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IBEC ELECTROLOGY EXAM (NEW 2025/ 2026
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1. What is Keratinization? - ANS ✓The process of living cells moving
upward to become dead cells
2. According to standards of section 5, to assure the highest level of
client safety, all electrolysis needles should be: - ANS ✓Sterile,
disposable, pre-sterilized
3. Which system acts as the second line of defense against bacterial
infection? - ANS ✓Lymphatic system
4. What is fluence? - ANS ✓The measure of energy density delivered to
tissue in joules/cm^2
5. Pheomelanin is responsible for which hair colours? - ANS ✓Blonde +
Red
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6. What is the most common form of skin cancer? - ANS ✓Squamous cell
carcinoma
7. What is a device that contains highly resistant bacterial spores and is
used to test the sterilization procedure? - ANS ✓Biological indicator
8. What is a truly distorted follicle produced by remnants of an almost,
but not quite destroyed follicle? - ANS ✓Corkscrew
9. What are the two functions of blood vessels? - ANS ✓Nutrition and
temperature regulation
10. What connects the papillary and reticular layers? - ANS
✓Papillae
11. The skin synthesizes which vitamin? - ANS ✓Vitamin D
12. If a client with type VI skin and you do a spot test, then you
must wait a minimum of ow many days? - ANS ✓2 days
13. Once a vellus hair is changed to a terminal hair, when will it be
vellus again? - ANS ✓Never
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14. Eumelanin is responsible for which hair colors? - ANS ✓Black
and brown
15. The laser system which is considered to be incapable of
producing damaging radiation levels during normal operation is
classified as: - ANS ✓Class 1
16. What is used as an androgen suppressor, but cannot kill or thin
hair that is already present? - ANS ✓Spironolactone
17. The main factors that influence the Fitzpatrick skin type are: -
ANS ✓Tanning habits
18. Which type of needle is not suitable for galvanic electrolysis? -
ANS ✓Tapered
19. How long is the desquamation process? - ANS ✓28 days
20. When performing laser/IPL or electrolysis hair removal, the
first rule should always be, when in doubt: - ANS ✓Do not treat
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21. In laser/IPL hair removal the most effective chromophore will
be: - ANS ✓Melanin
22. Describe terminal hair: - ANS ✓Longer, coarser, pigmented hair
on scalp, legs or arms
23. What are the 4 steps for laser light production from start to
finish? - ANS ✓1. Pumping
2. Absorption
3. Spontaneous Emission
4.Stimulated emission
24. What is the name for the greatest concentration of heat around
the needle tip? - ANS ✓Point Effect
25. What affects the production of vellus and terminal hair? - ANS
✓- Age
- Genetics
- Health
- Puberty
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IBEC
Created by FutureBright
IBEC ELECTROLOGY EXAM (NEW 2025/ 2026
UPDATE) QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|
GRADE A| 100% CORRECT
1. What is Keratinization? - ANS ✓The process of living cells moving
upward to become dead cells
2. According to standards of section 5, to assure the highest level of
client safety, all electrolysis needles should be: - ANS ✓Sterile,
disposable, pre-sterilized
3. Which system acts as the second line of defense against bacterial
infection? - ANS ✓Lymphatic system
4. What is fluence? - ANS ✓The measure of energy density delivered to
tissue in joules/cm^2
5. Pheomelanin is responsible for which hair colours? - ANS ✓Blonde +
Red
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6. What is the most common form of skin cancer? - ANS ✓Squamous cell
carcinoma
7. What is a device that contains highly resistant bacterial spores and is
used to test the sterilization procedure? - ANS ✓Biological indicator
8. What is a truly distorted follicle produced by remnants of an almost,
but not quite destroyed follicle? - ANS ✓Corkscrew
9. What are the two functions of blood vessels? - ANS ✓Nutrition and
temperature regulation
10. What connects the papillary and reticular layers? - ANS
✓Papillae
11. The skin synthesizes which vitamin? - ANS ✓Vitamin D
12. If a client with type VI skin and you do a spot test, then you
must wait a minimum of ow many days? - ANS ✓2 days
13. Once a vellus hair is changed to a terminal hair, when will it be
vellus again? - ANS ✓Never
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14. Eumelanin is responsible for which hair colors? - ANS ✓Black
and brown
15. The laser system which is considered to be incapable of
producing damaging radiation levels during normal operation is
classified as: - ANS ✓Class 1
16. What is used as an androgen suppressor, but cannot kill or thin
hair that is already present? - ANS ✓Spironolactone
17. The main factors that influence the Fitzpatrick skin type are: -
ANS ✓Tanning habits
18. Which type of needle is not suitable for galvanic electrolysis? -
ANS ✓Tapered
19. How long is the desquamation process? - ANS ✓28 days
20. When performing laser/IPL or electrolysis hair removal, the
first rule should always be, when in doubt: - ANS ✓Do not treat
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21. In laser/IPL hair removal the most effective chromophore will
be: - ANS ✓Melanin
22. Describe terminal hair: - ANS ✓Longer, coarser, pigmented hair
on scalp, legs or arms
23. What are the 4 steps for laser light production from start to
finish? - ANS ✓1. Pumping
2. Absorption
3. Spontaneous Emission
4.Stimulated emission
24. What is the name for the greatest concentration of heat around
the needle tip? - ANS ✓Point Effect
25. What affects the production of vellus and terminal hair? - ANS
✓- Age
- Genetics
- Health
- Puberty
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