Esthetician TN State Board Exam practice / 158
Q&A/ 2024-2025.
When Applying lipstick in a makeup application, where should you position your
hand? - Answer: Chin/Jaw
What is both a skin type and skin condition? - Answer: Sensitive
What is an insulator? - Answer: Material that doesn't allow current to pass
What is the primary use for a facial mask? - Answer: Treat a specific facial concern
What is an antiseptic? - Answer: Cleanses
What is astringent used for? - Answer: To soothe the skin
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,What is epilation? - Answer: removes hair from the bottom of the follicle;
removes hair by breaking contact between the bulb and the papilla; pulls hair out
of the follicle
What is depilation? - Answer: removing hair at skin level
What Products do you apply after a chemical peel? - Answer: Neutralizer
What kind of wax works best with prior steam exposure? - Answer: Hard wax
Which type of Ray damages collagen in the skin most? - Answer: UVA
Which type of Rae is responsible for burning in the skin? - Answer: UVB
In order to be licensed as a functioning shop what does not need to be listed on
the application? - Answer: Number of employees
Define anhidrosis - Answer: inability to sweat
Define cysts? - Answer: Fluid, infection, or other matter under the skin
Define papule - Answer: a small, raised, solid pimple or swelling, often forming
part of a rash on the skin and typically inflamed but NOT producing pus.
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, pustule - Answer: papule containing pus
define nodule? - Answer: elevated skin lesion larger than 1 cm diameter
Define Steatoma? - Answer: fatty tumor or cyst of the sebaceous gland
Define tumor - Answer: a mass of cancer cells
Define Comedone? - Answer: Non-inflamed buildup of cells, sebum, and other
debris inside follicles
What bacteria causes tentanus? - Answer: Bacilli
What is a thick scar resulting from excessive fibrous tissue called? - Answer: Keloid
What's the numeric range of alkaline substances ? - Answer: Greater than 7
Which phase of hair growth does the hair detach ? - Answer: Catagen
What does green color help to correct? - Answer: Ruddy (red)
The board of cosmetology has how many members? - Answer: 14
The cost for renewal of a cosmetology and esthetician license is? - Answer: $60
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Q&A/ 2024-2025.
When Applying lipstick in a makeup application, where should you position your
hand? - Answer: Chin/Jaw
What is both a skin type and skin condition? - Answer: Sensitive
What is an insulator? - Answer: Material that doesn't allow current to pass
What is the primary use for a facial mask? - Answer: Treat a specific facial concern
What is an antiseptic? - Answer: Cleanses
What is astringent used for? - Answer: To soothe the skin
Page 1 of 16
,What is epilation? - Answer: removes hair from the bottom of the follicle;
removes hair by breaking contact between the bulb and the papilla; pulls hair out
of the follicle
What is depilation? - Answer: removing hair at skin level
What Products do you apply after a chemical peel? - Answer: Neutralizer
What kind of wax works best with prior steam exposure? - Answer: Hard wax
Which type of Ray damages collagen in the skin most? - Answer: UVA
Which type of Rae is responsible for burning in the skin? - Answer: UVB
In order to be licensed as a functioning shop what does not need to be listed on
the application? - Answer: Number of employees
Define anhidrosis - Answer: inability to sweat
Define cysts? - Answer: Fluid, infection, or other matter under the skin
Define papule - Answer: a small, raised, solid pimple or swelling, often forming
part of a rash on the skin and typically inflamed but NOT producing pus.
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, pustule - Answer: papule containing pus
define nodule? - Answer: elevated skin lesion larger than 1 cm diameter
Define Steatoma? - Answer: fatty tumor or cyst of the sebaceous gland
Define tumor - Answer: a mass of cancer cells
Define Comedone? - Answer: Non-inflamed buildup of cells, sebum, and other
debris inside follicles
What bacteria causes tentanus? - Answer: Bacilli
What is a thick scar resulting from excessive fibrous tissue called? - Answer: Keloid
What's the numeric range of alkaline substances ? - Answer: Greater than 7
Which phase of hair growth does the hair detach ? - Answer: Catagen
What does green color help to correct? - Answer: Ruddy (red)
The board of cosmetology has how many members? - Answer: 14
The cost for renewal of a cosmetology and esthetician license is? - Answer: $60
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