Skin Care Products
Facial Treatments
Facial Massage
Facial Devices & Advanced Topics
Makeup Artistry
100
  1. What function do preservatives perform?

    1. Give products the desired color, shape, and form
    2. Give products the desired efficacy and strength
    3. Activate products once they are applied to the skin
    4. Inhibit the growth of microorganisms
  • Inhibit the growth of microorganisms
100
  1. How do dairy products affect the skin?
    1. Decrease the amount of oil that the sebaceous glands secrete
    2. Makes it harder for dead skin cells to clear out
    3. Increase insulin and IGF-1 production, causing inflammation
    4. Neutralizing free radicals before they attach themselves to the cell membrane and destroy the cell
  • Makes it harder for dead skin cells to clear out
100
  1. Which type of massage involves the use of soft, continuous stroking movements applied with the fingers and palms?
    1. Friction
    2. Vibration
    3. Petrissage
    4. Effleurage
  • Effleurage
100
  1. Where is an appropriate place to warm cotton pads and products?
    1. Microwave
    2. Hot plate
    3. Paraffin wax heater
    4. Towel warmer
  • Towel warmer
100
  1. When the face is widest at the temple and forehead, and tapers down to the chin, it is a(n) _____________.

    1. Oval
    2. Square
    3. Diamond
    4. Round 
  • Oval
200
  1. What is the vitamin of which retinol is the natural form?
    1. Vitamin A
    2. Vitamin B
    3. Vitamin C
    4. Vitamin D
  • Vitamin A
200
  1. How does benzoyl peroxide treat acne?
    1. Dissolves keratin
    2. Has healing effects
    3. Brightens appearance of the skin
    4. Releases free radical oxygen that kills the bacteria
  • Releases free radical oxygen that kills the bacteria
200
  1. Petrissage includes ____________
    1. Pinching the skin with a light, firm pressure
    2. Firm, circular movements
    3. Tapping the skin
    4. Soft, slow stroking
  • Pinching the skin with a light, firm pressure
200
  1. What should you do to the water catchment tray underneath the hot-towel cabinet’s caddy on a daily basis?
    1. Simply wipe it down with a paper towel
    2. Rinse it with water and let it air dry
    3. Empty, clean, and disinfect it
    4. Discard and replace it
  • Empty, clean, and disinfect it
200
  1. Creating the ideal eyebrow shape involves measuring ____________.

    1. The inner corner of the eye upward
    2. From the outer corner of the nose to the outer corner of the eye
    3. From the outer circle of the iris of the eye upward while the client is looking straight ahead
    4. All answers
  • The inner corner of the eye upward
  • From the outer corner of the nose to the outer corner of the eye
  • From the outer circle of the iris of the eye upward while the client is looking straight ahead
300
  1. What is papaya most often used for?
    1. Exfoliation
    2. Moisturizing
    3. Hydration
    4. Pigmentation
  • Exfoliation
300
  1. Treatments for mature skin are similar to treatments for which type of skin?
    1. Oily
    2. Dehydrated
    3. Normal
    4. Dry
  • Dry
300
  1. A basic facial massage is performed for approximately __________.
    1. 10-20 minutes
    2. 30 minutes
    3. Half of the facial time
    4. 5-10 minutes
  • 10-20 minutes
300
  1. What color is produced when electricity passes through Neon gas?
    1. Purple
    2. Orange
    3. Green
    4. Blue
  • Orange
300
  1. Skin is considered ruddy if it is _________________.

    1. Red
    2. Wind burned
    3. Affected by rosacea
    4. All answers
  • Red
  • Wind burned
  • Affected by rosacea
400
  1. Compared with products available in drugstores and supermarkets, professional products are generally ___________.
    1. Less expensive initially
    2. More expensive in the long run
    3. Less concentrated
    4. More concentrated
  • More concentrated
400
  1. How can you tell if your client has acne excoriee?
    1. There will be signs of picking at the acne
    2. There will be large pustules
    3. There will be late onset of acne
    4. There will be miller around the nose and eyes
  • There will be signs of picking at the acne
400
  1. Using deep pressure on the face _________.
    1. Can weaken elastin fibers
    2. Can induce collagen growth
    3. Is common practice among most estheticians
    4. Prevents premature aging
  • Can weaken elastin fibers
400
  1. What type of pigmentation that can be potentially lightened by exfoliation treatments and brightening products?
    1. Hypopigmentation
    2. Dermal pigment
    3. Melasma
    4. Surface pigment
  • Surface pigment
400
  1. What is a ferrule?

    1. The technical term for the measurement of the handle
    2. A description of the first cut of the brush hair
    3. Another name for the less expensive blunt cut brush
    4. The metal part that holds the brush intact
  • The metal part that holds the brush intact
500
  1. What type of product dissolves makeup, oil, and dirt?
    1. Cleansers
    2. Toners
    3. Exfoliants
    4. Serums
  • Cleansers
500
  1. Where would you NOT find milia?
    1. Around the eyes
    2. Upper surface of the cheeks
    3. On the chin
    4. Forehead
  • On the chin
500
  1. Massage movements are directed from the ________ to avoid muscle damage.
    1. Insertion point toward the origin of the muscle
    2. Insertion point the the mid-muscle
    3. Origin of the muscle to the insertion point
    4. Mid-muscle to the insertion point
  • Insertion point toward the origin of the muscle
500
  1. When performing a high frequency treatment on a client’s face with acne prone skin which type of electrode would you use?
    1. Mushroom – Neon
    2. Sparking – Argon
    3. Indirect – Neon
    4. Comb – Argon
  • Sparking – Argon
500
  1. Important question(s) to ask clients before a makeup application include ________________.

    1. Do you wear contact lenses?
    2. Do you have allergies?
    3. How much makeup do you normally wear?
    4. All answers
  • Do you wear contact lenses?
  • Do you have allergies?
  • How much makeup do you normally wear?
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