Colorado Esthetics Board Test Practice
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What term refers to an abnormal condition of all or part of the
body that makes the body incapable of carrying on normal
function?
A) disorder
B) syndrome
C) disease
D) virus - Correct Answers ✅C) disease
What three qualities must disinfectants used in salons, spas,
and medical facilities have?
A) bactericidal, sporicidal, and virucidal
B) sporicidal, virucidal, and fungicidal
C) bactericidal, sporicidal, and fungicidal
D) bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal - Correct Answers
✅D) bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal
What is the most common type of bacteria?
A) streptococci
B) diplococci
C) bacilli
,Colorado Esthetics Board Test Practice
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D) spirilla - Correct Answers ✅C) bacilli
What is the most common way that communicable diseases
spread?
A) dirty hands
B) coughing
C) sneezing
D) contaminated water - Correct Answers ✅A) dirty hands
What is a sign that a client has human papilloma virus (HPV)
or plantar warts?
A) redness and swelling surrounding an open wound
B) clusters of small black dots on the bottom of the foot
C) splotchy skin on the cheeks, neck, and forehead
D) areas of thickened skin and greenish specks around the
nails - Correct Answers ✅B) clusters of small black dots on
the bottom of the foot
What is a type of fungus that affects plants or grows on
inanimate objects, but does NOT cause human infections in
the salon?
,Colorado Esthetics Board Test Practice
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A) mildew
B) keratin
C) onychomycosis
D) dermophyte - Correct Answers ✅A) mildew
What form of decontamination is NOT recommended for use
in salons or spas?
A) high-pressure steam sterilization
B) dry-heat sterilization
C) cleaning solvent
D) ultrasonic unit - Correct Answers ✅B) dry-heat
sterilization
What is a characteristic of an ideal disinfectant?
A) requires daily changing
B) loses efficacy in the presence of bioburden
C) includes strips for checking effectiveness
D) has mild odor - Correct Answers ✅C) includes strips for
checking effectiveness
, Colorado Esthetics Board Test Practice
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What strength bleach solution can be used for disinfecting
implements that have come into contact with blood?
A) 10 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 90 percent - Correct Answers ✅A) 10 percent
What statement about phenolic disinfectants is true?
A) it is environmentally safe to pour them down the drain
B) it is safe to apply them to skin
C) they have a very low pH
D) they are a form of formaldehyde - Correct Answers ✅D)
they are a form of formaldehyde
What should you NOT do when using disinfectants?
A) place them in unmarked containers
B) use tongs to remove implements from them
C) wear gloves and safety glasses when mixing them
D) replace them every day - Correct Answers ✅A) place
then in unmarked containers
Questions and Answers (already passed)
Latest 2025
What term refers to an abnormal condition of all or part of the
body that makes the body incapable of carrying on normal
function?
A) disorder
B) syndrome
C) disease
D) virus - Correct Answers ✅C) disease
What three qualities must disinfectants used in salons, spas,
and medical facilities have?
A) bactericidal, sporicidal, and virucidal
B) sporicidal, virucidal, and fungicidal
C) bactericidal, sporicidal, and fungicidal
D) bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal - Correct Answers
✅D) bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal
What is the most common type of bacteria?
A) streptococci
B) diplococci
C) bacilli
,Colorado Esthetics Board Test Practice
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Latest 2025
D) spirilla - Correct Answers ✅C) bacilli
What is the most common way that communicable diseases
spread?
A) dirty hands
B) coughing
C) sneezing
D) contaminated water - Correct Answers ✅A) dirty hands
What is a sign that a client has human papilloma virus (HPV)
or plantar warts?
A) redness and swelling surrounding an open wound
B) clusters of small black dots on the bottom of the foot
C) splotchy skin on the cheeks, neck, and forehead
D) areas of thickened skin and greenish specks around the
nails - Correct Answers ✅B) clusters of small black dots on
the bottom of the foot
What is a type of fungus that affects plants or grows on
inanimate objects, but does NOT cause human infections in
the salon?
,Colorado Esthetics Board Test Practice
Questions and Answers (already passed)
Latest 2025
A) mildew
B) keratin
C) onychomycosis
D) dermophyte - Correct Answers ✅A) mildew
What form of decontamination is NOT recommended for use
in salons or spas?
A) high-pressure steam sterilization
B) dry-heat sterilization
C) cleaning solvent
D) ultrasonic unit - Correct Answers ✅B) dry-heat
sterilization
What is a characteristic of an ideal disinfectant?
A) requires daily changing
B) loses efficacy in the presence of bioburden
C) includes strips for checking effectiveness
D) has mild odor - Correct Answers ✅C) includes strips for
checking effectiveness
, Colorado Esthetics Board Test Practice
Questions and Answers (already passed)
Latest 2025
What strength bleach solution can be used for disinfecting
implements that have come into contact with blood?
A) 10 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 90 percent - Correct Answers ✅A) 10 percent
What statement about phenolic disinfectants is true?
A) it is environmentally safe to pour them down the drain
B) it is safe to apply them to skin
C) they have a very low pH
D) they are a form of formaldehyde - Correct Answers ✅D)
they are a form of formaldehyde
What should you NOT do when using disinfectants?
A) place them in unmarked containers
B) use tongs to remove implements from them
C) wear gloves and safety glasses when mixing them
D) replace them every day - Correct Answers ✅A) place
then in unmarked containers
