Massachusetts State Board Esthetics Exam
Study Guide with Complete Solutions
Keratin - Answer✔️✔️-Skin
Keratinization - Answer✔️✔️-Hardening of the skin
Emollient - Answer✔️✔️-Oils
Modeling mask - Answer✔️✔️-Mixed with water, dries, hardens like rubber
and peels off in one piece.
Couperose - Answer✔️✔️-Dilated capillaries most often found on
cheek/nose
Lipids - Answer✔️✔️-Intercellular cement
Antiseptic - Answer✔️✔️-Assists in preventing the growth of bacteria on the
skin
Astringent - Answer✔️✔️-Cleanses the skin and returns oily skin to a normal
ph
Toner - Answer✔️✔️-Cleanses the skin and returns normal and dry skin to a
normal ph.
Chloasma - Answer✔️✔️-Pregnancy mask
Dermatologist - Answer✔️✔️-Physician specializing in diagnosing and
treating diseases of the skin and nails.
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Neroli benefits - Answer✔️✔️-Antiseptic, soothing, effective in treating oily
and acne skin
Affusion therapy - Answer✔️✔️-Balneotherapy, jet blitz, Vichy shower
Bacterial infection - Answer✔️✔️-Type of post operative complication that
develops when microbes invade an injured, open or wounded part of the
body.
Mitosis - Answer✔️✔️-Process in which human cells reproduce by dividing
in half.
Reflexology contraindications - Answer✔️✔️-Arthritis, pregnancy and
osteoporosis
Skull - Answer✔️✔️-Facial skeleton that encloses and protects the brain.
Extraction in aromatherapy - Answer✔️✔️-Method of extracting essential
oils from raw plant materials used a chemical solvent to leach the aromatic
component.
Chemical peel - Answer✔️✔️-Use of chemical solutions to exfoliate the
surface of the skin.
Anabolism - Answer✔️✔️-Phase of metabolism in which larger molocules
build up from smaller ones
Facial bones in a face massage - Answer✔️✔️-9
Protoplasm - Answer✔️✔️-Colorless gel like substance containing water salt
and nutrients obtained from food.
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