ESTHETICIAN STATE BOARD
1. What type of bacteria is in the puss of the blemishes? - Answer - Staphylococcus
2. How are the cells from the Epidermis nourished? - Answer - Through the blood and
lymph vessels
3. What direction do you remove cleanser from a man's face? - Answer - Downwards
4. What massage technique do you use to spread moisturizer? - Answer - Effleurage
5. What is the role of silicone in a product? - Answer - Prevent water escaping from the
skin
6. How does Titanium Dioxide work to protect from the sun? - Answer - It reflects light
7. Which of the following causes the most allergic reaction? - Answer - Coloring agents
8. Where is the adipose tissue found? - Answer - Sub-cutaneus layer
9. What is the function of the Langerhans cells? - Answer - To help protect the body
from infection
10. What is the layer located below the stratum lucidium? - Answer - Stratum
granulosum
11. What is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic? - Answer - Intrinsic is natural
aging, extrinsic is aging caused by sun, alcohol, smoking, etc
12. What is a group of boils called? - Answer - Carbuncle
13. The ethnicity that ages the least is ? - Answer - Black
14. What muscle connects the shoulder to the chin? - Answer - Platysma
15. What is eyelash hair? - Answer - Cilia
16. What is the function of powder? - Answer - To set foundation
17. The client holds which electrode? - Answer - Inactive
18. During disincrustation the client holds which electrode? - Answer - Positive Anode
19. Hyperpigmentation is likely to occur on predisposed skin during which treatment? -
Answer - Chemical peels
,20. Lancets should be held at what angle? - Answer - 30°
21. What is the difference between Telangestaisia and Rosacea? - Answer - Rosacea
has inflamed pustule and papules and Telangestaisia has only enlarged blood vessels
22. Where do you begin removing the cleanser from? - Answer - Neck
23. What ingredient is both calming and antiseptic? - Answer - chamomile
24. EPA registered products are what level of cleanliness? - Answer - Disinfection
25. When do you remove hard wax? - Answer - When it's set
26. What does the sudorifurous glands excrete? - Answer - Lactic acid, urea, water
27. At what pH is acid-balanced? - Answer - 4.5-5.5
28. You are performing a glycolic peel on a client with thin skin. What adverse reaction
might they - Answer -
experience if you leave the peel on the maximum time allowed? - Answer - Burned skin
29. What should you apply before waxing an eyebrow? - Answer - Powder
30. What should be removed before creating an arch in an eyebrow? - Answer -
Makeup
31. A client is attending a party after having lymphatic drainage. What might they
experience? - Answer - Fatigue and dizziness
32. Your client has dry skin and you are about to moisturize. What ingredient should you
look for? - Answer - Lanolin
33. What ingredient would be antimicrobial in a mask? - Answer - Eucalyptus
34. How do you correct deep set eyes? - Answer - Highlight between and around eyes
35. The term for study of hair and it's functions is? - Answer - Trichology
36. How much more alkaline is 9 than 7 on the pH scale? - Answer - 100X
37. Scratches and punctures of the surface of the epidermis are called-? - Answer -
Excoriations
38. A crack in the dermis is called? - Answer - Fissure
, 39. A condition that would not be indicated for reflexology would be? - Answer -
Diabetes
40. Light skin can be sensitive to waxing but black skin can have what result? - Answer
- Hyperpigmentation
41. Disincrustation solution is? - Answer - Highly alkaline
42. In what layer of the skin are Appocrine glands found? - Answer - Dermis
43. What skin cancer is described as tiny, pearl like lesions? - Answer - Basal cell
carcinomas
44. When pulling soft wax from underarm area, you: - Answer - Pull according to hair
growth
45. On what type of skin condition should Anaphoresis not be used? - Answer - Dry
46. What arrangement is acceptable as an S.M.A.? - Answer - Disinfected surface with
a EPA register disinfectant
47. What does Anaphoresis do to the skin? - Answer - Relaxes and softens
48. Over use of Alkaline products can cause? - Answer - Asteatosis
49. Red dry skin patches and flaky skin is a sign of what? - Answer - Psoriasis
50. What do you do in the case of a first-degree burn? - Answer - Cold compress or
immerse in cold water.
51. Which of the following conditions can you perform a service on? - Answer - Vitiligo
52. If the client has a wheal you? - Answer - Avoid the area
53. How must containers be stored? - Answer - Properly labeled
54. QUATS must be? - Answer - Bactericidal, Fungicidal, Virucidal
55. Which skin condition associated with lesions and dark brown spots which you
should refer the client to a - Answer -
physician? - Answer - Melanoma
56. What does excessive use of alkaline shaving products do? - Answer - Makes skin
flaky and dry
1. What type of bacteria is in the puss of the blemishes? - Answer - Staphylococcus
2. How are the cells from the Epidermis nourished? - Answer - Through the blood and
lymph vessels
3. What direction do you remove cleanser from a man's face? - Answer - Downwards
4. What massage technique do you use to spread moisturizer? - Answer - Effleurage
5. What is the role of silicone in a product? - Answer - Prevent water escaping from the
skin
6. How does Titanium Dioxide work to protect from the sun? - Answer - It reflects light
7. Which of the following causes the most allergic reaction? - Answer - Coloring agents
8. Where is the adipose tissue found? - Answer - Sub-cutaneus layer
9. What is the function of the Langerhans cells? - Answer - To help protect the body
from infection
10. What is the layer located below the stratum lucidium? - Answer - Stratum
granulosum
11. What is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic? - Answer - Intrinsic is natural
aging, extrinsic is aging caused by sun, alcohol, smoking, etc
12. What is a group of boils called? - Answer - Carbuncle
13. The ethnicity that ages the least is ? - Answer - Black
14. What muscle connects the shoulder to the chin? - Answer - Platysma
15. What is eyelash hair? - Answer - Cilia
16. What is the function of powder? - Answer - To set foundation
17. The client holds which electrode? - Answer - Inactive
18. During disincrustation the client holds which electrode? - Answer - Positive Anode
19. Hyperpigmentation is likely to occur on predisposed skin during which treatment? -
Answer - Chemical peels
,20. Lancets should be held at what angle? - Answer - 30°
21. What is the difference between Telangestaisia and Rosacea? - Answer - Rosacea
has inflamed pustule and papules and Telangestaisia has only enlarged blood vessels
22. Where do you begin removing the cleanser from? - Answer - Neck
23. What ingredient is both calming and antiseptic? - Answer - chamomile
24. EPA registered products are what level of cleanliness? - Answer - Disinfection
25. When do you remove hard wax? - Answer - When it's set
26. What does the sudorifurous glands excrete? - Answer - Lactic acid, urea, water
27. At what pH is acid-balanced? - Answer - 4.5-5.5
28. You are performing a glycolic peel on a client with thin skin. What adverse reaction
might they - Answer -
experience if you leave the peel on the maximum time allowed? - Answer - Burned skin
29. What should you apply before waxing an eyebrow? - Answer - Powder
30. What should be removed before creating an arch in an eyebrow? - Answer -
Makeup
31. A client is attending a party after having lymphatic drainage. What might they
experience? - Answer - Fatigue and dizziness
32. Your client has dry skin and you are about to moisturize. What ingredient should you
look for? - Answer - Lanolin
33. What ingredient would be antimicrobial in a mask? - Answer - Eucalyptus
34. How do you correct deep set eyes? - Answer - Highlight between and around eyes
35. The term for study of hair and it's functions is? - Answer - Trichology
36. How much more alkaline is 9 than 7 on the pH scale? - Answer - 100X
37. Scratches and punctures of the surface of the epidermis are called-? - Answer -
Excoriations
38. A crack in the dermis is called? - Answer - Fissure
, 39. A condition that would not be indicated for reflexology would be? - Answer -
Diabetes
40. Light skin can be sensitive to waxing but black skin can have what result? - Answer
- Hyperpigmentation
41. Disincrustation solution is? - Answer - Highly alkaline
42. In what layer of the skin are Appocrine glands found? - Answer - Dermis
43. What skin cancer is described as tiny, pearl like lesions? - Answer - Basal cell
carcinomas
44. When pulling soft wax from underarm area, you: - Answer - Pull according to hair
growth
45. On what type of skin condition should Anaphoresis not be used? - Answer - Dry
46. What arrangement is acceptable as an S.M.A.? - Answer - Disinfected surface with
a EPA register disinfectant
47. What does Anaphoresis do to the skin? - Answer - Relaxes and softens
48. Over use of Alkaline products can cause? - Answer - Asteatosis
49. Red dry skin patches and flaky skin is a sign of what? - Answer - Psoriasis
50. What do you do in the case of a first-degree burn? - Answer - Cold compress or
immerse in cold water.
51. Which of the following conditions can you perform a service on? - Answer - Vitiligo
52. If the client has a wheal you? - Answer - Avoid the area
53. How must containers be stored? - Answer - Properly labeled
54. QUATS must be? - Answer - Bactericidal, Fungicidal, Virucidal
55. Which skin condition associated with lesions and dark brown spots which you
should refer the client to a - Answer -
physician? - Answer - Melanoma
56. What does excessive use of alkaline shaving products do? - Answer - Makes skin
flaky and dry
