NJ STATE BOARD ESTHETICS EXAM 2 2026
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT TEST
BANK SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Apples. Answer: What is malic acid derived from?
◉ Coarse rough textured skin - does not cause hypopigmentation.
Answer: What is a side effect of an improper treatment of
microdermabrasion?
◉ Langerhans cells. Answer: What cell is the first defense to your
immune system?
◉ Millaria rubra. Answer: Another name for "Prickly Heat"
◉ Couperose skin (rosacea). Answer: Manual exfoliation,
microdermabrasion, mechanical exfoliants cannot be used on:
◉ direct current =. Answer: Galvanic
◉ pressure =. Answer: Volt
,◉ Vitiligo. Answer: Hypopigmentation that appears in white
patches?
◉ Four. Answer: How many grades of acne?
◉ Chains are amino acids that form proteins
(only one option had amino acids listed). Answer: What are
peptides?
◉ Plants and their healing properties. Answer: What is
Phytotherapy?
◉ Small pores, very little to no oil. Answer: What is alipidic skin?
◉ Trained service animals. Answer: What is the only type of animal
allowed in the salon?
◉ Fungus. Answer: Ringworm is a:
◉ Tinea versicolor. Answer: Yeast infections are also known as:
◉ Penetrate products. Answer: Paraffin masks help to:
,◉ Gel Mask. Answer: What product will help to cool the skin?
◉ Claustrophobia. Answer: Contraindictions for a modeling mask:
◉ Adipose Tissue. Answer: What tissue shapes the body and gives it
contour?
◉ Wash your hands. Answer: Prior to shaking the clients hand you
must:
◉ Taking out the trash and disinfect the container. Answer: Between
clients the test lists various sanitation procedures and you should
also include:
(question about flipping the room)
◉ Sclerotherapy. Answer: Treatment used for cellulite:
◉ Gomage. Answer: Technique to peel or rub off:
◉ Hands and Feet. Answer: Where is acupressure performed?
, ◉ Fingertips. Answer: Where on your body has the highest sensory
nerve?
◉ Zinc Oxide. Answer: Inorganic physical sunscreen ingredient that
reflects UVA radiation. Also used to protect, soothe, and heal the
skin; is somewhat astringent, antiseptic, and antibacterial.
◉ Bottom to top. Answer: Massage face from:
◉ Insertion to origin. Answer: Perform massage from:
◉ Effleurage. Answer: Soothe/Relaxing
◉ Petrissage. Answer: Kneading/ Circular Motion
◉ Tapotement. Answer: tapping motion
◉ Grows back slower. Answer: Hair removal at the anagen phase :
◉ Sebaceous and Sudoriferous. Answer: Oil and sweat glands are
called:
◉ Microcurrents. Answer: What is used to firm the skin?
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT TEST
BANK SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Apples. Answer: What is malic acid derived from?
◉ Coarse rough textured skin - does not cause hypopigmentation.
Answer: What is a side effect of an improper treatment of
microdermabrasion?
◉ Langerhans cells. Answer: What cell is the first defense to your
immune system?
◉ Millaria rubra. Answer: Another name for "Prickly Heat"
◉ Couperose skin (rosacea). Answer: Manual exfoliation,
microdermabrasion, mechanical exfoliants cannot be used on:
◉ direct current =. Answer: Galvanic
◉ pressure =. Answer: Volt
,◉ Vitiligo. Answer: Hypopigmentation that appears in white
patches?
◉ Four. Answer: How many grades of acne?
◉ Chains are amino acids that form proteins
(only one option had amino acids listed). Answer: What are
peptides?
◉ Plants and their healing properties. Answer: What is
Phytotherapy?
◉ Small pores, very little to no oil. Answer: What is alipidic skin?
◉ Trained service animals. Answer: What is the only type of animal
allowed in the salon?
◉ Fungus. Answer: Ringworm is a:
◉ Tinea versicolor. Answer: Yeast infections are also known as:
◉ Penetrate products. Answer: Paraffin masks help to:
,◉ Gel Mask. Answer: What product will help to cool the skin?
◉ Claustrophobia. Answer: Contraindictions for a modeling mask:
◉ Adipose Tissue. Answer: What tissue shapes the body and gives it
contour?
◉ Wash your hands. Answer: Prior to shaking the clients hand you
must:
◉ Taking out the trash and disinfect the container. Answer: Between
clients the test lists various sanitation procedures and you should
also include:
(question about flipping the room)
◉ Sclerotherapy. Answer: Treatment used for cellulite:
◉ Gomage. Answer: Technique to peel or rub off:
◉ Hands and Feet. Answer: Where is acupressure performed?
, ◉ Fingertips. Answer: Where on your body has the highest sensory
nerve?
◉ Zinc Oxide. Answer: Inorganic physical sunscreen ingredient that
reflects UVA radiation. Also used to protect, soothe, and heal the
skin; is somewhat astringent, antiseptic, and antibacterial.
◉ Bottom to top. Answer: Massage face from:
◉ Insertion to origin. Answer: Perform massage from:
◉ Effleurage. Answer: Soothe/Relaxing
◉ Petrissage. Answer: Kneading/ Circular Motion
◉ Tapotement. Answer: tapping motion
◉ Grows back slower. Answer: Hair removal at the anagen phase :
◉ Sebaceous and Sudoriferous. Answer: Oil and sweat glands are
called:
◉ Microcurrents. Answer: What is used to firm the skin?
