MIDTERM-STANDARD ESTHETICS & STANDARD FOUNDATIONS

1.  What is SPF an acronym for?

2. Which of the following is a preservative used in skin care products?

3. What ingredient comes from a versatile plant used in many products for healing, soothing, and hydrating?

 4. What is the name of the positive pole used for cataphoresis called?

5. What results from an acid-alkali neutralization reaction?

6. Disinfection is not effective against:

 7. What is a one-celled organism that has both plant and animal characteristics?

8. Which bloodborne virus affects the liver?

9. Which of the following is created by infection?

10.  How many decontamination methods are there?

11. What is created by joining two or more atoms of the same molecule chemically?

12. What are particles from which all matter is composed?

13. Which form of chemistry studies substances that contain the element carbon?

 14. Which of the following is a gaseous mixture?

15. What makes up 4/5ths of the air in our atmosphere?

 16. Which of the following cannot be broken down into a simpler substance without the loss of identity?

17. What does hydrophilic mean?

18. What is an example of a water-in-oil emulsion?

19. What are chains of amino acid molecules that are used by every cell of our bodies to make other usable proteins called?

20. What is the name for a one-unit sugar molecule that all cells use for energy?

21. Which type of fat can cause hardening of the arteries?

22. Which vitamins are water soluble?

23. Fat-soluble vitamins protect the __________ membrane of cells.

24. Which vitamin is essential for blood coagulation?

25. What is the outermost layer of the skin?

26. What fluids nourish the skin?

27. What are free fatty acids, squalene, waxes, cholesterol, and triglycerides are the composition for?

28.  “Dehydrated” is a skin __________.

  29. Which vitamins are fat-soluble?

 30. Which of the following is NOT included when referencing the T-zone area of the face?

31. What ingredients are papain, bromelain, and pancreatin?

32. Products with a slightly acidic pH are considered:

  33. If a client wishes to have hair removal be truly permanent what should you recommend?

34. What percentage of organically produced ingredients, excluding water and salt, must a product contain to be certified as organic?

35. Which of the products below is formed by the decomposition of oils or fats, is an excellent skin softener and humectant, and a very strong water binder?

36. What are useful functions of non-pathogenic bacteria?

37. Which of the following bacteria causes syphilis?

 38. Which of the following cannot be cleaned in an autoclave?

39. What is universal solvent?

  40. What effect would a product of pH 8 have on the skin?

41.  Which vitamin can help heal structural damage on the skin, including severe burns and stretch marks?

42. What breaks down the basic chemical sugars that supply energy for the body?

43. Between the fibers of the dermis, there is a water-binding substances called:

44. In what layer of the skin are melanocytes produced?

45. What is another name for Horny layer?

46. Approximately, how many times thicker is the dermis compared to the epidermis?

47. What is glycation?

48. Select the correct definition for complementary foods:

49. Bad cholesterol in the blood is called:

50. What are atoms or molecules with unpaired electrons called?

51. What is a cyst?

52. Which essential oil is considered nontoxic, no sensitizing, and nonirritating?

53. Baking soda is also known as:

54. The infusion of a positive (acidic) product into the skin is known as:

55. What is iontophoresis?

56. What are three stages of hair growth?

57. What two medical terms are applied to excessive hair growth?

58. How would you suggest a client solve an ongoing Barbae folliculitis problem?

59. What are enzymes?

60. What protein determines hair, eye, and skin color?

61. What does the Fitzpatrick scale measure?

62. What does the Glogau Scale evaluate?

63. What is erythema?

64. What type of skin is caused by smoking?

65. What ethnic skin type is considered to be one of the most sensitive?

66. What are factors that prohibit a treatment due to a condition called?

67. Who sets the standards for disinfectants used in salons?

68. What should you do if your client is cut with a sharp instrument during a service and begins to bleed?

69. What unit measures the amount of an electric current, or the number of electrons flowing through a conductor?

70. What unit measures the resistance of an electric current?

71. What prevents excessive current from passing through a circuit?

72. Which ingredient can be considered both a functional and performance ingredient?

73. What are emulsifiers?

74. What are cosmetics?

75. What are vehicles?

76. The most common bacteria that affect humans are:

77. A disease that is capable of being spread form one person to another is called:

78. Melanocytes comprise about ______ of cells in the basal layer.

79. Chelating agents are used for:

80. The best tool for analyzing the skin is:

81. Which term is used to correctly identify skin that lacks oil?

82. Which classification system uses levels to classify photodamage by the depth of skin changes or damage?

83. Clients with this condition require extra caution when performing treatments because they do not readily feel pain due to poor circulation.

84. Which type of products work best for combination skin?

85. Large blackheads around the eye area are specifically called:

86. What does MED stand for?

87. What does MED measure?

88. What is pustule?

89. To establish a gluten-free claim, the FDA set preliminary thresholds of less than _______ parts per million (ppm) of gluten.

90. Based on the comedogenic ratings scale, wheat germ oil is rated:

91. Which of the following oils is not highly beneficial to oily and problematic skin?

92. Hydrogels are classified as:

93. Another term used for plasticizers is _________.

94. Which of the following minerals helps maintain moisture levels?

95. What are cells that contain lipids to maintain barrier function?

96. Which of the following is not a common medication that causes Hirsutism?

97. An advantage of sugar waxing is that the hair can be removed if it is only _______ long.

98. A poor waxing technique can leave behind up to _________ breakage.

99. Which of the following is not a bikini wax style?

100. The practice of hand washing can reduce the risk of spreading illness by up to _________ percent.