Master Esthetics Exams Practice Set 2 | Questions
with Correct Answers | Latest 2026
What are Langerhans cells?
Immunity gaurds
What does NMF stand for?
Natural Moisturizing Factor
Describe how pigment is produced in the skin
Melanocytes produce melanin (pigment) filled melanosomes, which are injected throughout the
skin via dendrites
Three types of melanin:
-Eumelanin: brown-black pigment
-Pheomelanin: red pigment
-Trichochrome: red-yellow pigment
What are liposomes
microcapsules with a lipid border(to slow breakdown of capsule) containing a product/ingredient
List the 4 paths a product can take to penetrate the skin
hair follicle, sebaceaous gland, sudoriferous gland, intercellular lipids
What are the 3 types of exfoliation
Chemical, Mechanical, and Proteolytic (enzymes)
,What factors effect if a product will penetrate or not?
-specific area
-corneum thickness
-size of product molecule
-excessively oily skin
-skin condition
-temp. and moisture
What does FDA stand for? What is its purpose?
-Food and Drug ADministration
-started in 1938; oversees prescription drugs through the New Drug Application (NDA) process
Define the following:
-Superscription:
-Inscription:
-Subscription:
-Signature:
-Date a prescription is written and patient info.
-Name and quantity of drug to be dispensed
-Dispensing directions to pharmacist
-Directions to patient on how to take said prescription
Define the following:
-Antiarrythemic:
-Antihypertensives:
, -Anxiolytics:
-Bronchodilators:
-Thrombolytics:
-Cytotoxic:
-Controls heartbeat
-Treats blood pressure
-Anxiety treatment
-relieves inflammation related to chronic disorders
-Blood thinners
-Cancer treatment
Does the FDA regulate cosmetics and herbal substances?
NO
Who can write prescriptions?
Dr/dermatologist, vet, dentist, physician, therapist, podiatrist, practicing nurse, optometrist; (not
estheticians!)
A chemical peel is like a:
controlled burn
Chemical Peels originated in:
Egypt; then seen in Greece; then a German dermatologist ushered in modern chemical peels...
Phenol was discovered __
with Correct Answers | Latest 2026
What are Langerhans cells?
Immunity gaurds
What does NMF stand for?
Natural Moisturizing Factor
Describe how pigment is produced in the skin
Melanocytes produce melanin (pigment) filled melanosomes, which are injected throughout the
skin via dendrites
Three types of melanin:
-Eumelanin: brown-black pigment
-Pheomelanin: red pigment
-Trichochrome: red-yellow pigment
What are liposomes
microcapsules with a lipid border(to slow breakdown of capsule) containing a product/ingredient
List the 4 paths a product can take to penetrate the skin
hair follicle, sebaceaous gland, sudoriferous gland, intercellular lipids
What are the 3 types of exfoliation
Chemical, Mechanical, and Proteolytic (enzymes)
,What factors effect if a product will penetrate or not?
-specific area
-corneum thickness
-size of product molecule
-excessively oily skin
-skin condition
-temp. and moisture
What does FDA stand for? What is its purpose?
-Food and Drug ADministration
-started in 1938; oversees prescription drugs through the New Drug Application (NDA) process
Define the following:
-Superscription:
-Inscription:
-Subscription:
-Signature:
-Date a prescription is written and patient info.
-Name and quantity of drug to be dispensed
-Dispensing directions to pharmacist
-Directions to patient on how to take said prescription
Define the following:
-Antiarrythemic:
-Antihypertensives:
, -Anxiolytics:
-Bronchodilators:
-Thrombolytics:
-Cytotoxic:
-Controls heartbeat
-Treats blood pressure
-Anxiety treatment
-relieves inflammation related to chronic disorders
-Blood thinners
-Cancer treatment
Does the FDA regulate cosmetics and herbal substances?
NO
Who can write prescriptions?
Dr/dermatologist, vet, dentist, physician, therapist, podiatrist, practicing nurse, optometrist; (not
estheticians!)
A chemical peel is like a:
controlled burn
Chemical Peels originated in:
Egypt; then seen in Greece; then a German dermatologist ushered in modern chemical peels...
Phenol was discovered __
