedone extractors.
Board - ANS-the board of cosmetologist examiners.
Chemical Peel - ANS-a chemical exfoliation achieved by applying nonprescription
chemical solutions or products.
Compensation - ANS-a monetary or nonmonetary remuneration for services.
Clean - ANS-free from all soil, dirt, and debris, and washed with soap and water or a
cleaning agent, and rinsed.
Disinfect - ANS-the use of an antimicrobial pesticide that eliminates harmful bacteria,
fungi, and viruses on nonporous surfaces.
,Disinfectant - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-means the cosmetic technique of removing impactions and
comedones from follicles.
Good Repair - ANS-an item that is clean, with no holes, frayed wires, or tears in
coverings, and fully operational for the purpose intended.
Hazardous - ANS-a hazardous substance or harmful physical agent.
Homebound - ANS-an individual lacks the physical or intellectual capacity for
independent transportation and is unable to travel independently to a licensed salon.
Licensed services - ANS-those services defined as the practice of cosmetology.
Lymphatic Drainage - ANS-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 - ANS-a cosmetic procedure using mechanical or manual means of
light abrasion on the epidermal layer of the skin.
Mobile Structure - ANS-a trailer or other enclosed space towed by a vehicle.
Nursing home - ANS-a facility that is licensed and does not include any attached or
adjacent facilities that are not licensed as a nursing home.
Operator - ANS-a standard license for practitioner and not a manager license.
Physical Location - ANS-the contiguous space representing each salon that can be
accessed by customers without exiting the salon.
, Porous material - ANS-a material that absorbs liquid or allows liquid to penetrate.
Sharps - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-include clips, combs, curlers, curling irons, hairpins,
rollers, scissors, needles, and thread.
Special event - ANS-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 - ANS-the destruction of all microbial life and spores through the use of
heat, steam, or chemical sterilants.
Suite-style salon - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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,
Active license - ANS-a current license that has not expired and is not retired.
Advanced Exfoliation - ANS-a cosmetic procedure removing epidermal skin cells
through manual, mechanical, or chemical means.
Advanced extraction - ANS-an extraction performed using lancets or needles.
Advertising - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-the removal of dead skin cells in the stratum corneum layer of
the epidermis through manual or chemical means.
Basic extraction - ANS-extractions performed using gloved fingers, cotton swabs, or
comedone extractors.
Board - ANS-the board of cosmetologist examiners.
Chemical Peel - ANS-a chemical exfoliation achieved by applying nonprescription
chemical solutions or products.
Compensation - ANS-a monetary or nonmonetary remuneration for services.
Clean - ANS-free from all soil, dirt, and debris, and washed with soap and water or a
cleaning agent, and rinsed.
Disinfect - ANS-the use of an antimicrobial pesticide that eliminates harmful bacteria,
fungi, and viruses on nonporous surfaces.
,Disinfectant - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-means the cosmetic technique of removing impactions and
comedones from follicles.
Good Repair - ANS-an item that is clean, with no holes, frayed wires, or tears in
coverings, and fully operational for the purpose intended.
Hazardous - ANS-a hazardous substance or harmful physical agent.
Homebound - ANS-an individual lacks the physical or intellectual capacity for
independent transportation and is unable to travel independently to a licensed salon.
Licensed services - ANS-those services defined as the practice of cosmetology.
Lymphatic Drainage - ANS-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 - ANS-a cosmetic procedure using mechanical or manual means of
light abrasion on the epidermal layer of the skin.
Mobile Structure - ANS-a trailer or other enclosed space towed by a vehicle.
Nursing home - ANS-a facility that is licensed and does not include any attached or
adjacent facilities that are not licensed as a nursing home.
Operator - ANS-a standard license for practitioner and not a manager license.
Physical Location - ANS-the contiguous space representing each salon that can be
accessed by customers without exiting the salon.
, Porous material - ANS-a material that absorbs liquid or allows liquid to penetrate.
Sharps - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-include clips, combs, curlers, curling irons, hairpins,
rollers, scissors, needles, and thread.
Special event - ANS-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 - ANS-the destruction of all microbial life and spores through the use of
heat, steam, or chemical sterilants.
Suite-style salon - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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,
