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What is a characteristic of sensitive skin?
A. small follicles
B. fragile, thin skin and redness
C. easy absorption of product
D. large follicles
fragile, thin skin and redness
What makes the skin of the neck and décolleté different from the skin on the face?
A. has fewer sebaceous glands
B. ages more slowly
C. is unaffected by broken capillaries
D. is less susceptible to irritation
has fewer sebaceous glands
What type of skin condition is indicated by redness and is the result of distended capillaries from weakening of the capillary walls?
A. asphyxiated skin
B. dehydrated skin
C. striated skin
D. couperose skin
couperose skin
What is true of normal skin?
A. It has no water content.
B. It has no oil content.
C. It has a poor oil–water balance.
D. It has a good oil–water balance.
It has a good oil–water balance.
What is type 6 skin on the Fitzpatrick scale?
A. dark brown or black skin
B. almost translucent skin
C. light brown skin
D. fair skin
dark brown or black skin
What does dehydrated skin lack?
A. sebum
B. water
C. oil
D. lymph
water
What is a characteristic of seborrhea?
A. raised lesions
B. large open comedones
C. dry skin
D.flaking skin
flaking skin
What is true of type 1 skin on the Fitzpatrick scale?
A. never burns
B. sometimes burns
C. often burns
D. always burns
always burns
What is it called when you examine skin through touch to determine oiliness and elasticity?
A. pore analysis
B. hydration evaluation
C. consultation
D. palpation
palpation
What skin types require proper cleansing, exfoliating, and hydrating?
A. dry and oily
B. all skin types
C. normal and oily
D. normal and combination
all skin types
What are the general characteristics of type 2 skin on the Fitzpatrick scale?
A. fair to olive skin; brown eyes; dark hair; tans wells and burns moderately
B. light brown skin; dark hair; tans easily, and burns minimally
C. light skin; varied eye color; varied hair color; burns easily and tans minimally
D. very fair; blond or red hair; light colored eyes; freckles common; always burns and never tans
light skin; varied eye color; varied hair color; burns easily and tans minimally
What skin type is more likely to have a greater problem with hyperpigmentation than other skin types?
A. medium
B. pale
C. fair
D. dark
dark
What can you do to maintain the results of your home care regimen and more effectively treat the signs of aging?
A. maintain a high stress level
B. get professional skin care treatments
C. exercise less to prevent falls
D. have a glass of red wine daily
get professional skin care treatments
What are contraindications?
A. instructions for the use of products
B. factors that prohibit a treatment
C. instructions for the use of tools
D. factors that indicate a treatment will be beneficial
factors that prohibit a treatment
What is the best tool to analyze the skin?
A. lancet
B. magnifying lamp/light
C. esthetician's fingers
D. blotting paper
magnifying lamp/light
What are skin types primarily based on?
A. skin reaction to UV exposure
B. oil production and lipids between cells
C. amount of collagen and elastin
D. skin color
oil production and lipids between cells
What is a characteristic of dry skin?
A. large, sebum-filled follicles
B. loose feeling, soft to the touch
C. tight feeling, slightly rough
D. large, spread-out follicles
tight feeling, slightly rough
If your client is allergic to aspirin, then you should not use products derived from _____.
A. the mignonette tree
B. henna
C. willow bark
D. honey
willow bark
What can be indicated by the size of the pores in the T-zone and throughout the face?
A. blood pressure
B. overall health
C. skin type
D. internal body temperature
skin type
What should be on the consent form?
1. date for next appointment
2. home care recommendation
3. products used in treatment
4. client's signature
client's signature
Which of the following behaviors is not beneficial for your skin?
1. exercising regularly
2. avoiding sun exposure
3. drinking alcohol
4. eating a balanced diet
drinking alcohol
What is not one of the four skin types?
1. combination
2. dry
3. sensitive
4. oily
sensitive
How would you define these effects on the skin: pollutants, overexfoliation, climate, and photosensitivity?
1. circulatory health factors
2. genetic health factors
3. intrinsic factors
4. extrinsic factors
extrinsic factors
What does the Fitzpatrick scale measure?
1. skin’s ability to recover from injection punctures
2. skin’s ability to absorb products applied to the epidermis
3. skin’s ability to tolerate ultraviolet (UV) exposure
4. skin’s ability to tolerate water exposure
skin’s ability to tolerate ultraviolet (UV) exposure
What type of products should not be used on the neck as they may cause irritation?
1. alpha hydroxy acids
2. antioxidants
3. growth factor serums
4. additional moisturizers
alpha hydroxy acids
What is a characteristic of oily skin?
