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A SMALL FLAT BROWN SPOT ON THE SKIN SUCH AS A FRECKLE IS KNOWN AS A: |
MACULAE
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WHEN WAXING YOU WOULD NEVER WAX OVER
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VERRUCA
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A DISORDER THAT APPEARS LIKE A SMALL GRAIN OF SAND UNDER THE SKIN IS A
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MILIA
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THE MAXIMUM TIME FOR HIGH FREQUENCY ON THE SKIN IS
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5 MIN
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TOWELS MUST BE LAUNDERED FOR 15 MINUTES WITH WATER TEMPERATURE AT
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140 DEGREES
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WHAT MAKES A MAN’S SKIN DRY AND FLAKY
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AKALINE SHAVING CREAM
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THE MINIMUM TIME YOU MUST WAIT TO WAX AFTER USING A CHEMICAL DEPILATORY IS
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2-3 weeks
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WHAT PRODUCT MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WORKING IN A SCHOOL OR ESTABLISHMENT?
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Disinfectant
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Where do you find information regarding products?
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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
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What do you do if you burn a client?
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Submerge in cold water
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What do you do with an implement before putting it back on the SMA?
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Wipe off
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What is a proper sanitary Maintenance Area (SMA)?
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Terry towel with paper towel on top
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What is in an environmental protectiton agency (EPA) registered disinfectant?
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Bactercide, fungicide, viricide
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What do you clean high frequency glass electrodes with?
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10% Cresol
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What temperature does laundry need to be washed at?
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a. 140°
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What are animal bacteria?
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Parasites
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What does the food and drug administration (FDA) regulate?
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Products
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What should you do if you drop an implement on the floor?
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Pick it up with a tissue
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What using an electrical machine, how do you know what to do so you do not injure the client?
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Read the machine’s manual
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Who would you contact for governing rules and regulations?
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California Board of Cosmetology
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How much quats would you use to make a 1000/ppm if your active incredient is 12%?
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1.0 oz.
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To dispose of alcohol you would:
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Treat it as a hazard chemical
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The Board of Barbering and Cosmetology is part of:
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The Dept. of consumer Affairs
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How many public members are on the state board?
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5
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State Board Members are appointed for how long?
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4 YEARS
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Public members of the state board are appointed by:
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The Governor
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When using a fumigant sanitizer, a teaspoon of formalin is placed in the bottom of a cabinet along with:
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A tablespoon of borax
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The proper way to keep chemical containers is:
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to properly label them
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What disinfectant solution is used in a wet sanitizer?
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EPA-registered solution
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What do you need to be cautious of with a neck injury?
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Cervical nerve
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What do you do to soothe skin?
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vibrate lightly at motor points
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A cranial nerve that is of most interest to the Esthetician is the:
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Fifth
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The nerves of most interest to the esthetician are:
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fifith, seventh, eleventh
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What is most relaxing?
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light massage on motor points
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What muscle of the face do you massage?
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Temporalis
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The mandible is the largest bone of the face. It:
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Forms the lower jaw
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What is anaphoresis used for?
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disencrustation
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When you are performing disencrustation, what do you look at on the machine?
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Millampere meter
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What would you not use the suction machine for?
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Couperose skin
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WHAT DOES VIOLET MEAN UNDER THE WOODS LAMP?
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DEHYDRATION
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What softens the skin and relaxes the hair follicle?
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vaporizer
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What is the most important thing to use with a red dermal light?
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moisturizer, gauze and eye pads
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WHAT CAN YOU USE ON COUPEROSE?
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ELECTRIC PULVERIZER
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WHEN A CLIENT HAS A HEART MONITOR, WHAT CAN YOU USE ON THEM?
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Electric pulverizer
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WHAT LIGHT IS KNOWN FOR ITS PAIN MANAGEMENT EFFECT?
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INFRARED LIGHT
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TOO MUCH STEAM WOULD CAUSE WHAT?
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DEHYDRATION
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WHAT MACHINE DO YOU LOOK AT THE MILLIAMPERE METER?
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GALVANIC
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WHAT SKIN CONDITION DO YOU NOT USE THE ELECTRIC MASK ON?
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COUPEROSE
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WHAT SKIN CONDITION DO YOU NOT USE AN ELECTRIC BRUSH ON?
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ACNAIC
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WHAT DOES ANAPHORESIS DO?
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OPENS PORES
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WHAT DOES GALVANIC TREATMENT DO?
