MN Salon Manager Questions and Answers
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• Advanced exfoliation -✓✓A cosmetic procedure removing epidermal skin
cells through manual, mechanical, or chemical means.
• Advanced extraction -✓✓An extraction performed using lancets or
needles.
• Advertising -✓✓Any written or graphic representation designed to elicit
enrollment or the sale of goods or services.
• Autoclave -✓✓A device registered and listed with the Food and Drug
Administration used to sterilize tools, equipment, and supplies.
• Basic exfoliation -✓✓The removal of dead skin cells in the stratum
corneum layer of the epidermis through manual or chemical means.
• Basic extraction -✓✓Extractions performed using gloved fingers, cotton
swabs, or comedone extractors.
• Board -✓✓The Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.
• Chemical peel -✓✓A chemical exfoliation achieved by applying
nonprescription chemical solutions or products.
• Clean -✓✓Free from all soil, dirt, and debris, and washed with soap and
water, or a cleaning agent, and rinsed.
• Compensation -✓✓Monetary or nonmonetary remuneration for services.
• Disinfect -✓✓The use of an antimicrobial pesticide that eliminates harmful
bacteria, fungi, and viruses on nonporous surfaces.
,• Disinfectant -✓✓An antimicrobial pesticide that is registered with the
Environmental Protection Agency for use in a hospital setting.
• Electrical energy treatments -✓✓Advanced practice esthetic services for
the cosmetic care of the skin that use electrical energy.
• Extraction -✓✓The cosmetic technique of removing impactions and
comedones from follicles.
• Good repair -✓✓An item is clean, with no holes, frayed wires, or tears in
coverings, and fully operational for the purpose intended.
• Hazardous -✓✓A hazardous substance or harmful physical agent as
defined under part 5206.1500.
• Homebound -✓✓An individual lacks the physical or intellectual capacity
for independent transportation.
• Licensed services -✓✓Services defined as the practice of cosmetology
under Minnesota Statutes, section 155A.23.
• Lymphatic drainage -✓✓A procedure using light rhythmic pressure
applied by manual or other means to promote drainage of lymphatic fluid.
• Microdermabrasion -✓✓A cosmetic procedure using mechanical or
manual means of light abrasion on the epidermal layer of the skin.
• Mobile structure -✓✓A trailer or other enclosed space towed by a vehicle.
• Nursing home -✓✓A facility that is licensed under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 144A.
• Operator -✓✓A standard license for a practitioner and not a manager
license.
• Physical location -✓✓The contiguous space representing each salon that
can be accessed by customers.
, • Porous material -✓✓A material that absorbs liquid or allows liquid to
penetrate.
• Sharps -✓✓Any object, sterile or contaminated, that may purposefully or
accidentally cut or penetrate the skin.
• Sharps container -✓✓A closed, puncture-resistant, leak-proof container
used for handling, storage, transportation, and disposal of sharps.
• Simple braiding devices -✓✓Include clips, combs, curlers, curling irons,
hairpins, rollers, scissors, needles, and thread.
• Special event -✓✓An event held for any purpose other than the provision
of licensed services.
• Sterilization -✓✓The destruction of all microbial life and spores through
the use of heat, steam, or chemical sterilants.
• Suite-style salon -✓✓A business specializing in leasing or renting
individual rooms or suites to licensees.
• Unregulated service -✓✓Services not defined as the practice of
cosmetology and exempt from regulation by the board.
• Work area -✓✓A space where regulated services are provided.
• Eyelash extensions -✓✓The application, removal, and trimming of
threadlike natural or synthetic fibers to an eyelash, and includes the
cleansing of the eye area and lashes.
• Eyelash technician -✓✓Any person who is not a cosmetologist,
esthetician, or advanced practice esthetician who, for compensation,
performs the personal services limited to eyelash extensions.
• Esthetician -✓✓Any person who, for compensation, performs personal
services for the cosmetic care of the skin only.
