State Board Questions Flashcards
1
Q
What colors visually diminish or minimize the appearance of facial features:
Lighter
Darker
Primary
Complementary
A
Darker
2
Q
Which type of eyeshadow can be used prior to powder eye shadow to intensify color and definition:
Stick
Cream
Loose powder
Pressed powder
A
Cream
3
Q
What makeup implement is used to shape eyebrows, remove stray hairs, and apply artificial eyelashes:
Brush
Tweezers
Cotton swab
Eyelash curler
A
Tweezers
4
Q
Larger makeup brushes are typically used for the eyes, lips, highlighting, and contouring
True or false
A
False
5
Q
What developer is used to develop oxidative eyebrow or eyelash colors:
Eyewash solution
Eyebrow and eyelash tint
3% or 6% hydrogen peroxide
10% or 15% hydrogen peroxide
A
3% or 6% hydrogen peroxide
6
Q
Your client is getting married today so she will need an eyeliner that is long-lasting and smudge-resistant. Which eyeliner would you choose if this was the main goal?
Gel
Liquid
Pencil
Powder
A
Gel
7
Q
Which of the following products is used for eye enhancement services:
Glitter
Eyeshadow
Eyelash adhesive
Eyebrow powder
A
Eyelash adhesive
8
Q
In order to balance your clients face, you decided to contour along the sides of her face. What face shape does she have?
Oval
Round
Square
Diamond
A
Round
9
Q
How can you avoid cross-contamination while applying eyeliner:
Use an eyeliner brush
Use dull eyeliner pencils
Use a different applicator for each eye
Apply eyeliner further from the lash line
A
Use a different applicator for each eye
10
Q
How long does airbrushed makeup last:
6-12 hours
8-10 hours
12-24 hours
24-48 hours
A
12-24 hours
11
Q
What is a technique used during makeup application to keep your hands steady and keep the client safe:
Bracing
Arching
Framing
Chiseling
A
Bracing
12
Q
Your client has an olive skin tone and dark circles and age spots that need to be corrected. Which corrective concealer base is best to cover theses imperfections:
Blue
Pink
Violet
Orange
A
Orange
13
Q
While analyzing your clients features, you noticed that she has a double chin. How can you use makeup to reduce the appearance of her double chin:
Highlight along sides of heavier area; blend inward
Apply camouflage makeup over the neck area
Apply highlighter along jawline on and under chin
Contour heavier area with darkest color at midsection; blend outward
A
Contour heavier area with darkest color at midsection; blend outward
14
Q
All of the following products need to be patch tested except:
Color dyes
Hydrogen peroxide
Isotonic saline solution
Eyelash adhesive and remover
A
Isotonic saline solution
15
Q
An important guideline to follow while working around the lip and eye area is:
Brace your hand
Pull area tightly
Use heavy pressure for clean lines
Ask client to hold area taut
A
Brace your hand
16
Q
A performance rubric is a document that identifies defined criteria at which levels of performance can be measured:
Abstractly
Objectively
Creatively
Subjectively
A
Objectively
17
Q
When should your products, tools, and supplies be set up for a makeup design service:
As needed
After the consultation
After you greet the client
Before the client arrives
A
Before the client arrives
18
Q
What can be checked to ensure there is good airflow:
Lighting
Ergonomics
Ventilation
Temp
A
Ventilation
19
Q
Which of the following lighting options are best for the room you will be applying makeup in:
Cooler lighting
Warmer lighting
Natural daylight
Evening lighting
A
Natural daylight
20
Q
The three primary colors are yellow, red, and
Green
Blue
Violet
Orange
A
Blue
21
Q
What is the name of the color category that consists of orange, green, and violet colors:
Cool
Tertiary
Primary
Secondary
A
Secondary
22
Q
Which of the following is made of deposits of far, water, and waste materials trapped between connective tissue:
Tonor
Blood
Cellulite
Cellophane
A
Cellulite
23
Q
It is advised to avoid using a body scrub on which skin type:
Normal
Dry
Oily
Sensitive
A
Sensitive
24
Q
Bentonite clay masks are commonly used for its calcium, magnesium, iron, and potassium benefits
True or false
A
True
25
Which type of mask product is considered suitable for all skin types but requires caution with allergies:
Clay
Algae
Aloe Vera
Herbal
Algae
26