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DISENCRUSTS
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WHAT DOES CATAPHORESIS DO
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CLOSES PORES
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THE MOST SOOTHING AND RELAXING LIGHT IS:
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BLUE DERMAL LIGHT
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TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THE MUSCULAR TISSUE, MASSAGE MOVEMENTS ARE USUALLY DIRECTED:
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INSERTION TO ORIGIN
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COMEDONES WILL SHOW WHAT COLOR UNDER A WOODS LAMP:
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YELLOW
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THE MAXIMUM TIME FOR AN INITIAL HIGH-FREQUENCY TREATMENT WOULD BE:
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5 MINUTES
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WHAT USING THE HIGH FREQUENCY IN THE DIRECT METHOD, THE ESTHETICIAN:
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APPLIES THE ELECTRODE TO THE CLIENT’S SKIN
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THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT USED IN THE SALON WHICH ASSURES THE CLIENT THAT THEY WILL RECEIVE THE RIGHT TREATMENT FOR THEIR SKIN CONDITION IS THE:
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MAGNIFYING LAMP
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WHAT SKIN TYPE WOULD BENEFIT MORE WITH DISENCRUSTATION?
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OILY SKIN
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WHEN A CLIENT HAS A PACEMAKER, WHAT CAN YOU USE ON THEM?
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ELECTRIC PULVERIZER
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WHY SHOULD YOU RECOMMEND THAT YOUR CLIENT USE A SKIN FRESHENER AT HOME?
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TO BRING BACK SKIN TO NORMAL PH
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WHAT IS NEUTRAL ON THE PH SCALE
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7.0
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WHY IS HYPO-ALLERGENIC?
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NOT HARMFUL
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WHAT ATRACTS WATER?
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HUMECTANTS
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WHY WOULD YOU PRESCRIBE TONER TO CLIENTS?
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TO BALANCE PH
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WHAT PRODUCT WOULD YOU USE ON DRY SKIN?
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AN EMOLLIENT
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PH STANDS FOR?
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POTENTIAL HYDROGEN
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WHAT IS THE MAIN CAUSE FOR COMEDONES?
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HARDENED SEBUM CLOGGIN THE OIL DUCT
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If working on a client, what would you send your client to the doctor for?
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wheal
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WHAT BROWN BLACK SPOT WOULD YOU SEND YOUR CLIENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR?
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MELANOMA
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WHAT IS A SOLID BUMP ON THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN CALLED?
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TUBERCLE
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WHAT DO YOU NOT USE ON COUPEROSE?
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VACUUM SUCTION
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WHAT LAYERS OF THE SKIN DO YOU FIND OIL DUCTS IN?
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DERMIS
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WHAT DO YOU NOT MASSAGE OVER?
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PULSTULES
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WHAT INVOLVED REDNESS, BROKEN CAPILARIES AND POSTULES
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ROSACEA
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WHAT SKIN WOULD YOU NOT MASSAGE OVER?
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ABRADED
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A TECHNICAL TERM FOR SKIN INFLAMMATION IS?
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DERMATITIS
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AFTER THE REMOVAL OF COMEDONES, WHAT DO YOU APPLY?
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ANTISEPTIC
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WHAT CONDITION DO YOU NOT WAX OVER?
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VERRUCCA (WART)
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HOW WOULD YOU TREAT A CLIENT THAT HAS TINEA (FUNGAL INFECTION)?
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REFER TO A DERMATOLOGIST
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ON WHAT CONDITION ARE YOU ALLOWED TO EXTRACT?
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COMEDONE
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An insect bite is called a?
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WHEAL
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IN WHICH SKIN LAYER DO YOU FIND THE NERVES AND GLANDS?
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DERMIS
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What is a painful, hard lesion involving the hair follicle?
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cystic acne
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The term “couperose” is used to describe skin that:
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Has broken capillaries
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Painful inflammation is:
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Cystic acne
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YOUR CLIENT HAS AN OILY SCALP AND T-ZONE. WHAT TYPE OF SKIN DOES SHE HAVE?
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SEBORRHEA
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IF YOU SEE A WHEAL WHILE WORKING ON A CLIENT, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
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GO AROUND IT
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WHAT SKIN TYPE IS A PARAFFIN MASK USED FOR?
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AGING
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WHAT WOULD YOU USE LIGHT EFFLEURAGE STROKES FOR?
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COUPEROSE SKIN
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WHAT WOULD YOU APPLY AT THE END OF A FACIAL?
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ASTRINGENT
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TOO MUCH CLEANSING CAN DO WHAT TO THE SKIN?
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BREAK DOWN ITS DEFENSES
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WHAT CAN TOO MUCH PULLING AND STRETCHING DO TO THE SKIN?
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CAUSE THE BREAKDOWN OF FIBERS
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WHEN IS A PROPER SKIN ANALYSIS DONE?
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AFTER THE CLEANSE
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Why is a proper skin analysis done?
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To know what procedures need to be done
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What would an oily skin type benefit most from?
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Clay
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What direction do you massage the muscles on the face?
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From insertion to origin
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What is petrissage good for?
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Breaking down sebum
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What kind of massage can you do on couperose skin?
