Pivot Point Esthetics Questions and Answers
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provides the esthetician with a formal license to practice medical esthetics All of the
following are true regarding medical esthetics courses except:
a. courses may last one or two weeks
b. courses may include hands on training
c. certifies that the esthetician has met the goals of the course
d. provides the esthetician with a formal license to practice medical esthetics
phytotherapy Which of the following refers to the medicinal use of plants:
a. algotherapy
b. hydrotherapy
c. phytotherapy
d. aromatherapy
active ingredients Chemicals such as alkaloids and glucosides that give plants their
healing properties are called:
a. tinctures
,b. antimicrobials
c. active ingredients
d. inactive ingredients
circulatory stimulant The natural substance that increases blood flow at the surface of the
skin is called:
a. nervine
b. relaxant
c. emollient
d. circulatory stimulant
antioxidant Which of the following natural substances fights harmful oxidation which
leads to free radical attack?
a. antiseptic
b. antioxidant
c. antibacterial
d. anti-inflammatory
,tinctures Commercial extractions that require soaking an herb in alcohol to extract the
active ingredients from the plant is known as:
a. tinctures
b. ointments
c. glucosides
d. active ingredients
poultice Which of the following involves mixing crushed herbs and hot liquid to form a
paste?
a. infusion
b. poultice
c. decoction
d. fomentation
carrier oil A neutral oil used to dilute an essential oil is called:
a. carrier oil
b. antiseptic oil
c. soothing oil
, d. stimulating oil
steam distillation Which of the following is the most common method for obtaining
essential oils:
a. extraction
b. enfleurage
c. expression
d. steam distillation
extraction Which of the following methods for obtaining essential oils uses a chemical
solvent to leach the aromatic component from an ingredient:
a. expression
b. maceration
c. steam distillation
d. extraction
maceration Which of the following terms means plunging a substance into hot oil or fat,
which then absorbs the ingredient's fragrance?
a. enfleurage
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provides the esthetician with a formal license to practice medical esthetics All of the
following are true regarding medical esthetics courses except:
a. courses may last one or two weeks
b. courses may include hands on training
c. certifies that the esthetician has met the goals of the course
d. provides the esthetician with a formal license to practice medical esthetics
phytotherapy Which of the following refers to the medicinal use of plants:
a. algotherapy
b. hydrotherapy
c. phytotherapy
d. aromatherapy
active ingredients Chemicals such as alkaloids and glucosides that give plants their
healing properties are called:
a. tinctures
,b. antimicrobials
c. active ingredients
d. inactive ingredients
circulatory stimulant The natural substance that increases blood flow at the surface of the
skin is called:
a. nervine
b. relaxant
c. emollient
d. circulatory stimulant
antioxidant Which of the following natural substances fights harmful oxidation which
leads to free radical attack?
a. antiseptic
b. antioxidant
c. antibacterial
d. anti-inflammatory
,tinctures Commercial extractions that require soaking an herb in alcohol to extract the
active ingredients from the plant is known as:
a. tinctures
b. ointments
c. glucosides
d. active ingredients
poultice Which of the following involves mixing crushed herbs and hot liquid to form a
paste?
a. infusion
b. poultice
c. decoction
d. fomentation
carrier oil A neutral oil used to dilute an essential oil is called:
a. carrier oil
b. antiseptic oil
c. soothing oil
, d. stimulating oil
steam distillation Which of the following is the most common method for obtaining
essential oils:
a. extraction
b. enfleurage
c. expression
d. steam distillation
extraction Which of the following methods for obtaining essential oils uses a chemical
solvent to leach the aromatic component from an ingredient:
a. expression
b. maceration
c. steam distillation
d. extraction
maceration Which of the following terms means plunging a substance into hot oil or fat,
which then absorbs the ingredient's fragrance?
a. enfleurage