In a body wrap treatment, a Mylar sheet or blanket is used to:
Keep the client cool
Trap the clients body heat
Remove scrub or mask products
Catch excess body scrub or granules
Trap the clients body heat
27
In a standard body wrap, all of the following products can be applied before wrapping except
Gel
Serum
Sunscreen
Cellulite cream
Sunscreen
28
When determining what type of exfoliation or treatment to perform, an esthetician should be aware of all of the following contraindications or cautions EXCEPT:
Macule
Eczema
Psoriasis
Poor circulation
Macule (a flat distinct, discolored area of the skin)
29
Body wraps range from cocoon wraps to _____________ and compression wraps used for __________
Keep the body warm
Specific treatment goals
30
When removing exfoliant from the legs, roll the plastic wrap:
Upward to the knees
Toward the center of the table
Toward either side of the table
Toward the bottom of the table
Toward the center of the table
31
Increases circulation during a body treatment could present a risk for clients with what type of medical condition:
High blood pressure
Autoimmune disease
Sudoriferous gland disorder
Sebaceous gland disorder
High blood pressure
32
When applying manual scrubs during a body treatment, use circular motions of the joints and which type of motion from joint to joint:
Clockwise
Left to right
Back and forth
Counter clockwise
Back and forth motion
33
Body wraps and body masks are used to help in all of the following ways except:
Detoxify the body
Reduce excess fluid
Decrease hydration
Temporarily firm areas of the body
Decrease hydration
34
What classification of cellulite is described as severe dimpling visible at all times:
Grade 1, 2, 3, or 4
Grade 3
35
Body treatment benefits include exfoliation, increased hydration, stimulated circulation, detoxification, and
Weight loss
Stress reduction
Decreased appetite
Reduced stretch marks
Stress reduction
36
Cellulites appearance can be reduced by increasing blood flow, stimulating collagen and elastin, and
Increasing hydration
Decreasing hydration
Relaxing the client
Emphasizing dimpled appearance of skin
Increasing hydration
37
Kaolin clay mask is a common body mask used for all of the following reasons except
Potassium benefits
Detoxifying benefits
Absorbing excess oil
Exfoliation properties
Potassium benefits
38
The body treatment table setup uses a version of what type of table set up:
Head wrap
Body wrap
Cocoon wrap
Layered treatment
Cocoon wrap
39
When applying exfoliant, mask, or protection products to the stomach, in which direction should you apply:
Upward
Downward
Counterclockwise
Clockwise
Clockwise
40
Two universal points of the body that can be massaged during a body treatment to help relieve stress are:
Scalp and feet
Scalp and hands
Hands and feet
Shoulders and feet
Scalp and feet
41
A spa therapy treatment that involves applying different amounts of pressure to the hands, feet, and sometimes ears is known as:
Reflexology
Aromatherapy
Balneotherapy
Thalassotherapy e
Reflexology (zone therapy)
42
Grade 1 classification of cellulite is described as:
severe dimpling visible at all times
minimal dimpling visible at all times
mild dimpling when standing but disappear when sitting or laying down
moderate dimpling when standing, reduced appearance when sitting or lying down
Mild dimpling when standing but disappear when sitting or laying down
43
Hydrotherapy tub treatments using fresh water rather than salt water are known as:
Vichy
Sauna
Balneotherapy
Thalassotherapy
Balneotherapy (thalassotherapy uses seawater (saltwater))
44
Leg hair is in the anagen stage for what period of time:
4 weeks
8 weeks
12 weeks
24 weeks
4 weeks
45
The average working temperature of hard wax is:
104
109
115
122
122
46
Which of the following temporary hair removal supplies helps ensure the facial area is free of stray hairs
Gown
Headband
Plastic bag
Cotton pad
Headband
47
What is the average working temperature of soft wax
104
109
115
122
109
48
What step follows examining the skin in a soft wax procedure
Testing wax
Applying wax
Calming skin
Preparing skin
Testing wax
49
What are the three areas of a temporary hair removal service:
Preparation, procedure, completion
Consult, create, complete
Consultation, preparation, completion
