Acne
Sebaceous Glands
Blackhead vs Whitehead
Disorders/Issues
Wild Card
100
The number of grades of acne.
What is four?
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4.
100
An oily substance created by sebaceous gland, complex mixture of fatty substances, helps to protect skin.
What is Sebum?
100
Open comedone.
What is a blackhead?
100
Causes Disorders of Sebaceous Glands.
What is over/under activity of sebaceous gland.
100
Types of acne estheticians can extract.
What are pustules?
200
Grade of acne associated with no inflammation, whiteheads, blackheads and some pustules.
What is Grade 1 acne?
200
Clogged hair follicle/sebaceous gland.
What is Acne?
200
Plugged sebaceous gland with very small opening.
What is a Whitehead?
200
Keratin filled cysts, most commonly found around the eye. Cannot be extracted by estheticians.
What is Milia?
200
Hormones, sweat, stress, and genetics all affect this production.
What is sebum production?
300
Grade 2 Acne
What is a mix of comedones, papules, and pustules. Moderate acne, mainly on the face?
300
The gland found with a hair follicle. Keeps the hair and skin around this follicle protected/healthy.
What is a Sebaceous Gland?
300
Causes blackheads to be "black".
What is Oxygen?
Oxidizes sebum inside open comedo.
300
Fatty tumor of the sebaceous gland, most commonly found on face or scalp were more sebaceous glands are present.
What is a Steatoma?
300
Skin type defined as widespread oil production, large pores, and thick skin.
(Overactivity of Sebaceous Gland)
What is oily skin type?
400
More inflammatory grade of acne, in severe cases acne can spread to face, neck, chest, and back. Associated with inflamed nodules.
What is Grade 3 Acne?
400
what sebum does for the skin/hair.
What is acting as a antibacterial shield, keeping skin and hair soft/healthy, UV protection, and water resistance.
400
Skin type(s) that can get blackheads.
What is all skin types?
While oily skin is more prone to blackheads, oil production isn't the only cause. Dead skin, buildup of skin/oil not being properly removed, and hormones can also cause blackheads.
400
Ichthyosis.
What is a disorder caused by persistent dry skin. Looks "scaly" in nature and causes thick skin.
400
On average, a person has this many Sebaceous Glands throughout their body.
What is approx. 2,000,000?
500
Most severe form of acne, deep cysts and is very inflamed/painful. Widespread over face, chest, and back.
What is Grade 4 Acne?
500
Sebaceous Glands are not found here.
What are palms of hands and soles of feet?
500
The "white" part of whiteheads is full of this.
What is dead skin, sebum, and bacteria.
500
Excess sebum production causes this disorder.
What is seborrhea?
Causes greasy, flakey, and itchy skin. Typically also caused by Malassezia yeast.
500
Dry skin type.
What is underactivity of Sebaceous Glands?