(2026) | Prep Questions | 100% Correct
Answers | A+
• Advanced exfoliation -✓✓A cosmetic procedure removing epidermal skin
cells through manual, mechanical, or chemical means.
• Advanced extraction -✓✓An extraction performed using lancets or
needles.
• Advertising -✓✓Any written or graphic representation designed to elicit
enrollment or the sale of goods or services.
• Autoclave -✓✓A device registered and listed with the Food and Drug
Administration used to sterilize tools, equipment, and supplies.
• Basic exfoliation -✓✓The removal of dead skin cells in the stratum
corneum layer of the epidermis through manual or chemical means.
• Basic extraction -✓✓Extractions performed using gloved fingers, cotton
swabs, or comedone extractors.
• Board -✓✓The Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.
• Chemical peel -✓✓A chemical exfoliation achieved by applying
nonprescription chemical solutions or products.
• Clean -✓✓Free from all soil, dirt, and debris, and washed with soap and
water, or a cleaning agent, and rinsed.
• Compensation -✓✓Monetary or nonmonetary remuneration for services.
• Disinfect -✓✓The use of an antimicrobial pesticide that eliminates harmful
bacteria, fungi, and viruses on nonporous surfaces.
,• Disinfectant -✓✓An antimicrobial pesticide that is registered with the
Environmental Protection Agency for use in a hospital setting.
• Electrical energy treatments -✓✓Advanced practice esthetic services for
the cosmetic care of the skin that use electrical energy.
• Extraction -✓✓The cosmetic technique of removing impactions and
comedones from follicles.
• Good repair -✓✓An item is clean, with no holes, frayed wires, or tears in
coverings, and fully operational for the purpose intended.
• Hazardous -✓✓A hazardous substance or harmful physical agent as
defined under part 5206.1500.
• Homebound -✓✓An individual lacks the physical or intellectual capacity
for independent transportation.
• Licensed services -✓✓Services defined as the practice of cosmetology
under Minnesota Statutes, section 155A.23.
• Lymphatic drainage -✓✓A procedure using light rhythmic pressure
applied by manual or other means to promote drainage of lymphatic fluid.
• Microdermabrasion -✓✓A cosmetic procedure using mechanical or
manual means of light abrasion on the epidermal layer of the skin.
• Mobile structure -✓✓A trailer or other enclosed space towed by a vehicle.
• Nursing home -✓✓A facility that is licensed under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 144A.
• Operator -✓✓A standard license for a practitioner and not a manager
license.
• Physical location -✓✓The contiguous space representing each salon that
can be accessed by customers.
, • Porous material -✓✓A material that absorbs liquid or allows liquid to
penetrate.
• Sharps -✓✓Any object, sterile or contaminated, that may purposefully or
accidentally cut or penetrate the skin.
• Sharps container -✓✓A closed, puncture-resistant, leak-proof container
used for handling, storage, transportation, and disposal of sharps.
• Simple braiding devices -✓✓Include clips, combs, curlers, curling irons,
hairpins, rollers, scissors, needles, and thread.
• Special event -✓✓An event held for any purpose other than the provision
of licensed services.
• Sterilization -✓✓The destruction of all microbial life and spores through
the use of heat, steam, or chemical sterilants.
• Suite-style salon -✓✓A business specializing in leasing or renting
individual rooms or suites to licensees.
• Unregulated service -✓✓Services not defined as the practice of
cosmetology and exempt from regulation by the board.
• Work area -✓✓A space where regulated services are provided.
• Eyelash extensions -✓✓The application, removal, and trimming of
threadlike natural or synthetic fibers to an eyelash, and includes the
cleansing of the eye area and lashes.
• Eyelash technician -✓✓Any person who is not a cosmetologist,
esthetician, or advanced practice esthetician who, for compensation,
performs the personal services limited to eyelash extensions.
• Esthetician -✓✓Any person who, for compensation, performs personal
services for the cosmetic care of the skin only.
