New Full Questions and Answers Included 100 Correct

2024 Esthetics State Board Vocabulary List New Full Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct

• Skin care product used to further cleanse the skin while properly balancing th pH; Also

called toner or skin refiner.

Answer: Astringents

• Skin care product that assists in cleansing skin and returns normal to dry skin to a normal

pH.

Answer: Toners

• Types of Massage.

Answer: Effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, friction and viberation.

• Massage movement involving a light, relaxing, smooth, gentle, stroking or circular

movement carried out with the pads of the fingertips or the palms of the hand.

Answer: Effleurage

• Massage manipulation involving light or heavy kneading, pinching and rolling of the

muscles.

Answer: Petrissage

• Also know as percussion; Massage manipulation that involves light tapping or slapping

movement applied with the fingertips or partly flexed fingers.

Answer: - Tapotement

• Circular or wringing massage manipulation with no gliding; Usually per- formed with the

fingertips or palms of the hands.

Answer: Friction

• Shaking massage manipulation achieved when the esthetician quickly shakes his or her

arms while the fingertips or palms are touching the client.-

Answer: Vibration

• Thicker, pigmented hair that grows on area of the body after puberty.

Answer: Terminal Hair

• Soft, downy hair found on the body at birth.

Answer: Lanugo Hair

• Birthmark or cogenital mole.

Answer: Nevus

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• Ancient method of hair removal that originated in the middle east and is still used

frequently in India and Pakistan; Technique that utilizes a 100 percent cotton thread that is twisted and rolled along the surface of the skin, entwining the hair in the thread and then lifting it from the follicle.

Answer: Threading

• Temporary hair removal process that involves applying wax directly to the skin and then

removing the wax and hair.

Answer: Waxing

• Technique used to rmove unwanted hair from smaller areas, such as the eyebrows, chin

or around the mouth; an individual hair is grasped with the tweezers and removed in the direction of the hair growth, effectively extracting it from beneath the skin's surface.

Answer: Tweezing

• A way in which the hair cuticle can be damaged by coming or brushing.

Answer: -Friction

• Skin types

Answer: Normal, dry, oily, combination and mature or aging.

• Contains sufficient moisture and sebum production; displays few break- outs and clogged

areas; presents small pores that may be medium in size throughout the t-zone.

Answer: Normal skin type

• Lacks adequate sebum production; exhibits heightened sensitivity; prone to fine lines and

wrinkles; presents small pores; appears thin and delicate.

Answer: - Dry skin type

• Displays excess sebum production; appears thick and shiny; presents larger pore size;

prone to breakouts and clogged areas; less likely to display fine lines and wrinkles.

Answer: Oily skin type

• Displays areas that are both dry and oily; most common skin type; possibly may have larger

pores in t-zone.

Answer: Combination skin type

• Common types of skin conditions.

Answer: Dehydration, couperose, rosacea and acne.

• Shows a lack of moisture in the skin, characterized by superficial dryness, flakiness and

lines; oily skin can even show signs of dehydration; generally caused by improper product use and environmental influences.

Answer: Dehydration 2 / 3

• Displays fine dilated capillaries most frequentlly found on the cheeks and corners of nose;

often caused by damage or trauma to the skin or harsh products; sensitive to extreme temperatures and harsh products and chemicals.

Answer: Couperose

• Vascular disorder; characterized by flushed redness, dilated capillaries and small red

bumps; generally occurs between the ages of 30 to 40; aggravating factors include alcohol, stress, spicy foods and extreme temperatures.-

Answer: Rosacea

• Caused by overactivity of sebaceaous glands; characterized by the presence of

blackheads, whiteheads, papules and pustules; generally occurs in adolescence; an outward manifestation of internal chages within the body.

Answer: - Acne

• Skin condition that describes an abnormal membranous sac containing a gaseous, liquid or

semi-solid substance.

Answer: Cyst

• Also called a Wen; harmless sevaceous cyst filled with sebum; considered to be a tumor of

the sebaceaous gland.

Answer: Steatoma

• Layers of the Epidermis

Answer: Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum and stratum germinativum

• Uppermost layer of the epidermis; the toughest layer, composed of keratin protein cells that

are continually shed and continually replaced by new cells from below; hardened, cornified, horny cells.

Answer: Stratum Corneum

• Layer of the epidermis just below the stratum corneum; it is the palms of the hands and

soles of the feet, where there are no hair follicles; Transparent, clear, lucid cells.

Answer: Stratum Lucidum

• Layer of the epidermis below the stratum lucidum and above the stratum spinosum; in this

layer the cells become more regularly shaped and look like many tiny granules; grain-like cells.

Answer: Stratum Granulosum

• Layer of the epidermis just above the stratum germinativum; sometimes considered part

of the stratum germinativum; includes cells that have ab- sorbed melanin to distribute pigmentation to other cells; spiny layer that provides strength and support between cells; spiny, irregularly shaped cells.-

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