Texas Esthetician Written State Board Exam Review
Questions Verified A+
What is sanitation? - Answer A chemical process reducing the number of disease-causing germs on
cleaned surfaces to a safe level.
What is sterilization? - Answer COMPLETELY Destroys all microbial life, incl. spores
* What is Disinfection? - Answer A chemical process that uses specific products to destroy harmful
organisms
What does OSHA stand for? - Answer Occupational Safety and Health Administration
* What is OSHA responsible for? - Answer Addresses issues relating to handling, mixing, storing and
disposing of products.
What is Fungi? - Answer Single celled organisms that grow in irregular masses that include molds,
mildews, and yeasts.
* What are Parasites? - Answer Organism that grow, feed, and shelter on or inside another organism
while contributing nothing to the survival of that organism
* What is EPA? What do they do? - Answer Environmental Protection Agency. Registers all types of
disinfectants sold and used in the US.
What is the Circulatory System? - Answer A system that controls the steady circulation of blood through
the body by means of the heart and blood vessels.
What is the endocrine system? - Answer specialized glands that affect the growth, development, sexual
activities, and health of the body
,What is the Excretory System? - Answer Group of organs that purify the body by elimination of waste
matter
What organs are in the excretory system? - Answer Kidneys, Liver, Skin, Large Intestine and Lungs
What is the Respiratory System? - Answer Body system that enables breathing, supplies the body with
oxygen + eliminates carbon dioxide as a waste product.
What type of skin do light emollients contribute to? - Answer Oily Skin
What type of skin do heavy/thick emollients contribute to? - Answer Dry Skin
What Skin Type would benefit most from an Oatmeal Mask? - Answer Acne Prone Skin
* What Skin Type responds best to a Clay Mask? - Answer Oily Skin
* What type of mask draws out impurities? - Answer Clay Mask
* What does Tapotement do to the skin? - Answer Stimulates blood flow, helps release nutrients to
nourish the skin.
* What does Petrissage movements consist of? - Answer Kneading, Squeezing and Pinching which
stimulates underlying tissue
What Skin condition is Ozone (O3) most beneficial for? - Answer Acne and Problematic Skin
What are the 11 Systems of the Body? - Answer *Respiratory (Breathing)*Endocrine
(Hormones)*Nervous (nerves)*Integumentary(Skin)*Human Digestive System (Digestion)*Muscular
(Movement)*Lymphatic (lymph)*Reproductive (Sexual Organs/
reproduction)*Uninary(Stores/eliminates urine)*Excretory (Excretion)*Circulatory (Blood flow)
, What are the 9 Major Organs? - Answer Brain, Eyes, Kidneys, Lungs, Liver, Skin, Stomach, Heart,
Intestines
Why is soap not good as a facial cleanser? - Answer The PH is too high and disrupts the healthy balance
of the skin.
* What is a contraindication for the steamer? - Answer Couperose or inflamed skin because it dilates the
capillaries and follicles causing more redness.
* Spa Grade Disinfection Products must be _____, ______, _______,. - Answer Bactericides, Fungicidal
and Virucidal
* True or False: Isopropyl alcohol must be used at a concentration of 70% or more? - Answer True
What is the concentration mix for Blood and Body fluid when disinfecting with Household
Bleach(5.25%)? - Answer One and 3/4ths cups of Household Bleach (5.25%) to 1 Gallon of water. (also
known as 10% Bleach Solution)
What is chemistry? - Answer The science that deals with composition, structures, and properties of
matter and how matter changes under different conditions.
* What is used to stop minor bleeding? - Answer Styptic Powder
What is matter? - Answer Any substance that occupies space and has mass (weight)
What are elements? - Answer The simplest form of chemical matter and only contains 1 type of atom.
What are atoms? - Answer The basic unit of matter
What are molecules? - Answer A Chemical combination of two or more atoms in definite (fixed)
proportions
Questions Verified A+
What is sanitation? - Answer A chemical process reducing the number of disease-causing germs on
cleaned surfaces to a safe level.
What is sterilization? - Answer COMPLETELY Destroys all microbial life, incl. spores
* What is Disinfection? - Answer A chemical process that uses specific products to destroy harmful
organisms
What does OSHA stand for? - Answer Occupational Safety and Health Administration
* What is OSHA responsible for? - Answer Addresses issues relating to handling, mixing, storing and
disposing of products.
What is Fungi? - Answer Single celled organisms that grow in irregular masses that include molds,
mildews, and yeasts.
* What are Parasites? - Answer Organism that grow, feed, and shelter on or inside another organism
while contributing nothing to the survival of that organism
* What is EPA? What do they do? - Answer Environmental Protection Agency. Registers all types of
disinfectants sold and used in the US.
What is the Circulatory System? - Answer A system that controls the steady circulation of blood through
the body by means of the heart and blood vessels.
What is the endocrine system? - Answer specialized glands that affect the growth, development, sexual
activities, and health of the body
,What is the Excretory System? - Answer Group of organs that purify the body by elimination of waste
matter
What organs are in the excretory system? - Answer Kidneys, Liver, Skin, Large Intestine and Lungs
What is the Respiratory System? - Answer Body system that enables breathing, supplies the body with
oxygen + eliminates carbon dioxide as a waste product.
What type of skin do light emollients contribute to? - Answer Oily Skin
What type of skin do heavy/thick emollients contribute to? - Answer Dry Skin
What Skin Type would benefit most from an Oatmeal Mask? - Answer Acne Prone Skin
* What Skin Type responds best to a Clay Mask? - Answer Oily Skin
* What type of mask draws out impurities? - Answer Clay Mask
* What does Tapotement do to the skin? - Answer Stimulates blood flow, helps release nutrients to
nourish the skin.
* What does Petrissage movements consist of? - Answer Kneading, Squeezing and Pinching which
stimulates underlying tissue
What Skin condition is Ozone (O3) most beneficial for? - Answer Acne and Problematic Skin
What are the 11 Systems of the Body? - Answer *Respiratory (Breathing)*Endocrine
(Hormones)*Nervous (nerves)*Integumentary(Skin)*Human Digestive System (Digestion)*Muscular
(Movement)*Lymphatic (lymph)*Reproductive (Sexual Organs/
reproduction)*Uninary(Stores/eliminates urine)*Excretory (Excretion)*Circulatory (Blood flow)
, What are the 9 Major Organs? - Answer Brain, Eyes, Kidneys, Lungs, Liver, Skin, Stomach, Heart,
Intestines
Why is soap not good as a facial cleanser? - Answer The PH is too high and disrupts the healthy balance
of the skin.
* What is a contraindication for the steamer? - Answer Couperose or inflamed skin because it dilates the
capillaries and follicles causing more redness.
* Spa Grade Disinfection Products must be _____, ______, _______,. - Answer Bactericides, Fungicidal
and Virucidal
* True or False: Isopropyl alcohol must be used at a concentration of 70% or more? - Answer True
What is the concentration mix for Blood and Body fluid when disinfecting with Household
Bleach(5.25%)? - Answer One and 3/4ths cups of Household Bleach (5.25%) to 1 Gallon of water. (also
known as 10% Bleach Solution)
What is chemistry? - Answer The science that deals with composition, structures, and properties of
matter and how matter changes under different conditions.
* What is used to stop minor bleeding? - Answer Styptic Powder
What is matter? - Answer Any substance that occupies space and has mass (weight)
What are elements? - Answer The simplest form of chemical matter and only contains 1 type of atom.
What are atoms? - Answer The basic unit of matter
What are molecules? - Answer A Chemical combination of two or more atoms in definite (fixed)
proportions