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Light effleurage
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What type of massage would you do on the neck?
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Tapotement
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Astringent has what type of affect on the skin?
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Hardens pores
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How often should normal skin receive a facial?
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Once a month
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What mask would you use on oily skin?
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Fuller’s clay mask
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When massaging the face, what muscles are you relaxing?
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Temporalis
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Why should normal skin receive a facial?
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To remove excess dead skin cells on surface
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When cleaning the bearded areas of a man’s face, the movements should be:
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Upward and outwards towards scalp
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What do you not do on a client if they are claustrophobic?
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Galvanic Current
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During a massage, why is it important to use massage cream?
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To prevent friction
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What do you use for excessive facial hair?
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oil-based bleach with activator
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When tweezing, how do you offset wide-set eyes?
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One eye width in-between brow
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Why do you bond wax strips?
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To bond hair and wax
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What effect does aftershave have on men’s skin?
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Drying
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WHAT CAUSES A MAN’S FACE TO BE DRY?
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ALKALINE PRODUCTS
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On close-set eyes, where do you start tweezing?
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One eye-width apart
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What can you wax over?
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Vitiligo
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Why do you use a long wax strip?
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To pull strip
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Why do you put a pledget (warm gauze) over eyebrows before tweezing?
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To soften hair follicles
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The three stages of hair growth are:
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Anagen, Catagen, Telogen
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How long after a chemical depilatory can you wax over the area?
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14-21 days
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When customizing eyebrows, you should go
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From inner to outer eye
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If the esthetician suspects the client is allergic to wax, she/he should:
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Give a client a PD test before starting
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What treatment would you not do on someone who is using Retin-A?
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Facial wax
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In California, a licensed esthetician can legally perform which of the following services?
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Chemical Dipilatories
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Why would you test the temperature of the wax before applying to the client?
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To prevent the client from getting burned
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What would you do to bring out a small facial feature?
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Light Foundation
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When trying to accentuate facial features, use a
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Lighter foundation
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When trying to reduce a feature while doing make-up, you would use
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Shadow or contour
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Which of the following services may require a PD test?
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Eyelash applications
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What caustic chemical is used for sun damaged, aging skin?
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Glycolic
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If, during a chemical peel, your client’s skin becomes red and irritated, you should first:
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Apply an alkaline neutralizing solution
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What can you put in the Electric Pulverizer?
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Chamomile
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What type of skin would you put a peppermint tea mask on?
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Oily
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. Which direction would you massage the lympth?
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Direction of the lymph flow
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What does Lymph do?
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Handles wastes
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What is calming to the skin?
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Chamomile
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When can you not use lymphatic massage?
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Cancer
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A client comes in for a chemical depilatory. You soon realize they have inflammation and redness. What would you do?
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Reschedule the appointment
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Which oil is antiseptic
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Lavender
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Which chemical peel would help sun damaged, aging and/or wrinkled skin?
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Glycolic
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Which plant has antiseptic qualities?
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Clove
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What type of massage helps rid the body of waste materials?
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Lymphatic Drainage
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An agent for destroying or inhibiting bacteria is?
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Lavender
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By law, the maximum percentage of alpha-hydroxy acid and esthetician can use is
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30% @ 3.0 PH
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A PRODUCT WHICH HELPS TO DISSOLVE THE INTERCELLULAR GLUE ON THE SKIN IS:
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Hydroxy Acid
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Accutane is a drug used for the treatment of acne. It is:
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Taken orally
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What ingredients is found in a purifying mask?
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Sage Oil
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What can an esthetician do?
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Peels that remove superficial
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What part of the face would you be careful with if your client just had a blepharoplasty?
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eyes
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Surgery performed on the nose is called?
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Rhinoplasty
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chemical used for skin peeling is carbolic acid, which is also known as:
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Phenol
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As an esthetician, what is used:
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Extractor
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What is the best way to extract?
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With cotton wrapped around fingers
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When men shave, what irritates them?
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shaving cream
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If someone just had surgery on their face, always have?
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A consultation with doctor
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B.O. Fould smelling perpiration
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Bromidrosis
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B.O. Fould smelling perpiration
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Bromidrosis
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B.O. Fould smelling perpiration
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Bromidrosis
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Fever Blisters
small vesicles around lips a viral infection |
Herpes Simplex
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Fever Blisters
small vesicles around lips a viral infection |
Herpes Simplex
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Fever Blisters
small vesicles around lips a viral infection |
Herpes Simplex
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A boil |
Furuncle
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Pus filled blisters |
Impetigo |
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Excessive perspiration
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Hyperidrosis
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Scratch or scrape on skin surface
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excoriation
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Inflammation with small vesicles that resultin dry, cracked skin caused from allergy
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eczema
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Spot not raised or sunken (flat)
smaller version of a patch flat discolored spot |
Macule
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Pricly heat vesicles or hives
(excessive heat) |
Milaria Rubra
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Whitehead (covered clogged pore)
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Milea
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Birthmark
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Neavus (Nevi)
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Small elevation containing no fluid
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Papule
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circumscribed elevated lesions that contain pus. They are most commonly infected (as in folliculitis) but may be sterile (as in pustular psoriasis
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Postules
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exaggerated connective tissue response of injured skin that extend beyond the edges of the original wound.
