Washington State Esthetician Written Exam
Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers
Updated 2025
The word 'cosmetics and cosmetology' come from the Greek word - correct
answer -kosmetikos
Who was the first to cultivate beauty in an extravagant fashion? - correct
answer -Greeks
Who regulates and enforces safety and health standards? - correct answer -
OSHA
What is the Hazard Communication Standard? - correct answer -requires
that chemical and importers assess and communicate the potential hazard
associated with their products
What is a result of the Hazard Communication Standard? - correct answer -
the material safety data sheet
Environmental Protection Agency does what? - correct answer -registers all
types of disinfectants sold and used in the US
Hospital disinfectants - correct answer -Effective for cleaning blood and
body fluids
Tuberculocidal disinfectants - correct answer -Disinfectants that kill the
bacteria that causes tuberculosis.
True or false: It is against federal law to use any disinfecting product
contrary to its labeling - correct answer -True
, Why does the State Regulatory Agencies exist? - correct answer -protect
salon and spa professionals and to protect consumers' health, safety, and
welfare while they receive salon and spa services
Infection control - correct answer -The methods used to eliminate or reduce
the transmission of infectious organisms
Is disinfection effective against bacterial spores? - correct answer -no
Disinfectants used in salons and spas must be what? - correct answer -
Bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal
Bacteria - correct answer -one-celled microscopic organisms that have both
plant and animal characteristics
Microorganism - correct answer -Any organism of microscopic or
submicroscopic size
Most bacteria is what? - correct answer -nonpathogenic
Cocci - correct answer -Round shaped bacteria that appear singly or in
groups
Staphylococci - correct answer -pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters
Staphylococci cause what? - correct answer -abscesses, pustules, and boils
Streptococci - correct answer -Pus-forming bacteria arranged in curved lines
Streptococci can cause what? - correct answer -infections such as strep
throat and blood poisoning
Diplococci - correct answer -Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause
diseases such as pneumonia
Bacilli - correct answer -Rod shaped bacteria
What is the most common type of bacteria? - correct answer -bacilli
Spirilla - correct answer -spiral or corkscrew shaped bacteria
Virus - correct answer -A parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and
resides in cells of biological organisms
bloodeborne pathogens - correct answer -disease-causing microorganisms
that are carried in the body by blood or body fluids
Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers
Updated 2025
The word 'cosmetics and cosmetology' come from the Greek word - correct
answer -kosmetikos
Who was the first to cultivate beauty in an extravagant fashion? - correct
answer -Greeks
Who regulates and enforces safety and health standards? - correct answer -
OSHA
What is the Hazard Communication Standard? - correct answer -requires
that chemical and importers assess and communicate the potential hazard
associated with their products
What is a result of the Hazard Communication Standard? - correct answer -
the material safety data sheet
Environmental Protection Agency does what? - correct answer -registers all
types of disinfectants sold and used in the US
Hospital disinfectants - correct answer -Effective for cleaning blood and
body fluids
Tuberculocidal disinfectants - correct answer -Disinfectants that kill the
bacteria that causes tuberculosis.
True or false: It is against federal law to use any disinfecting product
contrary to its labeling - correct answer -True
, Why does the State Regulatory Agencies exist? - correct answer -protect
salon and spa professionals and to protect consumers' health, safety, and
welfare while they receive salon and spa services
Infection control - correct answer -The methods used to eliminate or reduce
the transmission of infectious organisms
Is disinfection effective against bacterial spores? - correct answer -no
Disinfectants used in salons and spas must be what? - correct answer -
Bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal
Bacteria - correct answer -one-celled microscopic organisms that have both
plant and animal characteristics
Microorganism - correct answer -Any organism of microscopic or
submicroscopic size
Most bacteria is what? - correct answer -nonpathogenic
Cocci - correct answer -Round shaped bacteria that appear singly or in
groups
Staphylococci - correct answer -pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters
Staphylococci cause what? - correct answer -abscesses, pustules, and boils
Streptococci - correct answer -Pus-forming bacteria arranged in curved lines
Streptococci can cause what? - correct answer -infections such as strep
throat and blood poisoning
Diplococci - correct answer -Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause
diseases such as pneumonia
Bacilli - correct answer -Rod shaped bacteria
What is the most common type of bacteria? - correct answer -bacilli
Spirilla - correct answer -spiral or corkscrew shaped bacteria
Virus - correct answer -A parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and
resides in cells of biological organisms
bloodeborne pathogens - correct answer -disease-causing microorganisms
that are carried in the body by blood or body fluids