Preparation, procedure, prebooking
Preparation, procedure, completion
50
The term used to describe the temporary removal of hair at or near skin level is:
Waxing
Sugaring
Epilation
Depilation
Depilation
(Depilation= only the part of the hair above the skin is removed, epilation= removes hair with roots and follicles)
51
Approximately how long do threading results last:
3 days
10 days
1-2 weeks
4-6 weeks
4-6 weeks
52
One goal of the decrease phase of a facial treatment is to:
Stimulate the skin
Correct the skins pH
Promote cell turnover
Target pigmentation concerns
Target pigmentation concerns
53
A loupe is a piece of facial treatment equipment also known as:
Steamer
Woods lamp
Magnifying lamp
Hot towel cabinet
Magnifying lamp
54
Serums used in the treat step usually have a higher or lower level of inactive ingredients
Lower
55
What is the minimum distance a steamer is places away from the face:
5”-7”
8”-10”
12”-18”
20”-25”
12”-18”
56
When performing extractions using the finger-extracting method, place index fingers around the comedone and press:
Up to force sebum out
Up squeezing with fingernails
Down squeezing with fingernails
Down, moving slightly back and forth
Down, moving slightly back and forth
57
Antidepressant might have all of the following effects on the skin except:
Bruising
Potential rash
Potential photosensitivity
Potential “pins and needles” feeling
Potential “pins and needles” feeling
58
Which facial treatment device is also known as Tesla:
LED
Galvanic
Microcurrent
High frequency
High frequency
59
Your client has rosacea and very sensitive skin. Which type of LED light therapy should you use?:
Blue
Red and amber
Red and infrared
Blue and amber
Red and infrared
60
The type of transmission that allows an alkaline solution to enter the skin when the negative pole of an electrode is being used on the skin is called:
Anaphoresis
Cataphoresis
Direct high frequency
Indirect high frequency
Anaphoresis
61
Which high frequency application treatment uses the formation of ozone to produce a mild germicidal effect on the skin:
Galvanic
Sparking (fulguration)
Direct high frequency
Indirect high frequency
Sparking
62
A serum can be used during the treatment step with all of the following devices except:
High frequency
Microcurrent treatment
Galvanic (Iontophoresis)
Vacuum/spray atomizer
Vacuum/ spray atomizer
63
If using a non-setting mask, how long is microdermabrasion treatment:
30 min
45 min
60 min
75 min
45 min
64
Which type of microdermabrasion device utilizes an electronic vacuum to spray particles across the skin:
Aluminum oxide crystals
Diamond tip
Particle microdermabrasion
Non-particle microdermabrasion
Particle microdermabrasion
65
What layer of the skin does microdermabrasion exfoliate:
Stratum basale
Stratum lucidum
Stratum corneum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum corneum
66
During which phase is the skin ready to receive an infusion of active ingredients to correct the skins pH and improve hydration and protection:
Increase
Balance
Decrease
Pre-cleanse
Balance
67
What common skin irritation is known as razor bumps and is caused by ingrown hair due to incorrect shaving:
Eczema
Dermatitis
Folliculitis barbae
Pseudofolliculitis barbae
Pseudofolliculitis barbae
68
After a facial, the skin generally looks and feels good for about:
A day
A week
2 weeks
One month
A week
69
To help remove dead skin or blemishes, a hot towel can be used to soften what layer of the skin
Stratum lucidum
Stratum corneum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum germinativum
Stratum corneum
70
Which exfoliant product is used before extractions to soften debris:
Scrub
Enzyme
Gommage
Desincrustation
Desincrustation
71
The client wants to hydrate her skin and reduce fine lines. Which type of mask would you use:
Gel
Paraffin
Thermal
Clay/mud
Gel
72
Massage movements designed to stimulate the muscle directly should be done:
From center of the muscle
From the insertion to the origin
From the origin to the insertion
From the immovable part to the movable part
From the insertion to the origin
73
How long after a medical-level chemical peel does a client need to wait before services that involve exfoliation can be performed:
1 week
1 month
2 weeks
2 months
