OREGON ESTHETICIAN EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026 UPDATE
Is the process of introducing water-soluble products into the skin with
the use of electric current - Answer-Ionization
Refers to infusing a positive (acid) product into the skin - Answer-
Cataphoresis
Is the process of infusing a negative (alkaline) product into the skin -
Answer-Anaphoresis
Is a form of anaphoresis and is a process used to soften and emulsify
grease deposits (oil) and blackheads into the hair follicles - Answer-
Desincrustation
Is the application of light rays to the skin for the treatment of acne,
capillaries, pigmentation, or hair removal - Answer-Light Therapy
What does IPL stand for? - Answer-Intense Pulse Light
What does LED stand for? - Answer-Light Emitting Diode
What types of skin does blue LED help? - Answer-People with acne
, What is photo-rejuvenation? - Answer-Growing technology that utilizes
light therapy to enhance the skin
What benefits does a red LED give? - Answer-Muscle healing
What should the esthetician and the client be wearing during a light
therapy/ laser treatment? - Answer-Protective glasses
What's the pH of the skin? - Answer-5.5
How does melanin protects the skin? - Answer-From the sun (UV rays)
Refers to the substance that keeps skin sofs and protected - Answer-
Sebaceous
Deeper layer of the skin - Answer-Dermis
Fiber protein that provides resilience and protection of the skin -
Answer-Keratin
Too layer of the skin - Answer-Stratum corneum
Outermost layer of the skin - Answer-Epidermis
, Skin pigment - Answer-Melanin
Muscles that cause goose bumps - Answer-Arrector pili
A glycosaminoglycan (GAG) that hydrates the skin - Answer-
Hyaluronic acid
Sense to of touch - Answer-Tactile
Subcutaneous layer composed of fat - Answer-Adipose
Makes up 70 percent of the dermis - Answer-Collagen
Fibrous protein that forms elastic tissue and gives skin its elasticity -
Answer-Elastin
Cell that creates the melanosome sphere - Answer-Melanocyte
This is the routine that is taken when a melanocyte will deposit
pigment-carrying melanosomes into about 30 keratinocytes - Answer-
Dendrite
This is the enzyme that stimulates melanocytes and thus produces
melanin - Answer-Tyrosinase
AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026 UPDATE
Is the process of introducing water-soluble products into the skin with
the use of electric current - Answer-Ionization
Refers to infusing a positive (acid) product into the skin - Answer-
Cataphoresis
Is the process of infusing a negative (alkaline) product into the skin -
Answer-Anaphoresis
Is a form of anaphoresis and is a process used to soften and emulsify
grease deposits (oil) and blackheads into the hair follicles - Answer-
Desincrustation
Is the application of light rays to the skin for the treatment of acne,
capillaries, pigmentation, or hair removal - Answer-Light Therapy
What does IPL stand for? - Answer-Intense Pulse Light
What does LED stand for? - Answer-Light Emitting Diode
What types of skin does blue LED help? - Answer-People with acne
, What is photo-rejuvenation? - Answer-Growing technology that utilizes
light therapy to enhance the skin
What benefits does a red LED give? - Answer-Muscle healing
What should the esthetician and the client be wearing during a light
therapy/ laser treatment? - Answer-Protective glasses
What's the pH of the skin? - Answer-5.5
How does melanin protects the skin? - Answer-From the sun (UV rays)
Refers to the substance that keeps skin sofs and protected - Answer-
Sebaceous
Deeper layer of the skin - Answer-Dermis
Fiber protein that provides resilience and protection of the skin -
Answer-Keratin
Too layer of the skin - Answer-Stratum corneum
Outermost layer of the skin - Answer-Epidermis
, Skin pigment - Answer-Melanin
Muscles that cause goose bumps - Answer-Arrector pili
A glycosaminoglycan (GAG) that hydrates the skin - Answer-
Hyaluronic acid
Sense to of touch - Answer-Tactile
Subcutaneous layer composed of fat - Answer-Adipose
Makes up 70 percent of the dermis - Answer-Collagen
Fibrous protein that forms elastic tissue and gives skin its elasticity -
Answer-Elastin
Cell that creates the melanosome sphere - Answer-Melanocyte
This is the routine that is taken when a melanocyte will deposit
pigment-carrying melanosomes into about 30 keratinocytes - Answer-
Dendrite
This is the enzyme that stimulates melanocytes and thus produces
melanin - Answer-Tyrosinase
