Prepare for the California Esthetician State Board exam with these practice questions and answers. This guide covers skincare treatments, facial procedures, sanitation, and California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology regulations.
Q: Staphlococcus
Answer: What type of bacteria is in the pulse of blemishes
Q: Blood and Lymph Vessels
Answer: How are the cells from the epidermis nourished
Q: Downwards
Answer: What direction do you remove cleanser from a man’s face
Q: Effleurage
Answer: What massage technique do you use to spread moisturizer
Q: Prevents water from escaping the skin
Answer: What is the role of silicone in a product
Q: It reflects light
Answer: How does titanium dioxide work to protect from the sun
Q: Fragrance
Answer: What causes the most allergic reactions
Q: Subcutaneous Layer
Answer: Where is the adipose tissue found
Q: Langerhans Cells
Answer: They help protect the body from infection
Q: Stratum Granulosum
Answer: The layer located below the stratum lucidum
Q: Intrinsic
Answer: Natural aging
Q: Extrinsic
Answer: Aging caused by the sun alcohol smoking
Q: Carbuncle
Answer: A group of boils
Q: Black
Answer: The ethnicity that age is the least
Q: Platysma
Answer: Muscle that connects the shoulder to the chin
Q: Cilia
Answer: Eyelash hair
Q: Powder
Answer: Helps to set the foundation
Q: Cathode
Answer: The client holds this electrode during disincrustation
Q: Chemical Peels
Answer: Hyperpigmentation is likely to occur on predispose skin during this treatment
Q: 30 degrees
Answer: Lancets should be held at this angle
Q: Telangiectasia
Answer: Enlarged blood vessels
Q: Rosacea
Answer: Inflamed pustules and papules
Q: Jawline
Answer: Where you begin removing cleanser from on the face
Q: Chamomile
Answer: An ingredient that is both calming and antiseptic
Q: Disinfection Level
Answer: EPA registered products clean at this level
Q: Hardwax
Answer: Is removed when it is set
Q: Sudorifurous Glands
Answer: These glands excrete lactic acid urea and water
Q: 4.5-5.5
Answer: The pH that is considered acid balanced
Q: Burned skin
Answer: An adverse reaction to leaving a glycolic peel on the face more than the maximum time allowed
Q: Astringent
Answer: You should apply this before waxing eyebrow
Q: Makeup
Answer: Should be removed before creating an arch in the eyebrow
Q: Nausea and increased urination
Answer: A person may experience these after having lymphatic drainage
Q: Lanolin
Answer: An ingredient in moisturizer good for clients with dry skin
Q: Eucalyptus
Answer: And anti-microbial ingredient in a skin mask
Q: Correct deep set eyes
Answer: Highlight between and around the eyes
Q: Tricology
Answer: The term for the study of the hair and its functions
Q: 100 times
Answer: How much more acidic is nine then seven on the pH scale
Q: Excoriations
Answer: Scratches and punctures of the surface of the epidermis
Q: Fissure
Answer: A crack in the dermis
Q: Diabetes
Answer: A condition that would not be indicated for reflexology
Q: Hyperpigmentation
Answer: A result of waxing on black skin
Q: Slightly Alkaline
Answer: Disincrustation solution is
Q: Dermis
Answer: Apocrine glands are found here
Q: Basal cell carcinoma
Answer: Skin cancer that is described as tiny pearls like a lesions
Q: Soft wax treatment
Answer: Pull in three or more small areas against hair growth
Q: Pigmented skin
Answer: Anaphoresis should NOT be used
Q: Accepted SMA
Answer: A paper towel on top of a terrycloth towel
Q: Anaphoresis
Answer: This treatment relaxes and softens and opens the pores
Q: Asteatosis
Answer: Overuse of alkaline products can cause this
Q: Psoriasis
Answer: Read dry skin patches that are flaky are a sign of this
Q: First degree burn
Answer: Apply a cold compress or immersed in Coldwater
Q: Vitiligo
Answer: A skin condition that you can still perform services on
Q: Wheal
Answer: If a client has one you may continue the service by avoiding the area
Q: Closed Cabinet
Answer: How must containers be stored
Q: QUATS
Answer: Quaternary Ammonium CompoundBactericidalFungicidalVirucidal
Q: Melanoma
Answer: Skin condition associated with lesions and dark spots which should be referred to a physician
Q: Alkaline Shaving Products
Answer: Used excessive we can make skin flaking and dry
Q: The MSDS
Answer: If a client has an adverse reaction to a product what should you check first
Q: Disturbs skins natural defense mechanism
Answer: Frequent washing with alkaline products does this
Q: Chloracetic Acid
Answer: A caustic peel that removes the epidermis and the dermis
Q: Humectants
Answer: Help draw moisture to the skin
Q: Chamomile
Answer: Calming and soothing effect on the skin
Q: Postpone Service
Answer: When you perform a skin analysis and see the client has inflamed skin prior to a chemical peel
Q: Cervical bones
Answer: If the client has a neck injury you should avoid this
Q: Cover client eyes
Answer: When doing a dermal light treatment
Q: Extract Blackheads
Answer: The fingers must be wrapped in tissue or moist cotton for this procedure
Q: Blepharoplasty
Answer: Eye lift surgery
Q: Doctors release form
Answer: Needed to perform any service on a client that has had reconstructive surgery
Q: Peppermint Oil
Answer: Used on oily skin
Q: 7
Answer: Neutral on the pH scale
Q: After shave
Answer: Balances the skins pH
Q: Nevus
Answer: Wax can be applied over this
Q: Large wax strips
Answer: Allow for an easier grip
Q: Clay mask
Answer: Used on oily skin
Q: No less than 24 in
Answer: The distance at which infrared light should be placed away from the skin
Q: Skin Analysis
Answer: Should be done after you cleanse the face
Q: Eczema
Answer: Characterized with dry or moist lesions
Q: Rosacea
Answer: Broken capillaries papules and pustules are associated with the skin condition
Q: Lack of sensation in feet
Answer: Reflexology should not be done in a diabetic client due to
Q: Lubrication
Answer: Stimulation of the sebaceous glands give this affect
Q: Black
Answer: This type of skin tends to make keloids
Q: Inflamed Acne
Answer: You should never massage on this skin
Q: Prevent Burn
Answer: Any wax used on the face and body must be checked for temperature to
Q: Tertiary Color
Answer: Equal amounts of secondary color and its neighboring primary colors
Q: Reticular Layer
Answer: Is found in the Dermis
Q: Pigment
Answer: Melanin gives skin this
Q: Contact Dermatitis
Answer: Dermatitis Venenata
Q: Insulators
Answer: Glass, rubber and silk
Q: Chin
Answer: High frequency treatment should start here
Q: Direct Current
Answer: Used with Galvanic
Q: Rosacea
Answer: Do not use a suction machine if skin has this condition
Q: UV rays
Answer: Might raise that are considered germicidal
Q: High Frequency
Answer: Has A thermal and germicidal purpose when using on the skin
Q: 15-16 inches
Answer: How far a facial steamer must be from the client
Q: Couperose
Answer: Also known as Telangiectasia
Q: Lemon
Answer: LighteningBrighteningAstringent
Q: Detoxify
Answer: Lymphatic drainage massage is used to
Q: Direction of Massage
Answer: Insertion to origin
Q: Effleurage
Answer: Type of massage done on acne skin
Q: 160 deg 25 min
Answer: How laundry must be washed in the salon