Oregon State esthetician test / general esthetician [ACTUAL EXAM] LATEST VERSION [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] WITH STUDY GUIDE DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A

Oregon State esthetician test / general esthetician [ACTUAL EXAM]
LATEST VERSION [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] WITH STUDY GUIDE
DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST
UPDATE 2025 GRADED A



What is pH? - CORRECT ANSWER A substance relative degree of acidity or
alkaline

How is the pH measured? - CORRECT ANSWER Acidity to alkalinity of a
substance
scale of 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral

pH below 7 is - CORRECT ANSWER An acidic solution

pH above 7 is - CORRECT ANSWER An alkaline solution

Examples of a suspension - CORRECT ANSWER Oil and vinegar salad are
suspension

What is a suspension? - CORRECT ANSWER Unstable mixtures of two or more
immiscible substances

What type of substances are mixed together to form of emulsions? - CORRECT
ANSWER Two or more immiscible liquids (water and oil)

Surfactants have two ends; what are they? - CORRECT ANSWER the
hydrophobic end (water loving) and the lipophilic end (oil loving)

Oil in water poducts - CORRECT ANSWER - Moisturizing lotions
- Cleansing lotions

Water in oil products - CORRECT ANSWER - cleansing creams
- cold creams
- night creams

,- massage creams
- baby creams
- suntan lotion

Electrical facial treatment are commonly referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER
Electrotherapy

This treatments are often called - CORRECT ANSWER Modalities

An applicator for directing the electric current from the device to the clients skin -
CORRECT ANSWER An electrode

Indicates the negative or positive pole of an electric current - CORRECT ANSWER
Polarity

The positive electrode is called - CORRECT ANSWER Anode

Is a constant and direct current (CDC)
It has a positive and negative pole and produces chemical changes when it passes
through the tissues and fluids of the body - CORRECT ANSWER Galvanic current

Is the electrode used on the area to be treated - CORRECT ANSWER Active
electrode

Is the process of introducing water-soluble products into the skin with the use of electric
current - CORRECT ANSWER Ionization

Refers to infusing a positive (acid) product into the skin - CORRECT ANSWER
Cataphoresis

Is the process of infusing a negative (alkaline) product into the skin - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT ANSWER Desincrustation

Is the application of light rays to the skin for the treatment of acne, capillaries,
pigmentation, or hair removal - CORRECT ANSWER Light Therapy

What does IPL stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Intense Pulse Light

, What does LED stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Light Emitting Diode

What types of skin does blue LED help? - CORRECT ANSWER People with acne

What is photo-rejuvenation? - CORRECT ANSWER Growing technology that
utilizes light therapy to enhance the skin

What benefits does a red LED give? - CORRECT ANSWER Muscle healing

What should the esthetician and the client be wearing during a light therapy/ laser
treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER Protective glasses

What's the pH of the skin? - CORRECT ANSWER 5.5

How does melanin protects the skin? - CORRECT ANSWER From the sun (UV
rays)

Refers to the substance that keeps skin sofs and protected - CORRECT ANSWER
Sebaceous

Deeper layer of the skin - CORRECT ANSWER Dermis

Fiber protein that provides resilience and protection of the skin - CORRECT
ANSWER Keratin

Too layer of the skin - CORRECT ANSWER Stratum corneum

Outermost layer of the skin - CORRECT ANSWER Epidermis

Skin pigment - CORRECT ANSWER Melanin

Muscles that cause goose bumps - CORRECT ANSWER Arrector pili

A glycosaminoglycan (GAG) that hydrates the skin - CORRECT ANSWER
Hyaluronic acid

Sense to of touch - CORRECT ANSWER Tactile