PSI COSMETOLOGY A ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔clay based - ✔✔a mask used for oily skin for absorbing
✔✔cream - ✔✔a mask that doesn't dry on skin but is used for dry skin
✔✔exfoliation - ✔✔removal of excess dead cells from the skin surface
✔✔moisturizer - ✔✔the product used at the end of a facial
✔✔lack of moisture in the skin - ✔✔what is an indication of dehydration?
✔✔firm, sure touch, flexible hands - ✔✔what must be developed when mastering
massage techniques?
✔✔petrissage - ✔✔kneading massage movement
✔✔friction - ✔✔deep rubbing massage movement
✔✔effleurage - ✔✔light, continuous massage movement without pressure
✔✔percussion - ✔✔the most stimulating form of massage
✔✔hacking - ✔✔chopping movement of massage
✔✔fulling - ✔✔the form of massage used mainly for arms
✔✔motor point - ✔✔point on the skin over muscle where pressure or stimulation will
cause contraction of that particular muscle
✔✔warm moist towels or facial steamer - ✔✔what is used to open the pores of the skin?
, ✔✔aromatherapy - ✔✔the therapeutic use of essential oils to enhance a persons
physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being:
✔✔desincrustation - ✔✔the process of using galvanic current to soften and emulsify
grease deposits and blackheads in the hair follicles for easier extraction:
✔✔iontophoresis - ✔✔the process of forcing water-soluble products that contain ions
deeper into the skin with the help of galvanic current is called:
✔✔light therapy - ✔✔the type of electrical current that is beneficial for acne prone skin
is:
✔✔alipidic - ✔✔skin that does not produce enough sebum, indicated by absence of
visible pores
✔✔collagen - ✔✔a fibrous protein that gives the skin form and strength is:
✔✔crust - ✔✔dead cells that form over a wound or blemish while it is healing is a:
✔✔endocrine glands - ✔✔ductless glands that release secretion of hormones directly
into the bloodstream are:
✔✔opposite hair growth - ✔✔the direction in which the fabric strips used in hair removal
treatments should be removed is:
✔✔contraindication - ✔✔a client condition that might cause a negative side effect during
a facial treatment is referred to as a:
✔✔temporary color - ✔✔coloring products that have a coating action on the hair and
are removed by shampooing are:
✔✔warm water - ✔✔to relax eyebrow tissue, saturate pledgets or towel with:
✔✔metabolism - ✔✔the chemical process that takes place in living organisms whereby
cells are nourished and carry out their activities is called:
✔✔complete circuit - ✔✔the path of an electric current from the generating source back
to the original source is a:
✔✔telsa high frequency current - ✔✔current that should not be used on clients who are
pregnant, have high blood pressure, or have a pacemaker is:
✔✔cyanoacrylate monomers - ✔✔nail adhesives used for securing nail tips are all
based on:
SET A+
✔✔clay based - ✔✔a mask used for oily skin for absorbing
✔✔cream - ✔✔a mask that doesn't dry on skin but is used for dry skin
✔✔exfoliation - ✔✔removal of excess dead cells from the skin surface
✔✔moisturizer - ✔✔the product used at the end of a facial
✔✔lack of moisture in the skin - ✔✔what is an indication of dehydration?
✔✔firm, sure touch, flexible hands - ✔✔what must be developed when mastering
massage techniques?
✔✔petrissage - ✔✔kneading massage movement
✔✔friction - ✔✔deep rubbing massage movement
✔✔effleurage - ✔✔light, continuous massage movement without pressure
✔✔percussion - ✔✔the most stimulating form of massage
✔✔hacking - ✔✔chopping movement of massage
✔✔fulling - ✔✔the form of massage used mainly for arms
✔✔motor point - ✔✔point on the skin over muscle where pressure or stimulation will
cause contraction of that particular muscle
✔✔warm moist towels or facial steamer - ✔✔what is used to open the pores of the skin?
, ✔✔aromatherapy - ✔✔the therapeutic use of essential oils to enhance a persons
physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being:
✔✔desincrustation - ✔✔the process of using galvanic current to soften and emulsify
grease deposits and blackheads in the hair follicles for easier extraction:
✔✔iontophoresis - ✔✔the process of forcing water-soluble products that contain ions
deeper into the skin with the help of galvanic current is called:
✔✔light therapy - ✔✔the type of electrical current that is beneficial for acne prone skin
is:
✔✔alipidic - ✔✔skin that does not produce enough sebum, indicated by absence of
visible pores
✔✔collagen - ✔✔a fibrous protein that gives the skin form and strength is:
✔✔crust - ✔✔dead cells that form over a wound or blemish while it is healing is a:
✔✔endocrine glands - ✔✔ductless glands that release secretion of hormones directly
into the bloodstream are:
✔✔opposite hair growth - ✔✔the direction in which the fabric strips used in hair removal
treatments should be removed is:
✔✔contraindication - ✔✔a client condition that might cause a negative side effect during
a facial treatment is referred to as a:
✔✔temporary color - ✔✔coloring products that have a coating action on the hair and
are removed by shampooing are:
✔✔warm water - ✔✔to relax eyebrow tissue, saturate pledgets or towel with:
✔✔metabolism - ✔✔the chemical process that takes place in living organisms whereby
cells are nourished and carry out their activities is called:
✔✔complete circuit - ✔✔the path of an electric current from the generating source back
to the original source is a:
✔✔telsa high frequency current - ✔✔current that should not be used on clients who are
pregnant, have high blood pressure, or have a pacemaker is:
✔✔cyanoacrylate monomers - ✔✔nail adhesives used for securing nail tips are all
based on:
