Infection Control
What information is found on the MSDS?
Product content, hazards & storage requirements
What are the five basic massage techniques?
Effleurage, Petrissage, Tapotment, Friction & Vibration
These are the 3 stages of hair growth.
What are Anagen, Catagen & Telogen?
What is microdermabrasion?
The mechanical method of exfoliation by using hand piece & crystals that flow on top of the epidermis.
Define the rotary brush and its purpose.
The rotary brush is a brush machine used to lightly exfoliate the skin and assist the cleansing process.
Staphylococci causes these 3 things to form on the skin.
Abscesses, pustules and boils.
This is the purpose of toner.
What is to balance the skin’s pH and assist in product penetration?
This hair growth stage is the most effective to remove hair in.
What is anagen?
What is the strongest AHA? Why is it used in chemical peels?
Glycolic Acid, it’s small cellular structure is able to penetrate most effectively into the epidermis.
Describe and define the two significant reactions created from the Galvanic machine.
Desincrustation- chemical reaction that liquifies or emulsifies sebum & debris.
Iontophoresis - use of electrical current to introduce water soluble solutions into the skin.
These are the 4 potential infectious microorganisms.
What are bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites?
These are three benefits to facial treatments.
What is deep cleaning, exfoliation, relaxation, increasing circulation, treating skin conditions.
Epilation removes hair from directly the follicle, depilation removes hair from the surface of the skin
List 3 examples of light peels? (Think ingredients)
30% or less glycolic acid, 30% or less lactic acid, enzyme peels. (Jessner’s solution 1-3 coats)
What type of charge do products used for desincrustation carry? Dermalogica example?
Negative & Scaling Gel
What is the difference between active and inactive bacteria.
Active bacteria thrives in warm, moist, dark and dirty environments to reach their full growth. Inactive bacteria is covered by spores and can survive in unfavorable conditions.
Define chucking & define rolling.
Chucking-grasping flesh firmly with one hand and move up & down the arm
Rolling- pressing tissues against the arm & rolling up and down the bone
Lanugo is the hair that is on the fetus that is soft and downy which is lost and replaced with terminal hair. Terminal hair is longer coarser hair found on the body.
List 3 examples of Light Therapy devices.
Lasers, Intense Pulsed Light & Light Emitting Diode
List 3 benefits of the High Frequency machine?
Stimulates circulation, Oxygenates skin, Antiseptic, Increases Cell Metabolism, heals extractions.
Stop the service, apply gloves, stop bleeding, clean with antiseptic wipe, apply bandage, clean work station & discard contaminated objects.
What are 4 factors that can lead to dehydrated skin?
Drying products, too much sun, wind, poor diet, aging, limited water intake, medication, excess steaming.
Describe and define Electrolysis and its method of hair removal.
Electrolysis is permanent hair removal that is achieved by the insertion of needles into the hair follicle. It decomposes the papilla & weakens hold of follicle wall.
Why is Ultrrasound and Ultrasonic Technology used in Esthetics?
Product penetration, cellulite reduction, stimulates tissue, increases blood flow and promotes oxygenation.
What is light therapy and what does it treat?
The application of light rays to the skin, used in treatment for wrinkles, capillaries, pigmentation or hair removal.