Esthetician Exam Study Guide

• These study notes cover a range of esthetician-related topics, including bacteriology, skin anatomy, skincare treatments, product ingredients, and safety protocols.

Bacteriology

• Staphylococcus is the type of bacteria found in the pus of blemishes.

Epidermis & Skin Nourishment

• The epidermis is nourished through the blood and lymph vessels.

Cleanser Removal

• When removing cleanser from a man’s face, the correct direction is downwards.

Massage Techniques

• Effleurage massage technique is used to spread moisturizer.

Silicone in Products

• Silicone in skincare products helps prevent water from escaping the skin.

Titanium Dioxide

• Titanium Dioxide protects the skin from the sun by reflecting light.

Allergic Reactions

• Fragrance is a common cause of allergic reactions in skincare products.

Adipose Tissue

• Adipose tissue is found in the subcutaneous layer.

Langerhans Cells

• Langerhans cells help protect the body from infection.

Skin Layers

• The stratum granulosum is located below the stratum lucidum.

Boils

• A group of boils is called a carbuncle.

Ethnicity & Aging

• The ethnicity that ages the least is Black.

Platysma Muscle

• The platysma muscle connects the shoulder to the chin.

Eyelash Hair

• Eyelash hair is called cilia.

Powder Function

• The function of powder is to set foundation.

Electrode Handling

• The client holds the inactive electrode during electrical treatments.
• During disincrustation, the client holds the positive (anode) electrode.

Hyperpigmentation

• Hyperpigmentation is likely to occur on predisposed skin during chemical peel treatments.

Lancets

• Lancets should be held at a 30-degree angle.

Telangiectasia vs. Rosacea

• Rosacea has inflamed pustules and papules, while telangiectasia involves only enlarged blood vessels.

Cleanser Removal Start Point

• Begin removing cleanser from the neck area.

Calming & Antiseptic Ingredient

• Chamomile is both a calming and antiseptic ingredient.

EPA Registered Products

• EPA registered products are at the disinfection level of cleanliness.

Hard Wax Removal

• Hard wax should be removed when it's set.

Sudoriferous Glands

• Sudoriferous glands excrete lactic acid, urea, and water.

Acid-Balanced pH

• An acid-balanced pH for skin is between 4.5 and 5.5

Glycolic Peel Reaction

• A glycolic peel left on too long on thin skin can cause burned skin.

Pre-Waxing Application

• Apply powder before waxing an eyebrow.

Eyebrow Arch Preparation

• Remove excess hair before creating an arch in an eyebrow.

Lymphatic Drainage Side Effects

• Fatigue and dizziness are potential experiences after lymphatic drainage.

Dry Skin Ingredient

• Lanolin is a beneficial ingredient for moisturizing dry skin.

Antimicrobial Ingredient

• Eucalyptus is an ingredient with antimicrobial properties suitable for masks.

Correcting Deep Set Eyes

• Highlight between and around the eyes to correct deep-set eyes.

Study of Hair

• The study of hair and its functions is called trichology.

pH Scale

• A pH of 9 is 100 times more alkaline than a pH of 7.

Epidermis Surface Damage

• Scratches and punctures on the surface of the epidermis are called excoriations.

Dermis Crack

• A crack in the dermis is called a fissure.

Reflexology Contraindication

• Diabetes is a condition that would not be indicated for reflexology.

Waxing Dark Skin

• Light skin is more sensitive to waxing, but black skin can result in hyperpigmentation.

Disincrustation Solution

• Disincrustation solution is highly alkaline.

Apocrine Glands Location

• Apocrine glands are found in the dermis.

Skin Cancer

• Tiny, pearl-like lesions are characteristic of basal cell carcinomas.

Soft Wax Application

• When pulling soft wax from the underarm area, pull according to the hair growth.

Skin with Blackheads

• Disinfected surface with an EPA-registered disinfectant is acceptable.

Anaphoresis Effect

• Anaphoresis relaxes and softens the skin.

Alkaline Product Overuse

• Overuse of alkaline products can cause asteatosis.

Flaky Skin

• Red, dry, and flaky skin patches are a sign of psoriasis.

First Degree Burn

• For a first-degree burn, apply a cold compress or immerse in cold water.

