ESTHETICS: OREGON STATE BOARD
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH 100% SOLVED
SOLUTIONS | NEWEST 2025
What is the barrier created by skin using both sebum and sweat? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Acid mantle
What is the chemical reaction in which the oxidizing agent is reduced
and the reducing agent is oxidized? - CORRECT ANSWER-Oxidation-
reduction (redox)
What is the subtraction of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen called?
- CORRECT ANSWER-Reduction
What does it mean if a liquid is immiscible? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
liquids are not mutually soluble.
What does hydrophilic mean? - CORRECT ANSWER-Water loving
,What does lipophilic mean? - CORRECT ANSWER-Oil loving
What are electrotherapy treatments often called? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Modalities
What are the most common used modalities in aesthetics today? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Galvanic current, microcurrent, and Tesla high-
frequency current
What type of current is a galvanic current? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Direct current
What modality uses an extremely low level of electricity that mirrors
the body's own natural electrical impulses? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Microcurrent
Cataphoresis: Effects of Galvanic Current - CORRECT ANSWER-
Produces acidic reactions
Closes the pores
Soothes the nerves
Decreases blood supply
Contracts blood vessels
, Hardens and firms tissues
Anaphoresis: Effects of Galvanic Current - CORRECT ANSWER-
Produces alkaline reactions
Open the pores
Stimulate and irritate the nerves
Increases blood supply
Expands blood vessels
Softens tissues
Effects of Microcurrent - CORRECT ANSWER-Improve blood and
lymph circulation
Produces acidic and alkaline reaction opens and closes hair follicles and
pores
Increases muscle tone
Restores elasticity
Reduces redness and inflammation
Minimizes healing time in acne lesions enter improved barrier function
of the skin
Increases metabolism
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH 100% SOLVED
SOLUTIONS | NEWEST 2025
What is the barrier created by skin using both sebum and sweat? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Acid mantle
What is the chemical reaction in which the oxidizing agent is reduced
and the reducing agent is oxidized? - CORRECT ANSWER-Oxidation-
reduction (redox)
What is the subtraction of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen called?
- CORRECT ANSWER-Reduction
What does it mean if a liquid is immiscible? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
liquids are not mutually soluble.
What does hydrophilic mean? - CORRECT ANSWER-Water loving
,What does lipophilic mean? - CORRECT ANSWER-Oil loving
What are electrotherapy treatments often called? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Modalities
What are the most common used modalities in aesthetics today? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Galvanic current, microcurrent, and Tesla high-
frequency current
What type of current is a galvanic current? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Direct current
What modality uses an extremely low level of electricity that mirrors
the body's own natural electrical impulses? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Microcurrent
Cataphoresis: Effects of Galvanic Current - CORRECT ANSWER-
Produces acidic reactions
Closes the pores
Soothes the nerves
Decreases blood supply
Contracts blood vessels
, Hardens and firms tissues
Anaphoresis: Effects of Galvanic Current - CORRECT ANSWER-
Produces alkaline reactions
Open the pores
Stimulate and irritate the nerves
Increases blood supply
Expands blood vessels
Softens tissues
Effects of Microcurrent - CORRECT ANSWER-Improve blood and
lymph circulation
Produces acidic and alkaline reaction opens and closes hair follicles and
pores
Increases muscle tone
Restores elasticity
Reduces redness and inflammation
Minimizes healing time in acne lesions enter improved barrier function
of the skin
Increases metabolism