1 month
74
While performing a pre-cleanse, what type of cleansing movements should be used:
Slow and calming
Fast and calming
Slow and stimulating
Fast and stimulating
Fast and stimulating
75
Which facial device can constricts pores, calm irritation, and reduce edema as well as dilate pores, soothe nerves, and relax muscles:
Steamer
Vacuum spray
Hot and cold hammer
Lucas spray pulverizer
Hot and cold hammer
76
A unique atomizer that allows for the application of distilled water and herbs or essential oils on the skin in the:
Steamer
Vacuum spray
Rotating brush
Lucas spray pulverizer
Lucas spray pulverizer
77
Which of the following statements best describes iontophoresis:
softens tissues creating desquamation
stimulates microcirculation and nerve endings
treatment in which water-soluble compounds are pushed into the epidermis
treatment in which blockages in the skin are broken down due to saponification
Treatment in which water-soluble compounds are pushed into the epidermis
78
A facial treatment device that uses an alternating current with high voltage and low average is known as:
Galvanic
Vacuum spray
High frequency
Microdermabrasion
High frequency
79
A water-based product with high viscosity (thickness) used in electrotherapy treatments and is also known as coupling gel is called:
Barrier cream
Conducting gel
Antibacterial serum
Desincrustation solution
Conducting gel
80
Common concerns to look for that could negatively affect the skin during the microdermabrasion service include all of the following reasons except:
Skin abrasions
Corneal abrasions
Hyperpigmentation
Hypopigmentation
Hypopigmentation
81
Inflammation on the cheeks and nose in a typical “butterfly pattern” is a sign of what medical condition:
Allergies
Fibromyalgia
Sinus problem
Autoimmune disease
Autoimmune disease
82
80% of facial aging is caused by cumulative UV exposure referred to as:
Pollution
Photoaging
Dehydration
Inflammation
Photoaging
83
Persons exposed to excessive heat may develop small red vesicles with burning and itching of the skin called prickly heat or:
Eczema
Anhidrosis
Bromhidrosis
Miliaria rubra
Miliaria rubra
84
A chronic inflammatory disorder of the sebaceous glands that occurs when hair follicles become plugged with sebum, dead skin cells, and bacteria is called:
Yeast
Warts
Acne
Shingles
Acne
85
Which of the following skin infections is an example of a bacterial infection:
HPV
Tinea
Cellulitis
Herpes simplex
Cellulitis (bacterial infection that affects the deeper layers of the skin, causing redness, swelling, warmth, and pain)
86
A plugged sebaceous gland with an opening that is not widely dilated is called a closed comedo or:
Pimple
Blackheads
Whitehead
Open comedo
Whitehead
87
Candida albicans is a common skin infection caused by:
Boils
Yeast
Steatoma
Telangiectasia
Yeast
88
FITZPATRICK SCALE
89
Choose a cleanser that is pH-balanced with lipid replacement for what type of skin:
Dry
Oily
Normal
Combination
Dry
90
Key product information (such as toxicology, first aid, firefighting measures, and ecological information) is provided by the:
DNR
SDS
EPA
USDA
SDS (safety data sheet)
91
Which sweat gland is inactive until stimulated by hormones:
Eccrine
Apocrine
Endocrine
Sebaceous
Apocrine (puberty)
92
When a client senses pressure and vibration during a salon/spa treatment, which of the following mechanoreceptors is responsible:
Merkel cells
Ruffini’s corpuscles
Pacinian corpuscles
Meissner’s corpuscles
Pacinian corpuscles (located deep in the skin and are highly sensitive to rapid pressure changes and high-frequency vibrations)
93
The chemical conversion of living cells into dead protein cells is known as:
Exfoliation
Inflammation
Keratinization
Desquamation
Keratinization
94
When product molecules are absorbed into the skin directly through the corneocytes it is known as:
Occlusion
Intercellular cement
Transcellular diffusion
Intercellular space
Transcellular diffusion
95
The skins natural shedding of the stratum corneum (horny layer) is:
Vasodilation
Detoxification
Thermogenesis
Desquamation
Desquamation
96
Which of the following conditions would NOT be considered an objective symptom:
Itching
Papule
Pustules
Redness
Itching
97
Which of the following is a harmless sebaceous cyst?