Perform Service

• Vitiligo condition can you perform a service on.

Wheal on Client

• Avoid the area if the client has a wheal.

Container Storage

• Containers must be properly labeled.

Quats Description

• Quats must be bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal.

Skin Condition

• Lesions and dark brown spots require referral to a physician due to potential melanoma.

Alkaline Shaving Products

• Excessive use of alkaline shaving products tightens hair follicles.

Adverse Reaction

• The first thing to check is the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) of the product.

Alkaline Products

• Frequent washing with alkaline products disturbs the skin’s natural defense mechanism.

Caustic Peel

• Chloracetic acid is a caustic peel that removes the epidermis and dermis.

Dry Skin Ingredient

• Emollient is an ingredient used to moisten dry skin.

Soothing Effects

• Chamomile has calming and soothing effects.

Chemical Peel Contraindication

• Postpone the service if inflamed skin is noticed during a skin analysis.

Neck Injury

• Cervical is one area you should avoid when a client has a neck injury.

Eye Pads

• Cover the eyes with eye pads when using the dermal light.

Blackhead Removal

• Use fingers wrapped with wet cotton to extract blackheads.

Blepharoplasty

• The eyes should be avoided when a client has recently undergone Blepharoplasty

Reconstructive Surgery

• Need a doctor's release form to perform a service.

Skin Type

• Peppermint is used on oily skin.

pH Scale

• Neutral has a pH of 7.

Aftershave Effect

• Balances the skin’s pH.

Wax

• Wax is applied over a scale.

Wax Strip

• To have an easier grip is one reason waxing strip large than area treated

Clay Mask

• Oily type of skin is clay mask is used.

Infrared Distance

• Infrared should be placed no less than 24 inches from the skin.

Point Skin Analysis

• After you cleanse the face is a point during the facial that the skin is analyzed

Dry or Moist Lesions

• Eczema disease is characterized with dry or moist Lesions

Broken Capillaries

• Rosacea are associated with broken capillaries, papules, and pustules

Reflexology to Diabetic

• They have a lack of feeling or sensation in feet is it reflexology not be done to a diabetic client

Keloids

• Black skin tends to make Keloids

Massage

• Never massage on inflamed acne

Face & Body Wax

• To prevent burn, wax used on the face or anywere should be checked for temperature

Tertiary Color

• Equal amounts of a secondary color and its neighboring primary color

Reticular Layer

• The Dermis is where the reticular layer is found in the skin.

Skin Pigment

• Melanin gives pigment to the skin.

Contact Dermatitis

• Dermatitis Venenata is another name for contact dermatitis.

Glass, Rubber & Silk.

• Glass, Rubber and Silk are insulators or non-conductors

High Frequency

• A good place to start when using High Frequency is side of cheek.

Galvanic Current

• Direct current used with Galvanic

Suction Machine

• Can not be used on Lentigenes

Germicidal

• UV Rays is a light rays is considered germicidal

High Frequency

• Thermal and germicidal are the purpose of high frequency

Dermabrasion

• A doctor performs dermabrasion

Steamer Distance

• 15 to 16 inches must the steamer be from the client's face

Couperose

• Telangectasia is another name for couperose

Lemon

• Lemon is used for lightening and brightening as well as anti-bacterial

Lymphatic Drainage

• To detoxify is the lymphatic drainage massage is used to

Direction of MAssage

• Toward the flow of the lymph is to direction of the massage

Acne Massage

• A light Friction should be preformed on acne

Laundry

• 160 degrees for 20 minutes should laundry be washing

Positive Pole

• Cataphoresis is the process when ou use the positive pole on the face

Humectants

• Water magnets as considered humectants

Sanitation

• Washing your hands is an example of sanitation

Blue Light

• 10 to 12 inches for 5 minutes is the blue light must be how far away and for how long the clients face

Magnifying Lamp

• 40 watts is the strength of a magnifying light

Universal Solvent

• Water is the universal solvent.

Disinfectant Strength

• 1 to 1000 PPM is the effective strength of a disinfectant

Writs bending Muscles

• Flexors muscles are involved in bending the wrist

Closing the Eye

• Orbicularis oculi is responsible for closing the eye

Hyperhidrosis

• Excessive perspiration is hyperhidrosis

Nose Surgery

• Rhinoplasty is plastic surgery of the nose called?

