State Board Theory Test

Front 1

What is the difference in men’s facials?

Back 1

Direction of hair growth

Front 2

Light skin is not a contraindication of what?

Back 2

IPL (intense pulsed light)

Front 3

What makes up the pliability of the skin?

Back 3

Elastin

Front 4

What do chemical peels benefit?

Back 4

Aging, sun damaged skin

Front 5

What could you use for facial steaming?

Back 5

Hot towels

Front 6

What is the ingredient in Botox?

Back 6

Clostridium botulinum

Front 7

What is the purpose of the skin analysis?

Back 7

Determine skin type and skin condition

Front 8

What is OSHA?

Back 8

Regulates safety in the workplace. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Front 9

If you are doing a service and notice a disease, what do you do?

Back 9

Referred to a physician

Front 10

What is the main purpose of cotton compress?

Back 10

Mask removal

Front 11

Describe the diamond face shape?

Back 11

In book*

Front 12

What is a contraindication to a body wrap?

Back 12

Diabetes

Front 13

Know all your face shapes for make up and how to contour and highlight each one.

Back 13

In book****

Front 14

What is shadowing and contouring?

Back 14

Shadowing is diminishing a feature and highlighting is brightening a feature.

Front 15

How should wax be applied?

Back 15

45° angle

Front 16

What causes the skin to be yellow, gray, and sallow?

Back 16

Smoking

Front 17

What is the pilosebaceous unit referred to as?

Back 17

Hair follicle

Front 18

What is the pilosebaceous unit referred to as?

Back 18

Hair follicle

Front 19

How would you do proper tweezing?

Back 19

Hold skin tight and pull with direction of hair growth. **waxing is against, tweezing is with**

Front 20

What needs to be done when using a woods lamp?

Back 20

Use in a dark room

Front 21

What is a cleanser applied with?

Back 21

Fingers

Front 22

What is applied after a depilatory wax?

Back 22

Petroleum

Front 23

What is the main purpose of body wraps?

Back 23

To detoxify

Front 24

What is the skeletal structure that protects heart, lungs, and internal organs?

Back 24

Thorax

Front 25

What can be applied to the skin?

Back 25

Antiseptics

Front 26

Where does your lymphatic system empty into?

Back 26

Circulatory system

Front 27

Where does your lymphatic system empty into?

Back 27

Circulatory system

Front 28

Know your body systems.

Back 28

In book******

Page 147

Front 29

Define natural immunity?

Back 29

Immunity that is partly inherited and partly developed through healthy living

Front 30

Where do hair follicles originate?

Back 30

In the dermis

Front 31

What is retinoic acid?

Back 31

Vitamin A

Front 32

How many pints of blood are in the average adult?

Back 32

10

Front 33

Where does the skin get its main source of nutrients?

Back 33

Blood

Front 34

What is the largest organ?

Back 34

Skin

Front 35

What is vitiligo?

Back 35

Pigmentation disease described by white patches from lack of pigment cells

Front 36

When prepping for a chemical peel, what do you do?

Back 36

Strip the oils from the skin

Front 37

In what layer can you find melanocytes?

Back 37

Basal Layer

Front 38

In what layer can you find melanocytes?

Back 38

Basal Layer

Front 39

What is the most common skin cancer?

Back 39

Basal cell carcinoma

Front 40

What regulates the strength of electrical current?

Back 40

A Circuit breaker

Front 41

What contraindicates the use of a suction machine?

Back 41

Couperose

Front 42

How many cranial bones are there?

Back 42

8

Front 43

How many facial bones are there?

Back 43

14

Front 44

What muscle connects to occipitalis and frontalis?

Back 44

Aponeurosis

Front 45

What muscle would be massaged during facial massage?

Back 45

Platysma

Front 46

What does organic mean?

Back 46

Substances having carbon to carbon bonds

Front 47

What does in organic mean?

Back 47

Comprised of matter not arising from natural growth or living organisms, not containing carbon.

Front 48

When massaging the hands and arms, what muscle would you affect?

Back 48

Pronaters, supinators, flexors, and extensors

Front 49

Differences between involuntary and voluntary muscles?

Back 49

Voluntary= striated muscles, skeletal muscles

Involuntary= non-striated or smooth muscles

Front 50

What holds products together?

Back 50

Preservatives

Front 51

What is an acidic product on the pH scale?

Back 51

0-6.9

Front 52

Know the difference between acids and alkalines.

Back 52

Answer in booooook*****

Front 53

What do sensory nerves do?

Back 53

Carry impulses from the sense organs to the brain

Front 54

What do motor nerves do?

Back 54

Carry impulses from the brain to the muscles or glands

Front 55

What is silicone?

Back 55

A group of oils that are chemically combined with silicone, oxygen, ?lead?, a non-comedogenic film.

Need to get the correct answer*

Front 56

What is the most common form of cleaning in the spa?

Back 56

Antiseptics and disinfectants

Front 57

What is the most common form of cleaning in the spa?

Back 57

Antiseptics and disinfectants

Front 58

What does the herpes simplex virus look like?

Back 58

Red, blister looking lesions

Front 59

What is another name for herpes simplex virus?

Back 59

Cold sores

Front 60

What is rosacea?

Back 60

Inflammation of the skin characterized by extreme redness

Front 61

What is rosacea?

Back 61

Inflammation of the skin characterized by extreme redness

Front 62

What is the most stimulating massage movement?

Back 62

Tapotement

Front 63

Where is the ideal brow supposed to end?

Back 63

Outer corner of the eye

Front 64

What does steaming the face do?

Back 64

Softens dead skin cells

Front 65

What does the FDA define cosmetics as?

Back 65

For cleansing, beautifying, and promoting attractiveness

Front 66

What is another name for blackhead?

Back 66

Open comedone

Front 67

What is pathogenic?

Back 67

Disease causing bacteria (can cause disease or infection when they invade the body).

Front 68

What is pathogenic?

Back 68

Disease causing bacteria (can cause disease or infection when they invade the body).

Front 69

What normalizes body temperature?

Back 69

Eccrine glands

Front 70

Whom cannot receive high frequency?

Back 70

People with pacemakers

Front 71

Define balneotherapy:

Back 71

Body treatment that uses mud, dead sea salt, or seaweed.

Front 72

Define aromatherapy:

Back 72

Art skills science of using essential oils for healthy well-being.

Front 73

Define Ayurvedic:

Back 73

Ancient healthy art

Front 74

Define acupuncture:

Back 74

Inserting find needles through the skin to specific points.

Front 75

Define hydriatics:

Back 75

Hydrotherapy. Water used in all three forms. Ice, steam, liquid.

Front 76

Define thalassotherapy:

Back 76

Therapeutic use of seawater

Front 77

What is another name for pore?

Back 77

Ostia or Ostium

Front 78

What is the sex hormone that produces collagen and elastin?

Back 78

Estrogen

Front 79

What is the sex hormone that produces collagen and elastin?

Back 79

Estrogen

Front 80

What does the androgen hormone do?

Back 80

Responsible for oily skin and acne. Male hormone.

Front 81

What is the sex hormone that produces collagen and elastin?

Back 81

Estrogen

Front 82

What does the androgen hormone do?

Back 82

Responsible for oily skin and acne. Male hormone.

Front 83

What is an antigen?

Back 83

Foreign invader

Front 84

What is a histamine?

Back 84

Compound of cells in response to injury and allergic reactions