PART 3: SKIN SCIENCES/ CHAPTER 12: Skin Analysis

Question 1

What is a characteristic of seborrhea?

Answer 1

Oily skin

Question 2

What are intrinsic factors?

Answer 2

Factors related to our body’s internal health.

Question 3

What are extrinsic factors?

Answer 3

Health factors outside the body

Question 4

What is true of sun damage?

Answer 4

It is the main extrinsic cause of aging.

Question 5

What does dehydrated skin lack?

Answer 5

Water

Question 6

What is NOT an indicator of dry skin?

Answer 6

Absorbs product slowly

Question 7

What is true of normal skin?

Answer 7

It has a good oil-water balance

Question 8

Where on the face of a client with normal skin are follicles smaller to medium?

Answer 8

On the edge of the T-zone by the nose

Question 9

What skin type is associated with the treatment goals of maintenance and preventative care?

Answer 9

Normal

Question 10

What skin type is associated with the treatment goals of using occlusive products to reduce transepidermal water loss (TWL)?

Answer 10

Dry

Question 11

What skin type is associated with the treatment goals of extra cleansing and exfoliating?

Answer 11

Oily

Question 12

What skin type is associated with the treatment goals of soothing, drying, and protecting?

Answer 12

Sensitive

Question 13

Where on the face of a client with combination skin are the follicles medium to larger?

Answer 13

Outside the T-zone on the cheeks

Question 14

What causes actinic aging?

Answer 14

Sun exposure

Question 15

What does alipidic skin lack?

Answer 15

Oil

Question 16

What are contraindications?

Answer 16

Factors that prohibit a treatment

Question 17

What type of skin is indicated by redness and is the result of distended capillaries from weakening of the capillary walls?

Answer 17

Couperose

Question 18

What does the Fitzpatrick scale measure?

Answer 18

Skin’s ability to tolerate sun exposure

Question 19

What does the term “keratosis” refer to?

Answer 19

Abnormally thick buildup of cells

Question 20

What do occlusive products reduce?

Answer 20

Water loss

Question 21

When should you analyze the client’s skin type and conditions?

Answer 21

Before performing services

Question 22

What type on the Fitzpatrick scale is a person with Middle Eastern skin, dark or black hair, and brown eyes?

Answer 22

Type V

Question 23

What are the general characteristics of type lll skin on the Fitzpatrick scale?

Answer 23

Fair skin; varied

Question 24

What is type VI skin on the Fitzpatrick Scale?

Answer 24

Black skin

Question 25

What is true of type I skin on the Fitzpatrick scale?

Answer 25

Always burns

Question 26

What is true of type VI skin on the Fitzpatrick Scale?

Answer 26

May never burn

Question 27

What evaluates photo damage based on wrinkling categorized by age?

Answer 27

Glogau scale

Question 28

What makes one person’s skin darker than another’s person’s skin?

Answer 28

Greater amounts of melanin

Question 29

What skin type is more likely to have a greater problem with hyperpigmentation than the other types?

Answer 29

Dark

Question 30

What is a characteristic of actinic keratosis?

Answer 30

Rough area resulting from sun exposure, sometimes peeling off

Question 31

What is a characteristic of erythema?

Answer 31

Redness caused by inflammation

Question 32

What term indicates that a treatment is prohibited for a particular client?

Answer 32

Contraindicated

Question 33

What are skin types?

Answer 33

Classifications that describe a person’s genetic skin type.

Question 34

What determines a Person’s skin type?

Answer 34

Genetics and ethnicity

Question 35

What can be indicated by the size of the pores in the T-zone and throughout the face?

Answer 35

Skin type

Question 36

What is NOT one of the four skin types?

Answer 36

Sensitive

Question 37

What skin types require proper cleansing, exfoliating & hydrating?

Answer 37

All skin types

Question 38

What is a characteristic of dry skin?

Answer 38

Small follicles

Question 39

What type of skin needs extra care because it does not produce enough oil?

Answer 39

Dry

Question 40

What is a characteristic of dry skin?

Answer 40

Tight feeling, slightly rough

Question 41

What is another name for oily skin?

Answer 41

Lipidic skin

Question 42

What is a characteristic of oily skin?

Answer 42

Follicles that are visible or larger over most of the face.

Question 43

What is oily skin prone to because pores get clogged with oil?

Answer 43

Blemishes

Question 44

What should you try to balance in all skin types?

Answer 44

Barrier function

Question 45

What type of skin ages more slowly than the other types ?

Answer 45

Oily skin

Question 46

What is a characteristic of sensitive skin?

Answer 46

Fragile, thin skin and redness.

Question 47

What type of skin can be difficult to treat because of its low tolerance for products and stimulation?

Answer 47

Sensitive

Question 48

What type on the Fitzpatrick scale is a person with very fair skin, blond or red hair, light colored eyes, and possibly freckles?

Answer 48

Type I

Question 49

What type on the Fitzpatrick Scale is a person with Mediterranean Caucasian skin and dark brown hair?

Answer 49

Type IV

Question 50

What type on the Fitzpatrick Scale is a person with fair skin, light eyes, and light hair?

Answer 50

Type II