Keratinized Cells

• Comedone is a mass of keratinized cells and hardened sebum

Hospital Grade Disinfectant

• Immerse in Hospital Grade Disinfectant should be arranged when you make up

Makeup Application

• Use a dark shade when applying make-up how do you make something look smaller

Skin pH

• 4.5 to 5.5 is skin pH

Acid Mantle

• Skins own natural defense mechanism is what the Acid Mantle does

Makeup Application

• Highlight is applying make-up how do you make something look bigger

Massage Movement

• Effleurage is the most desirable massage movement

Facial Massage Hand

• Feather your hands off the forehead very gently

Service Refusal

• A client with a common cold shouldn't be refused a service

Contagious Disease

• Cannot work on clients with the contagious diseases such as Ringworm

Verruca

• A wart is verruca

Clay Mask

• Alkaline clay masks are

Neck

• With upward movements to massage the sides of the neck

Lymphatic Drainage

• In the direction of the lymph flow is the direction do you perform a lymphatic drainage massage

Skin Treatment

• Lemon can be used for bleaching

Leucoderma

• Refer them to a physician when you've noticed leucoderma on a client

Freckles

• Lentigines is the technical term for freckles

Glycolic Peel

• Neutralize with an alkaline solution if irritation appears after a glycolic peel

Massage

• Effleurage would you perform on skin that is aging and losing its elasticity

Depilatory Wax

• Four weeks after using a depilatory can you wax

Sebum

• A trapped Comedone is hardened sebum trapped in the follicle is a?

Physical Change

• Changing ice into water is what kind of change? physical.

Pearl of Sebum

• Milia is a hard pearl of sebum in the skin that has no open lesion

Dry scaly skin

• Asteatosis dry scale skin characteristic

Stratum Spinosum

• Desmosomes strata spins together

Hypertrophy

• Verruca it which of the following is a viral hypertrophy

Fungal Infection

• Tinea is the fungal infection of the hands and feet

Cleansing Cream

• Fingertips how and where do you apply cleansing creams

Hormone

• Androgens/Testosterone what are the hormones responsible for the excessive hair growth

Metacarpals on Palm

• In the palm of the hand their are five metacarpals

Langerhans

• Stratum spinosum is in what layer you can find langerhan cells

Epidermis with Pathogens

• Langerhans cells

What the dermis of fibroblast has

• What layer contains dermis

Which phase

• anagen is when of the new hair growth

Muscle responsible for puckering you lips

• Buccal

Another name of percussion

• Tapotement is another name for percussion

Where located

• Subcutaneous layer is where tissue primarily located

Wax

• No do you wax over ketosis

what skin cancer has red patches,what?

• Squamous cells caRcinoma has splotches

What of the dead skin

• aha exfoliation

Sterilization

• Debir is removed from which impliments

Soap with protocol

• antibacterial handwash

Approriate sequence

• Pressure then eleate

Point of consult

• SKin evaluation the point

Potential symtoms

• Hiv is many with client

The skin that can be

• Cleanser is natureals

Epithelia

• The type of tissue moves body parts muscular

Sensitive Skin

• Is an example of sensitive skin dilated blood vessels

Aestivation

• Vibly clogged pores

Lights

• Sun caners ultraviolet

Acne

• Disorder glands

Piece with is called a loupe

• Is calling magnifying

What skin tape

• What are the dry skin

For one of their

• Cardiac

Highlighting

• Emphasized cheekbone

pull lifted from the skin which ones tape

• Modeling/Modelage

Extractor

• Use to soften steamewr

Water loss

• acid mantle protects it

Made of earth

• Clay mud is naturally made

Which skin types

• Dery is with fine lines and lack sebum

Cyroplasm

• Cell that grows and repairs

Retonined

• Contraindicated for clinical peels

Balanced and Symmstric

• One

Can be

• The amount if the skin is in one single

Prevents mircoms

• Autoclave

Skin barrier

• Palm oils

Must in chemicak

• What does the virulicd product have in control

Muslin Strips

• The type of wax with mucin strips is soft

What protects

• Palm oils protecgs

Worker

• Workman's comp