Wart
Verruca
Steatoma
Furuncle
Steatoma (benign fatty tumor or cyst/ painless, flesh-colored papule)
98
Which acid promotes drying and cell turnover:
Azelaic
Glycolic
Sulfuric
Azelaic (treats acne, rosacea, and hyperpigmentation working by reducing inflammation and killing acne-causing bacteria)
99
A special group or type of antibodies which render a toxic substance harmless are known as:
Toxins
Viruses
Bacteria
Antitoxins
Antitoxins
100
What is the term that describes the absorption process that allows some molecules to pass through the skin:
Vasodilation
Cell formation
Detoxification process
Transdermal penetration
Transdermal penetration
101
The removal of impurities, toxins, pollutants, and dead skin cells is known as:
Excretion
Keratinization
Proliferation
Detoxification
Detoxification
102
All blood from the head, face, and neck returns through 2 veins called the:
Occipital artery and internal jugular
Internal carotid and external carotid
Internal carotid and internal jugular
Internal jugular and external jugular
Internal jugular and external jugular
103
A colorless liquid, rich with white blood cells that attack bacteria in the blood is known as:
Blood
Lymph
Blood platelets
Protein particles
Lymph
104
Which of the following facial nerve branches extend to the muscles of the mouth:
Buccal
Temporal
Zygomatic
Marginal mandibular
Buccal
105
Estheticians are primarily interested in what nerves of the face
5th
7th
11th
106
How do lymph nodes indicate infection in the body:
They swell
They disappear
They reduce in size
They move to another location
They swell
107
The lymph node located in front of the ears, above the jaws, and drains the scalp, upper face, eyelids, nose, and cheeks is the:
Buccal
Parotid
Deep cervical
Superficial cervical
Parotid
108
The study of normal organ function and systems of the body is known as:
Biology
Anatomy
Physiology
Gross anatomy
Physiology
109
Which muscle is used when nodding yes or no:
Platysma
Trapezius
Temporalis
Sternocleidomastoideus
Sternocleido mastoideus
110
The triangle-shaped muscle that lifts the arm or turns it is the:
Biceps
Flexor
Deltoid
Extensor
Deltoid
111
The subsystem of the autonomic system that slows the heart rate, dilates blood vessels, and lowers blood is the:
Central nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
Cerebrospinal nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
112
The skins 3 main layers are the
Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous
113
Sudoriferous glands, sebaceous glands, sensory nerve endings, arrector pili muscles, and a major portion of each hair follicle are found in the:
Reticular layer
Stratum lucidum
Stratum corneum
Stratum spinosum
Reticular layer
114
Which layer of the skin gives the skin its elastic quality:
Basale
Dermis
Epidermal
Subcutaneous
Dermis
115
Mitosis takes place in which layer
Granulosum
116
Which type of sensory cells that respond to touch are found in the stratum basale layer of the skin:
Merkel
Elastin
Collagen
Fibroblast
Merkel
117
Which of the following skin functions is referred to as detoxification:
Secretion
Excretion
Absorption
Protection
Excretion
118
What is the hormone that influences the production of sebum:
Exocrine glands
Acid mantle
Androgen
Endocrine glands
Androgen
119
Which glands are sac-like and attached to hair follicles:
Sweat
Eccrine
Sebaceous
Sudoriferous
Sebaceous
120
What are the two layers of the dermis
Papillary and reticular
121
Regulation of body temp, excretion of waste products and helping maintain the acidic pH factor of the skin are the three major functions of which glands:
Eccrine
Apocrine
Endocrine
Subcutaneous
Eccrine
122
Most skin problems are caused by:
Eccrine
Sebaceous
Sudoriferous
Sebaceous
123
How many layers are in the epidermis
1,3,5, or 7
5
124
What is the normal pH range of the skin:
2.5-3.5
4.5-5.5
6.5-7.5
7.5-8.5
4.5-5.5
125
What layer of the skin is often referred to as true skin:
Dermis
Epidermis
Stratum lucidum
Stratum germinativum
Dermis
126
Fingerprints are made possible by which layer of the skin:
Stratum basale
Stratum lucidum
Stratum corneum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum lucidum
127
Sweat is produced by what gland:
Adrenal
Endocrine
Sebaceous
Sudoriferous
Sudoriferous
128
Foreign substances in the body that provoke an immune response are called:
T-cells
Antigens
Immune cells
Langerhans cells
Antigens
129
Which type of light can kill bacteria that cause skin infections:
Infrared
Ultraviolet
Fluorescent
Incandescent
Ultraviolet
130
Incandescent light normally produces what color tones in the objects it lights:
Blue
Green
Redder
Yellow
Redder tones
131
Which of the following descriptions is a benefit of using infrared light during a facial:
Kills bacteria
Produces vitamin d
Increases circulation
Helps control dandruff
Increases circulation
132
Small doses of ultraviolet light may help the body produce:
Vit A
Vit B
Vit C
Vit D
D
133
The minimum distance an infrared lamp must be placed from the clients face during a facial is:
10”
18”
24”
30”
30”
134
Most of the electricity you use daily consists of a flow of tiny, negatively charged particles called:
Atoms
Electrons
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
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