History of Esthetics
& Career Oppertunities
& Career Oppertunities
Someone who commonly performs facials and facial massage
What is a day spa esthetician?
Dry, normal, combination and oily are all categories of this
What are skin types?
This is the term for largest organ of the body
What is the integumentary system?
This is the study of the functions of the body structures
What is physiology?
A structural change in the tissue caused by damage or injury, is referred to as this
What is a lesion?
Cosmetics are distinguished from drugs by this act
What is the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act?
During this era, eyebrows and hair lines were shaved or tweeze to show a greater expanse of the forehead.
What is the Renaissance?
A person’s skin type is determined by this
What are genetics?
A jelly-like substance in which food elements such as proteins, fats, carbohydrates, mineral salts, and water are present
What is Protoplasm?
Sweat & oil glands, hair and nails are considered this part of the skin
What are the appendages?
A common term used for the verruca virus
What is a wart?
This product is beneficial in hydrating, nourishing and soothing the skin in a short amount of time
What is a mask?
Tweezing, sugaring and threading are all forms of this
What is hair removal?
Deeper levels of pigmentation, fungi and bacterial disorders are observed with use of this
What is a Wood’s lamp?
This is the process of changing food into forms the body can use as energy
What is the process of metabolism?
This layer of the epidermis is referred to as the clear cells
What is the stratum lucidum?
Chronic, excessive sebum production accompanied by papules and pustules is a characteristic of this skin condition
What is acne?
This is the most common cosmetic ingredient
What is water?
In this Era, women wore colored make up on their cheeks and lips, but not on their eyes
What are the Middle Ages?
An asphyxiated skin condition is caused by this
What is smoking?
This system is responsible for purifying the body
What is the excretory system?
TEWL is an acronym for this this
What is transepidermal water loss?
This causes the itchy feeling that often accompanies contact dermatitis
What are histamines?
These ingredients cause actual changes in the skins appearance
What are performance ingredients?
Tretinoin, Botox, alpha hydroxy acids and other sought after cosmetic surgery procedures were introduced in this century
What is the 20th century?
This is a new client form that details their allergies medications and sensitivities
What is an intake form?
The fluid that contains proteins and DNA within the nucleus of the cell is called this
What is nucleoplasm?
This is the process of shedding keratinocytes from the skin
What is desquamation?
This is a chronic, relapsing form of dermatitis
What is atopic dermatitis?
This is a fatty material, used to lubricate and keep other substances on the skin
What is an emollient?