1. follicles that are moderate to large
2. follicles that are large only on the cheeks
3. follicles that are large only on the chin
4. extremely small follicles throughout the face
follicles that are moderate to large
Where is the décolleté?
1. behind the ears
2. under the eyes
3. under the chin
4. lower neck and chest
lower neck and chest
If your pregnant client does not have written permission from their medical provider, which of the following treatments could you perform?
1. treatments with aggressive cleansing
2. chemical peel
3. electrical treatment
4. none of the choices
none of the choices
What type of approach will help you to identify healthy habits and behavior that is detrimental to skin health and allow you to better help your clients?
1. fragmented
2. passive
3. direct
4. holistic
holistic
When should you analyze the client’s skin type and conditions?
1. while scheduling the client’s next appointment
2. before performing services
3. while performing services
4. after performing services
before performing services
What is true of sun damage?
1. It is the main intrinsic cause of aging.
2. It is the main extrinsic cause of aging.
3. It is a myth that sun exposure damages the skin.
4. Sun damage is only a minor factor in the overall health of the skin
It is the main extrinsic cause of aging.
What are skin types?
1. Nopharmaceutical terms referring to thickness of the skin
2. classifications that describe a person’s genetic skin type
3. medical terms differentiating between ethnicities
4. esthetician terms used to identify common skin conditions
classifications that describe a person’s genetic skin type
Which internal effect on the skin alters protein structures and decreases biological activity?
1. vitamin deficiencies
2. free radicals
3. glycation
4. hormones
glycation
What helps to keep your skin healthy?
1. all of the answers
2. getting professional skin care treatments
3. eating a balanced diet
4. maintaining a calm attitude
all of the answers
What is true of type 6 skin on the Fitzpatrick scale?
1. often burns
2. sometimes burns
3. always burns
4. may never burn
may never burn
Seizures or epilepsy are a contraindication for which treatment?
1. waxing and exfoliating
2. treatments using salicylic acid
3. chemical peels
4. electrical and light-based treatments that pulsate
electrical and light-based treatments that pulsate
What type on the Fitzpatrick scale is a person with almost translucent skin, blond or red hair, light-colored eyes, and possibly freckles?
1. type 1
2. type 3
3. type 4
4. type 2
type 1
What type on the Fitzpatrick scale is a person who rarely burns and who has Latin American heritage, dark hair, and dark eyes?
1. type 2
2. type 5
3. type 3
4. type 4
type 5
What is true of Fitzpatrick skin types 5 and 6?
1. may have abnormal hypertrophic scarring
2. do not show signs of aging as quickly as types 1 and 2
3. have great elasticity and firmness
4. are considered one of the most challenging skin types to treat well
may have abnormal hypertrophic scarring
What is true of individuals with Fitzpatrick skin type 4?
1. They can become hyperpigmented from treatments.
2. They are more likely to have sensitive skin.
3. They are prone to a form of hyperkeratosis.
4. Due to their darker skin, their blemishes are harder to see
They can become hyperpigmented from treatments.
What type of skin can be difficult to treat because of its low tolerance for products and stimulation?
1. oily
2. combination
3. normal
4. sensitive
sensitive
What is a characteristic of erythema?
1. redness caused by inflammation
2. irregular heartbeat
3. pain caused by swelling
4. irregular respiration
redness caused by inflammation
Someone who lives along the equator will have a greater number of what compared to someone who lives at the North Pole?
1. follicles that are large only on the chin
2. active melanocytes
3. active oil glands
4. comedones
active melanocytes
Which factors that affect the skin are considered intrinsic?
1. all of the answers
2. allergies
3. dehydration
4. tanning beds
dehydration
What is a characteristic of actinic keratosis?
1. irritated area exuding pus through cracks in the skin
2. oily patch that does not abate after thorough cleansing
3. cluster of comedones surrounded by a field of redness
4. rough area resulting from sun exposure, sometimes peeling off
rough area resulting from sun exposure, sometimes peeling off
What skin type is associated with the treatment goals of maintenance and preventative care?
1. oily
2. dry
3. combination
4. normal
normal
What makes one person’s skin darker than another person’s skin?
1. greater amounts of melanin
2. lesser amounts of melanin
3. greater amounts of lymph
4. lesser amounts of lymph
greater amounts of melanin
What is a new phenomenon caused by looking down at your cell phone?
1. tech neck
2. décolleté
3. photodamage
4. rhytids
tech neck
What type of skin ages more slowly than the other types?
1. normal
2. oily skin
3. sensitive
4. dry skin
oily skin
If your primary treatment goals are to soothe, calm, and protect, then your client most likely has _____ skin.
1. oily
2. normal
3. sensitive
4. dry
sensitive