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Keloids
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circumscribed fluid-filled lesions that are greater than 1 cm. in diameter
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BULLAE
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raised lesions less than 1 cm. in diameter that are filled with clear fluid
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VESICLE
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raised solid lesion more than 1 cm. and may be in the epidermis, dermis, or subcutaneous tissue
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NODULE
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Using the negative pole of the galvanic current produces what kind of reaction:
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Alkaline
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Too much cleansing can:
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strip oils and irritate
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What product is good for wrinkles:
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Collagen
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If you accidentally burn your client and it is a minor burn, you should:
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flush with water
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What can happen to your skin if you have a poor diet, drink alcohol and smoke:
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Dehydrate
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If a client’s skin becomes red and inflamed you should:
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Cleanse with soap-free cleaner and water
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What electrical apparatus do you NOT use on couperose skin:
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Galvanic
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What do you cleanse the skin with before waxing:
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MILKY CLEANSER
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What do you do if you notice your client has a lot of vesicles around the lip area:
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refer to a physician
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What do you NOT use on Couperose skin?
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VACUUM SUCTION
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How do you dispose of alcohol?
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Handle as hazardous waste
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When analyzing skin with a woods lamp, a violet color would indicate:
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dehydration
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What type of massage empties oil ducts
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Petrissage
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What reaction do you from a positive Glycolic test?
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red, inflamed
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TOWELS MUST BE LAUNDERED FOR 15 MINUTES WITH WATER TEMPERATURE AT:
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140 DEGREES
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Which emulsion is best for oily skin?
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o/w oil in water
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What condition has oily, red inflamed skin with pustules?
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Rosacea
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Cataphoresis is done to:
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introduce acid product in skin
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How many times should you use a wax applicator?
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Once (one client)
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Which essential oil is antiseptic:
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a. Sage ?
b. Lavender ? |
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What natural substance fights bacteria:
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eucalyptus
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What do you NOT massage over:
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abraded skin
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Nerves and glands are found in the:
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dermis
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Tapotemet(light tapping or slapping movement)massage is done to:
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Stimulate
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What make's a man's skin dry and flaky:
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Alkaline Shaving Cream
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When using an electric mask and the skin is thin and sensitive, what do you apply under the mask?
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Moist Cotton
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Dry Dehydrated skin would best benefit from:
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Wax Mask
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A condition of dry skaly skin is:
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Asteatosis
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Oily skin would benefit best from:
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Fuller's Clay Mask
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When working on couperose skin, what mask do you use:
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Gel
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Disinfections do what to bacteria?
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Destroys
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Quats should be changed:
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When visibly cloudy
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A disorder that appears like a small grain of sand under the skin is:
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Milia (pearly white enclosed cysts)
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How do you keep from spreading infections during extractions?
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Tissue around fingertips
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Which gland secretes a substance that moisturizes the skin:
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Sebaceous
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When waxing you would never wax over a:
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Verruca (Wart)
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What do you NOT do on a client if they are claustrophobic?
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Wax Mask
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What is best to use for extractions?
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Moist cotton
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When vibrating you should pause and vibrate over:
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Motor points
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What type of skin do you not use an electric brush on?
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Couperose
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How do you remove a clay mask?
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Use warm moist towels
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Astrigent has what affect on the skin?
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Harden skin (closes pores)
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The minimum time you must wait to wax after using a chemical depilatory is:
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2-3 weeks
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What would you not use the suction machine on:
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Couperose
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Too much massage can:
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Breakdown collagen fibers
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Couperose skin is:
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Broken capilaries
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What condition is dry flaky skin with superficial lines?
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Dehydrated
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What is a proper SMA:
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Paper towel on a terry towel
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How often do you change a Client's towels:
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After each client
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What is the point of draping the client's hair:
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Preventing lotions from getting into the hair
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When should you dispose of sponges:
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After one use
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Which way to you remove wax strips?
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Opposite direction of hair growth.
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What type of massage would you do on the neck:
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Effleurage
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When massaging the face, what muscles are you relaxing?
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Temporalis
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Why should normal skin receive a facial?
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To remove excess dead skin cells on surface
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When cleaning the bearded areas of a man's face, the movements should be:
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In the direction of the beard growth
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What do you se for excessive facial hair?
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Oil-based bleach with activator
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When tweezing, how do you offset wide-set eyes?
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One eye width in between brow
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